Anda Pakora aur Gobi Mushroom Pakora

This is one of my favourite road side snacks from the town I grew up in. There used to be a roadside vendor in a "Thela Gaadi" . The Anda pakoda he made was nothing special but the onion mix he used to put on it made it dilectable. I din't make it but I have the recipe for it here and do try it

                And when I want to make Pakoras or Pakodi or Pakoda and am short of Onions I make them with Cabbage and this time round I had fresh mushrooms and I used them too. These Pakoras have a good amount of fiber in it

Anda Pakora (Egg fritters)

Anda Pakora

Ingredients:

1. 4-6 hard boiled eggs peeled
2. 1 cup besan or chickpea flour
3. 1/2 teaspoon each of salt, chilly powder, baking soda
4. 1/4 teaspoon each of turmeric, cumin, Ajwain,
5. water as needed
6. Oil for deep frying

Ingredients for topping:

1. 1/4 cup finely chopped white onions
2. 1/4 teaspoon each of salt, chilly powder

Cut the eggs into half or quarters as I did and use whole or half eggs if you want to use the topping.

Mix all the ingredients in the list of ingredients except oil and eggs with enough water so as to make a thick batter. Set aside for 5 minutes. heat oil in a frying pan and dip the eggs in the batter and drop them in the oil carefully and fry till golden brown. Serve with ketchup and green chutney

        Mix the ingredients in the toppings in a bowl. Slit the top of an egg pakoda and the egg and fill it up with enough topping and drizzle with fresh lemon juice and serve. This is delicious

Gobi Mushroom Pakora (Cabbage and Mushroom fritters)

Cabbage Mushroom Pakora

Ingredients:

1. 1-11/2 cup thinly sliced cabbage
2. 1/2-3/4 cup fresh mushrooms sliced
3. 1-2 cups besan or chickpea flour
4. 3/4 teaspoon each of salt(or to taste), chilly powder, baking soda
5. 1/2 teaspoon each of turmeric, cumin, Ajwain,
6. water as needed
7. Oil for deep frying

Mix all the ingredients together with as little water as possible to make medium thick batter and set aside for 5 minutes. heat oil in a pan and drop spoonfuls batter and fry till golden brown. Serve hot with tea and chutneys

Also try Onion Pakora or Onion Fritters