{"id":1020,"slug":"deep-fried-chickpea-dough-curry-snacks-pakoda","title":"Deep Fried Chickpea Dough Curry Snacks (Pakoda)","description":"Pakoda is a savoury South Indian fried snack made from gram flour, spices and onions. This simple recipe is for Pakoda as made in Tamil Nadu, India. A different version called \"pakora\" is famous in the other parts of India. The difference is that for making pakora, the batter/mix can be a bit more liquidy like for making pancakes, and different vegetables like spinach or potatoes may be used.","ingredients_raw":["1 cup (240 g) besan or gram flour","½ cup water","2 tsp rice flour (for crunch)","2 tsp green gram flour (optional, for added crunch)","Salt to taste","¼ tsp asafoetida","¼ tsp turmeric","¼ tsp cayenne pepper","8–10 curry leaves","1 tsp cumin powder","1 tsp crushed black peppercorns","1 medium-sized onion, chopped finely","½ cup peanuts, preferably roasted","1 tsp oil","Oil to fry"],"ingredients_norm":["besan or gram flour","water","rice flour","green gram flour","salt","asafoetida","turmeric","cayenne pepper","curry leaf","cumin powder","black peppercorn","sized onion","peanut","oil","oil to fry"],"steps":["Combine all the dry ingredients except the salt, peanuts, and onions. Mix well.","Add the onions, peanuts, 1 tsp oil, and salt. Mix well, then keep aside for about 10 minutes. The moisture from the onions will ooze out into the batter.","Adding a little bit of water at a time, make a dough that will form chunks but break into pieces with a little bit of pressure. The consistency should be the same as when making scones. Too much water and the pakoda will not be crunchy.","Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed cooking vessel.","Shape the dough into chunks, and deep-fry them in medium-hot oil until golden-brown and crispy. Too much turmeric might give it a darker color.","Serve hot or room temperature."],"categories":["Indian recipes","Fried recipes","Vegan recipes","Recipes using asafoetida","Recipes using chickpea flour","Recipes using cayenne","Recipes using curry leaf","Recipes using ground cumin"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":20,"servings":"2","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Deep_Fried_Chickpea_Dough_Curry_Snacks_(Pakoda)","source_ref":"4508189","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Deep_Fried_Chickpea_Dough_Curry_Snacks_(Pakoda)&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"6731fa13e39373599c185a34931f1b445bd00448533f2be5ccf9ef5a96d09963","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:00Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/deep-fried-chickpea-dough-curry-snacks-pakoda"}