Pakoras or Bhajis

Name: Pakoras or Bhajis
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon each salt, baking powder, turmeric, cumin, coriander and black pepper; 175 g/6 oz/1½ cups gram/chick pea flour; 300 ml/10 fl oz/1¼ cups iced water

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
5 min

Appears in

The New Vegetarian

By Colin Spencer

Published 1986

About

These are the Indian version of tempura. The batter is made from gram/chick pea flour and spices, and may be used in the same way and with the same vegetables as tempura.

Ingredients

175 g/6 oz/1½ cups gram/chick pea flour

Asia
India
Side dish
Dinner
Snack
Winter
Vegan

Method

Mix the dry ingredients together, ensuring there are no lumps in the flour. Gradually add the water to form a paste and then a batter, beating continuously with a fork.