Pyaz Double Damakha Pakora | Onion Pakora

A deep fried starter made with onions, chick pea flour and green chilies. Its extremely delicious and an entertaining appetizer. 

On a rainy day, my husband asked for a deep fried snack with a cup of chai. So I decided to make onion pakora since its easy to make and can be prepared in no time. I wanted to keep this recipe as simple as possible.

There are many variations in pakora and this is one of the simplest recipe. I called it "double dhamaka" because, it is deep fried twice to keep it crisp on the outside and soft inside.

Ingredients

1 Medium sized Onion, finely chopped

1 cup Chick  pea flour | Besan

4 Green Chilies

3/4 tsp Salt

1/2 cup Water

Oil for deep frying

Method

• In a mixing bowl, mix onions, green chilies, chick pea flour and salt

• Add little water to make thick batter. Add more water if required

• Wet your hands and scoop out little batter. Gently leave it in hot oil. Deep fry evenly until it turns golden brown

• Use an absorbent paper to drain excess oil. 

• After pakoras has cooled, drop it again in hot oil and fry evenly for a minute or two 
• Use an absorbant paper to drain excess oil

• Serve hot with chutney 

                             

Tip--

• Additional ingredients like cilantro, dill, mint(pudina) can also be added to enhance flavors
• Cabbage and cauliflower can be used instead of onions