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Pakora recipe (Vegetable pakora) | How to make pakora recipe

By swasthi , on May 14, 2020, 46 Comments, Jump to Recipe

Veg pakora recipe – Pakora are a delicious Indian crisp fried snack made with gram flour, spices & any main ingredient like onion, paneer or veggies. These vegetable pakora are a variation of the onion pakoda & are super quick to make anytime. These deep fried snack taste delicious & are extremely addictive with a great aroma of gram flour or besan and spices.

pakora

Onion pakora are the most popular street food & snack across India. Vegetable pakora that are served in North Indian restaurants are made with other vegetables Potatoes, cauliflower, cabbage, Bellpeppers/ capsicum, eggplant/brinjal etc.

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The recipe shared here is my own and is very different from the restaurant served pakora platter. These vegetable pakora can be made using mixed vegetables and leafy greens like palak or methi.

I made these on a weekend when I was left with very few veggies from the previous week. I know deep frying veggies isn’t a good idea, but I do it when I have surplus veggies.

These pakoda turn out crunchy & extremely delicious. Surely they will be loved by everyone. These make a good weekend or evening snack and can be made easily even when you have guests home.

You may also like to check these 19 Pakoda recipes, some of them are
Gobi pakoda
Sweet corn pakoda
Onion pakoda
Cabbage pakoda
Mirchi bajji

Preparation to make vegetable pakora

1. Wash the veggies thoroughly. I have used 1 cup shredded cabbage, 1 medium onion sliced, ¼ cup capsicum, 1 medium carrot, 4 to 5 french beans julienned. Make sure you remove or chop off the bean inside the french beans. They may burst while frying.

You can use other veggies like cauliflower, broccoli, bhindi, potatoes, sweet potatoes, brinjal etc. Make sure all the veggies are almost of uniform size, thin and long. This helps in even frying.

thin strips of mixed veggies for pakora

2. You can also add chopped spinach, methi, coriander, dill or pudina/ mint leaves. I used a handful of mint leaves, they add a great aroma. Also add chopped green chilies, crushed ginger garlic or paste, little garam masala and salt.

spices to make pakora

How to make pakora mix

3. Mix all these and squeeze the veggies a bit to let out moisture from them. The mixture begins to smell very good. Set aside for about 10 mins.

preparing veggies

4. Add besan/ chickpea flour, ajwain and rice flour.

addition of flour to make pakora recipe

5. Mix everything well to make a dough. If needed you can sprinkle few tbsps of water. I did not use any water, moisture from veggies was sufficient to make a dough. Adjust the salt and chilies as needed by tasting the dough.

making dough
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How to make pakora

6. Heat oil in a pan. When it is hot enough, adjust the flame to medium. Take small portions of this dough, slightly flatten. Drop in hot oil. Keep stirring for even frying.

deep frying dough for pakora

7. Fry until lightly golden. Transfer to a kitchen or absorbent tissue.

golden fried crunchy pakora

Serve mix veg pakora hot.

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Tips to make best pakoras

1. Always use quick cook veggies to make pakoras. Avoid veggies like potato or sweet potato as the cook time is different from the other veggies. They often don’t cook well.

2. The key to making best crisp pakoras is not to add too much water while making the dough. Veggies tend to release moisture when set aside. So add accordingly.

3. Fry the vegetable pakoras on a medium flame until crisp. Too low flame with make the pakoras soak up lot of oil. Too high flame will brown the pakoras without cooking the dough well from inside.

4. Always taste the gram flour before using it as it has a very short shelf life. It tends to turn bitter with in a few months of processing it.

5. You can also add in lot of leafy greens that are finely chopped.

6. Usually carom seeds or ajwain are used to flavor the pakoras. However if you do not have them just skip and add some garam masala powder.

Serving suggestions

We usually enjoy our pakoras with a cup of hot masala chai. However most people love these green chutney or any hot sauce like this schezwan sauce.

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Pakora recipe (Vegetable pakora) | How to make pakora

Mixed Vegetable pakora are veggie fritters made in South Indian style. They are addictive, aromatic, crunchy and a delicious snack. Serve thwm with cup of tea or chutney.
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Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Servings4
AuthorSwasthi

Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )

  • ½ cup besan or gram flour (use more if needed)
  • ¼ cup rice flour or corn starch (use more if needed proportionally with besan)
  • salt as needed
  • 3 green chilies chopped (adjust)
  • 2 tbsps mint or coriander leaves or dill leaves chopped
  • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste or crushed
  • ¼ to ½ tsp garam masala powder (optional)
  • ½ teaspoons carom seeds or ajwain (optional)
  • oil for deep frying as needed

mixed veggies julienned 2.5 to 3 cups

  • 1 medium carrot (¾ cup julienned)
  • ¼ cup capsicum (bell peppers)
  • 1 cup cabbage (shredded)
  • 1 medium onion (thinly sliced)
  • 6 french beans (julienned)
  • 1 cup spinach chopped (optional)
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Instructions

Preparation

  • Wash the veggies and cut to thin 2 inch long strips.
  • Add them to a bowl along with ginger garlic, chilies, salt, green chili, garam masala, mint or other herbs.
  • Mix well & squeeze them gently to release moisture. Keep aside for 10 mins.
  • Add the gram flour along with ajwain.
  • Adjust salt if needed. Add few tbsps water if needed to make a dough.
  • Mix well to make a stiff dough.

How to make pakora

  • Heat oil in a deep pan on a medium heat.
  • When the oil is hot, slide a small portion of the dough to check if the oil is hot enough.
  • The pakora dough must rise without browning a lot. This is the right temperature.
  • Then gently drop small portions of the dough after flattening a bit. Do not disturb for a minute or until they firm up a bit.
  • Keep stirring and fry on a medium heat until lightly golden.
  • Finish frying the pakora dough in batches.
  • Serve vegetable pakora hot with a cup of masala tea or green chutney.
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Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.

For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.

NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)

Nutrition Facts
Pakora recipe (Vegetable pakora) | How to make pakora
Amount Per Serving
Calories 293 Calories from Fat 144
% Daily Value*
Fat 16g25%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 33mg1%
Potassium 353mg10%
Carbohydrates 30g10%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 6g12%
Vitamin A 3810IU76%
Vitamin C 28.3mg34%
Calcium 33mg3%
Iron 1.2mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  2. ann says

    December 26, 2020

    You have the best method – much better than making a batter then worrying if the veggies are to watery. Minimum batter, max veggies. It works great, and it’s foegiving if you make a mistake.

    Reply
  3. Norie Banez says

    October 18, 2020

    5 stars
    Swasthi,thank u always sharing your recipe I always copy your recipe every time I prepared for lunch and dinner to my boss..the like it so much especially my madam she is a vegetarian..

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      October 20, 2020

      Welcome Norie
      Glad to know the recipes are helpful!
      Thanks for leaving a comment!

      Reply
  4. Judy says

    October 9, 2020

    5 stars
    Just want to thank you for your amazing recipes online. I had tried and failed so many times with pakora, but these always turn out just perfect and I have had so many compliments from friends and family when I make them. Easy, no fuss, and an array of colour in the pakora with all those different vegetables. Perfect!

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      October 11, 2020

      Welcome Judy,
      Thank you! Glad you like them

      Reply
  5. Patty says

    October 3, 2020

    5 stars
    Thank you for the great recipe! Used a mix of cabbage, zucchini, onion and carrot because that is what was on hand. Easy and delicious, will definitely make these again.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      October 6, 2020

      Welcome Patty
      Glad to know!
      Thanks for leaving a comment.

      Reply
  6. Bess says

    September 20, 2020

    5 stars
    Hi I just made this with potatoes, carrots, bell pepper, onion, poblano peppers, eggplant. It is over-the-top delicious so good. Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      September 22, 2020

      Hi Bess,
      You are welcome! Glad to know. Love the addition of potatoes. Thanks for leaving a comment

      Reply
  7. Marina says

    July 11, 2020

    Hi Swasthi,
    I would like to thank you for all these recipes that I’ve been religiously following, I’m from north east India and the food that we eat is quite different over there, my husband is from UP so I started learning how to cook from your recipes, any type of food and snacks, I learned everything from your recipes. Thank you so much.
    I have one question – the measurements you use when you say “cup”, what type of cup is it? Is there a measurement cup that I can buy? How much ml is one cup?

    Thank you
    Marina R

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    • swasthi says

      July 13, 2020

      Hi Marina
      Glad to know you!
      You are most welcome! Yes You can find measuring cups in most supermarkets. I use both 240 ml & 250 ml cups for my cooking. Both are just fine. 1 cup is 240 or 250 ml. Any will do. You can look for the whole set – ΒΌ,Β½ ,ΒΎ, 1 cup. Also get the measuring spoons – ΒΌ,Β½ ,ΒΎ, 1 tablespoons & ΒΌ,Β½ ,ΒΎ, 1 teaspoons. Hope this helps

      Reply
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  9. Ram says

    July 6, 2020

    Hi Swasthi, I normally eat the pakoras made by my wife. Today, I ventured into the kitchen, followed your recipe and got to impress my wife with my maiden effort! Thank u, I used red bell pepper, onion, carrot and cabbage and it was awesome!

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      July 8, 2020

      Welcome Ram,
      Glad to know!

      Reply
  10. chithra says

    May 19, 2020

    5 stars
    wow Swasthi ..i made it today ..It was very easy and tasted awesome..thanks a ton .my fly adored it..grt evening

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      May 20, 2020

      Welcome Chithra
      Glad to know
      Thank you

      Reply
  11. Roopa says

    May 10, 2020

    5 stars
    Hi Swasthi,
    Like you said I used same recipe in air fryer. It worked well. I put it in air fryer for 9 minutes at 390 degrees F. I flipped them in middle. Oil must taste better but This was good healthy version. Thanks a lot for recipe and your feed back:)

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      May 13, 2020

      Welcome Roopa
      Glad to know they turned out good. Yes I feel there is a huge difference in taste.
      Thank you
      πŸ™‚

      Reply
  12. Susan says

    February 23, 2020

    5 stars
    I made this tonight! It was excellent. I followed the recipe and it was easy and I had perfect results! The family was eating them before I could get them to the table!
    Thank you for your great recipe!

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      February 28, 2020

      Hi Susan
      You are welcome! Glad your family loved the pakoras. Thank you so much!

      Reply
  13. Richard says

    September 30, 2019

    5 stars
    Thank you for this recipe, Swasthi. I miss onion bhajis from the UK and living in the US we haven’t found anywhere that does them well, mostly too cakey. We found a local Southern Indian restaurant which makes delicious onion and chilli pakoras that look just like yours, so I am very excited to find your recipe and make our own.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      October 2, 2019

      Hi Richard,
      You are welcome. Too much flour and even more moisture can make the pakoras cakey. Hope you enjoy making them!
      Thank you!

      Reply
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  15. neha says

    August 17, 2019

    5 stars
    Thank you Swasthi for another great recipe. Could you please let me what you do with the oil left over from frying. How long is it safe to use and how many times can it be reused? I would appreciate your inputs

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      August 18, 2019

      Hi Neha,
      You are welcome. I suggest you discard the oil after frying. Just use only as much as needed to fry. I have been reading that it is absolutely fine to filter the oil and reuse until it turns to a darker color. But I don’t believe this. So I just discard after single use. If frying papads I fry good enough for 2 days and then discard. If frying murukku or anything to store and eat, for every 2 cups of flour I use a fresh batch of oil. The key is to use only as much oil as needed for frying so we don’t have the guilt.
      πŸ™‚

      Reply
      • neha says

        August 24, 2019

        Thank you Swasthi for all your inputs.

        Reply
  16. Kogie says

    August 15, 2019

    4 stars
    Thank u for sharing yr recipes & u r great. God bless u with good health & happiness throughout yr life. Lottsalove.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      August 17, 2019

      Hi Kogie,
      You are welcome. Thank you so much for the wishes & love. You too stay blessed!
      πŸ™‚

      Reply
  17. Anjali Chugh says

    July 7, 2019

    5 stars
    Excellent explanation

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      July 7, 2019

      Thanks Anjali

      Reply
  18. Sihame says

    April 10, 2019

    5 stars
    It was so delicious. I ate half of them in the kitchen. I didn’t have the green pepper, but I used red and orange pepper. Next time I will double the recipe. All my family love it. Thank you so much.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      April 10, 2019

      Hi Sihame,
      Great! You are welcome. So glad to know your pakora turned out good. Thank you so much for trying the recipes.
      πŸ™‚

      Reply
      • Sihame says

        April 13, 2019

        Thank you for sharing your recipes with the great details.

        Reply
  19. Rita says

    October 20, 2018

    4 stars
    Hey swasthi
    Stunning pakoras .! They come out so colourful and crunchy every time I make these. Can’t thank you enough for all the recipes. Absolutely amazing πŸ˜‰

    Reply
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  21. Yves says

    November 9, 2017

    5 stars
    Looks good, I’ve bookmarked it and gonna try it soon

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      November 10, 2017

      Thanks a lot

      Reply
  22. Sue says

    August 29, 2017

    5 stars
    will they go soggy if reheated later?

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      August 31, 2017

      Hi Sue,
      they will be crispy when you fry them again. You can also heat in oven until crisp

      Reply
  23. Gigi says

    May 1, 2017

    5 stars
    Can this be made with only besan flour? (Or a different flour than rice be used – I can’t use rice, corn, or wheat flour)

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      May 2, 2017

      Hi Gigi
      Yes you can make these using only besan. Traditionally pakora were always made using only besan. They still turn out crisp. Just make sure the pakora dough is right and stiff and not soggy else they turn soft

      Reply
  24. Andy Stonehouse says

    January 3, 2017

    5 stars
    I can’t wait to make the pakoras!
    Do you have recipes for dips like chilli or accompanying dips?

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      January 7, 2017

      Hi Andy
      Do try them.
      For Indian dips or chutneys . you can check this chutney recipes

      Reply
  25. Harika says

    August 16, 2016

    5 stars
    best pakora turned out awesome

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      August 16, 2016

      Thanks Harika

      Reply

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