Ajwain Leaves Pakode
A healthy delicious crisp fritters made with healthy and flavourful ajwain leaves.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 20 Ajwain leaves
- 3/4 cup Gram flour / Besan
- 2 tbsp Rice Flour / Chawal Ka Atta
- to taste salt
- 1 tsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
- pinch Asafoetida / Hing powder
- pinch Baking Soda
- 1/4 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
- enough oil to deep fry
Instructions
- Wash the ajwain leaves with water and then pat dry with a paper towel.
- Take a big bowl and add gram flour, rice flour and all the spices in it .
- Add little water at a time and make a smooth and slight runny batter .
- Heat enough oil in a wide deep pan.
- Take one leaf at a time and dip in the batter and gently drop in the hot oil.
- Fry in medium hot oil, turn the side and fry till golden and crisp from both the sides.
- Remove on a paper napkin when done.
- Repeat the process with all the leaves and then sprinkle some chaat masala over the fried pakora's.
- Serve hot with tomato ketchup or mint chutney and enjoy with a cup of chai !