Indian Food & Recipes

Capsicum Pakora

Ingredients:

• 2-3 Capsicum (wash & cut into medium pieces)
• 150 gm Besan
• A pinch of baking soda (soda-bi-carb)
• A pinch of kalonji
• 1-teaspoon red chilli powder
• Salt according to taste
• 2 cup of mustard oil (for deep frying)
• 100 ml water
  

Preparation:

1. Take besan in a big bowl and mix with baking soda.
2. Make a thick batter.
3. Add chilli powder, kalonji and salt to taste.
4. Heat the oil in a pan, dip the capsicum in batter and deep fry in a medium flame.
5. When the pakoras become light brown, keep them in a paper napkin for soak the excess oil.
6. Serve the hot pakoras with tomato sauce or dhania chutney.