Pakora Chaat

This Pakoda chaat is a quick tea time snack with onion pakoras / onion fritters as the base and an assortment of chutneys and other accompaniments on top!

Course Appetizer / Snack

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings people

Calories 152kcal

Author Manju

Ingredients

For the Pakoras

1 cup besan / chickpea flour
½ red onion thinly sliced
2 Thai green chillies minced
salt to tfaste
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon ajwain / caraway seeds optional
water enough to make a thick batter
oil enough to deep fry

For the Chaat

½ cup cilantro mint chutney
½ cup sweet tamarind chutney
½ cup plain yogurt
½ cup sev / thin chickpea flour noodles
½ red onion chopped finely
¼ cup minced cilantro
2 tablespoon chaat masala

Instructions

To make the pakoras:

Mix all the ingredients together with a little water till the besan is mixed well. Add more water to make a batter slightly thicker than a pancake batter.
Heat oil in a pan, drop a little of the batter to see if the oil is hot enough. If the batter rises up almost immediately, the oil is hot. Add a tablespoon of batter each to make pakoras. Flip them over after a minute or so. Fry till both sides are golden brown.
Drain on paper towels and keep aside.

To assemble the chaat:

Place 3-4 pakoras on a plate. Pour chutneys and yogurt over the pakoras. Start with a couple of teaspoons each of the chutneys and yogurt. You can always add more if you need.
Sprinkle some of the chopped onions, the minced cilantro, the sev and some chaat masala.
Enjoy with a cup of chai.

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