Thursday, September 24, 2015

How to make Hot Hot Healthy Pakora




Pah-KOOR-ah is the Punjabi name for "fritters".  Serve as a snack or appetizer with Coriander Chutney or Cucumber Raita.

Required Items:
 
Whole wheat Flour
2/3 cup
150 ml
Salt
1/2 tsp
2 ml
Cayenne Pepper
1/4 tsp
1 ml
Finely chapped fresh cilantro (parsley)
2 tsp
10 ml
Water - approximately
3/4 cup
175 ml
Fresh vegetable pieces (such as onion slices, pepper chunks, cauliflower and broccoli florets, zucchini chunks), patted dry
3 cups
750 ml
Cooking Oil for deep frying


 
Serves : 6 people (
Procedure:
Combine flour, salt, cayenne peppr and cilantro in medium bowl.  Stir in water.  Add more water, 1 tsp (5 ml) at a time, until consistency of medium-stiff batter.
Fold vegetable pieces into batter until well coated.
Remove vegetable pieces, one at a time, from batter.  Cook, a few at a time, in hot (375 Degree F, 190 Degree C) cooking oil in deep-fryer or large saucepan for about 2 minutes until golden.  Remove to paper towel to drain.  
 

Serves : 6 people (Makes about 32 pieces)

Calories for 1 Serving :
172 calories, 12.7 g Total Fat, 206 mg Sodium, 3 g Protein, 14 g Carbohydrate, 3 g Dietary Fiber