Methi onion fritters / pakora

 How to make  Onion, fenugreek  fritters

Onion pakora /bhajiya might be most favorite snacks/street snacks across almost all parts of india. This easy to make fritters are most sought after tea time snacks and  loved by all. Many people celebrate  rains by eating pakore/ fritters  with hot ginger tree. I’m big fan of pakora and I make different variation of it by using variety of vegetables , paneer/cottage cheese. Today I’m posting onion pakore with fenugreek leaves in it.I  use some tips for making onion pakore crunchy as I like crunchy pakoras. My mom uses this tips and so I started following it which makes real difference. Here we go for methi and onions pakore simple recipe.

Cooking time : 30 min

Ingredients:

·         Chickpeas flour/ besan 2 cups

·         Onions 2-3

·         Fenugreek leaves chopped small bunch

·         Green Chili  5-6 (optinal)

·         Cumin powder 1/2 tea spoon

·         Carom seeds (Ajwain) 1/2 tea spoon

·         Turmeric powder 1 pinch

·         Garlic 4-5  cloves

·         Salt as per taste

·         Oil for deep frying

·         Ice cool water

Directions to cook:

1.       Chop onions in thin slices and sprinkle ¼ tea spoon of salt on it and keep it aside.

2.      Clean and chop fenugreek  leaves and keep it aside.

3.       Mix Chickpeas flour and other dry ingredients in mixing bowl.

4.      Add  chopped onions  in above dry ingredients and  mix well.

5.      Add ice cool water slowly in the mixture and mix it. Adding Cold water in pakora batter makes fritters cricpy and crunchy.

6.      Heat 2 tb  spoon oil in pan and pour it in above batter.

7.       Heat oil in kadhai  and fry any shape of pakoras in it on low flame.

8.      Fry from other side as well  , drain oil and transfer  fritters  to dry container.

9.      Serve  Methi onion pakore  with  ketchup and ginger  tea.