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A platter of crispy fried snacks with green chutney and red sauce dips.
Binjal Pandya

Aloo Pakora Recipe

Aloo Pakora is also known as Aloo Bajji, it is a most popular street foodall over India mostly sold in a roadside stall or in a small caf. Every corner of pakora wala sells this classic snack. Aloo pakora is so easy to make and it tastes delicious with tea. It is perfect teatime snack. Crispy outside and soft inside Aloo pakora or Aloo Bajji Recipe is a popular teatime snack enjoyed across all over the country specially in rainy season.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 3 -4
Course: Snack
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2-3 Medium Sized Potatoes
  • 2 cup Besan/Chickpeas Flour
  • ¼ cup Rice Flour
  • ¼ tsp Carrom Seeds/Ajwain
  • ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
  • ½ tsp Red Chili Powder
  • ¼ tsp Baking Soda
  • Salt
  • Oil for Frying

Method
 

  1. Wash the potatoes and slice it round thin using slicer and keep it in water.
  2. In a mixing bowl, add besan, rice flour, carrom seeds, turmeric powder, red chili powder, salt and baking soda.
  3. Mix the dry ingredients very well, then add required water and make smooth, but thick batter it should be pourable but not runny.
  4. Now heat the oil in a deep pan.
  5. Remove the soaked potatoes slices over the kitchen paper towel,
  6. Dip each slice into the batter and drop carefully into the hot oil, deep fry the coated potatoes slices into the small-small batches.
  7. Deep fry the pakora till it rise puffy and look golden brown both sides on medium flame, drain the pakoras and place it on kitchen towel to excess the extra oil.
  8. Aloo Pakora is ready, sprinkle some chat masala and serve with green and sweet chutneys for tea time snack and enjoy.

Notes

  • You can add ginger garlic paste into the batter if you like the taste.
  • Add little suji/semolina if you want to feel the little crunch.
  • You can peel the skin of potatoes if you don't like.