Gajar Ke Pakode Recipe – Hindi / Carrot pakoda / How to Make Carrot Fritters
Gajar pakoda/ pakora or carrots fritters is a very quick recipe which can be prepared using very few and easily available ingredients. These are really very tasty and crispy fritters which can be a perfect dish to surprise your family and friends.
This special dish of carrot can be prepared and served during tea time, in a kitty parties or even in breakfasts.
Carrots are full of vitamins and minerals, this root vegetable is a good source of antioxidant agents.
So, go ahead and prepare this red colour pakoda for your kids and family.
INGREDIENTS
- Carrots – 500 gms (grated into medium thickness)
- Green Chilies – 1-2 (chopped)
- Onion – 1 medium size (chopped)
- Fresh Coriander – 2 tbsp (chopped)
- Gram Flour – 1/3 cup
- Red Chili Powder – 1 tbsp
- Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp
- Cumin Seeds – ¼ tsp
- Salt – As per taste
Directions
- Peel, wash and grate carrots into medium thickness. Keep aside.
- In a big mixing bowl add all the ingredients, except carrots.
- Squeeze out water from the carrots and add them into the spice mixture.
- Leave little moisture in the carrots, as it will make the pakodas soft from inside.
- Mix spices and carrots until well combined.
- Make small and smooth balls out of the mixture.
- If you find the mixture lose then you can add more gram flour into it.
- Heat the oil at medium flame.
- Carefully drop few pakodas at a time into the hot oil.
- Do not shake or flip the pakodas until they get cooked from the bottom side.
- Once cooked from the bottom side, carefully turn/ flip the pakodas and let them fry in the same from all the sides.
- When the pakodas get golden and crisp from outside, take them on a kitchen paper towel.
- Fry rest of the pakodas in the same way.
- Serve hot and crispy carrot pakodas with green chutney or tomato ketchup.
Tips
- Choose medium size carrots for the pakodas (avoiding too big one)
- If you find the mixture lose then you can add more gram flour into it.
- Always fry the pakodas on medium to low flame for even and proper cooking.
- Never flip the pakodas too frequently, or else they can break.
- Squeezing out all the water from the carrots will make them dense, so I prefer to leave little moisture in it.
- Chilies can be adjusted according to personal liking.
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