Tofu-Onion Pakoras
Tofu-Onion Pakoras are crispy golden-brown chickpea fritters fried to golden brown perfection. It is typically served with a light sauce or ketchup. This vegan tofu pakoras are perfect evening snack.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 cups sliced tofu use firm tofu
- 2 cups sliced onions
- 1 cup besan or gram flour
- 1/4 cup rice flour
- 1 tsp carom seeds
- green chillis optional if you add red chilli powder
- 2 tsp red chilli powder
- 4 Tbs Butter milk
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 2 tbs Peanuts
- salt to taste
- Oil to fry about 4 cups
Instructions
Making the Pakora batter
- Cut firm tofu into long pieces or as desired.
- Apply a little salt on tofu pieces and keep aside for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile cut onion lengthwise into thin slices.
- In a bowl add the onion, peanuts and tofu. Mix in the gram flour, red chilli powder, baking soda, ajwin and salt and mix well
- Add buttermilk, and extra water as needed.
Frying the pakoras.
- Now heat the oil in a pan. Test is by dropping a bit of the batter and it should bounce back to the top. Oil os ready for frying.
- With a spoon or hand drop small equal size portions of the batter into the oil.
- Deep fry it till its fried golden brown. Make sure to maintain the oil temperature at the same level.
- Serve hot with tomato ketchup.