Broccoli Onion Pakora

Brpccoli Onion Pakora

These were my absolute favorite evening snack, a vegetable pakora patty recipe. In general, veggie pakora is a great way to use up stray vegetables in your fridge – Root vegetables like carrots, parsnips, and sweet potatoes, cruciferous veggies like broccoli, cauliflower, etc .. basically anything that’s tasty and kind of sturdy. (Ie: don’t use tomatoes!). For this recipe, I decided to specify amounts – I’d created this to have a great balance in flavors, color, and texture.
Like many of my recipes, this works up quickly and easily, producing a highly addictive end product. Expect a “pakora coma” after snarfing these babies.. which go great with my cilantro-mint chutney.
Enjoy!

Vegetable oil for deep frying
1 1/4 cup garbanzo flour
1/4 cup white rice flour
2 tsp salt
1.5 tsp hot curry powder
1 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 cup water
1 cup finely chopped broccoli
1 cup finely chopped zucchini
1 cup finely chopped onion
1-2 finely chopped jalapenos
1/2 cup cilantro

Start heating your vegetable oil, you’ll want at least 2-3″ of oil in your pot or deep fryer.

Broccoli Onion Pakora

In a large bowl, combine flours, salt, spices, and baking powder. Add water, stir well to form a thick batter. All batter to sit for 5 minutes or so, to soften the bean flour.
Mix in remaining ingredients, making sure that everything is evenly coated with the batter.
Use an ice cream scoop or two spoons to carefully scoop small amounts (1/4 cup or less) of batter into the preheated oil. Fry for a few minutes on each side, until patties are golden brown. Use a slotted metal spoon to transfer cooked patties to paper towels.
Serve hot, with with cilantro-mint chutney.