Sathvik Mixed Vegetable Pakoda

Sathvik Mixed Vegetable Pakoda..

Ingredients

1. Finely chopped Veggies ( 1/2 potato, 4-5 florets of cauliflower, small peice of cabbage, 1/2 tbsp spinach, little coriander leaves, 1/4th of belle pepper) - 1 cup
2. Finely Chopped Green Chillies 2 & small piece of chopped ginger 
3. Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
4. Asaefotida - 1 pinch, Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp, red chillie powder - 1/2 tsp
5. Besan or chick pea flour 1 cup
6. ghee - 1 tsp
7. Salt to taste
8. Oil for frying

Steps

1. Mix all the veggies, ginger, green chilies, cumin, salt, turmeric, asafetida, red chilies powder, salt and mix everything well.
2. With slight pressure with hands, mix everything well & keep it aside for 2-3 mins.
3. Now add Besan or chick pea flour.
4. Optionally If the flour is too thin add some extra besan .
5. Without adding water, mix everything very well.
6. Sprinkle a little water and mix gain, and repeat this until it becomes a thick dough.
7. Now add 1 tsp of ghee and mix everything well.
8. Keep a frying pain on medium heat and add oil tot he same and heat until the oil comes of boiling point.
9. Drop a small piece of dough into oil and make sure that it gets cooked and rises above.
10. Now take the dough into hands, make into small pieces and drop into the oil.
11. Allow the pakodas to cook until sound of oil stops and bubbles reduce.
12. Repeat this until all the dough is over.
13. Keep it on a tissue paper so that extra oil gets absorbed.

Mix Veggie Pakora is ready! You can enjoy it with coffee, tea and side dishes like chutney..

Note: You can add a tsp of rice flour or corn flour to make it more crispy.
Note: Finely chopped onions can be added to the veggie mixture too.
Note: Slightly grated coriander seeds can be added to this. ( or caram seeds).
Note: If there's no chutney available sprinkle some chat masala powder on the pakodas.