
Spicy Indian Onion Rings (Onion Pakoda)
Crispy onion rings with an Indian twist — onion rings dipped in a spiced gram-flour-and-flour batter with ajwain (carom seeds), green chilli, ginger, curry leaves, and red chilli, then deep-fried to a golden crunch. A close cousin of onion pakora, served hot with green chutney and chai.
Time 30 min · Serves 5 · 138 kcal · North India, Multiple States
Ingredients
Main
- salt (optional) (whole)
- Gram Flour — 0.25 cup (ground)
- All-purpose Flour — 0.5 cup (ground)
- Baking Soda (Food Grade Sodium Bicarbonate) — 1 tsp (whole)
- onion — 3 piece (chopped)
- green chillies — 1 piece (chopped)
- Ginger — 0.5 piece (grated)
- Garlic — 2 piece (chopped)
- corn flour — 2 tbsp (ground)
- Sunflower Oil (optional) (whole)
Tempering
- Curry Leaves — 10 piece (ground)
- dry red chillies — 2 piece (whole)
Method
- To prepare Spicy Indian Style Onion Rings Recipe, In the mixer grind together the ginger, garlic, red chillies, green chilli and curry leaves with a tablespoon of water into a coarse paste.
- Transfer to a bowl and set aside until required.Heat oil for deep frying the onion rings over medium heat while you prepare the batter to coat the onion rings.In a mixing bowl, sift together the flour, besan, corn flour, soda along with salt and ginger paste.Whisk gently to mix well.
- Gradually add little water at a time to make thick batter.
- The batter should be thick dropping consistency so it coats the onion rings.Add a few thick onion rings into the batter and using a fork, allow them to get well-coated.
- Using the fork transfer them into the hot oil, fry till golden and crisp.Transfer to a plate lined with oil absorbent paper.
- Similarly fry the remaining onion rings.
- Serve Spicy Indian Style Onion Rings Recipe along with Green Chutney or a yogurt dip for a sunday evening teatime snack.
Common questions
- Spicy Indian Onion Rings (Onion Pakoda) ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- मसालेदार भारतीय प्याज के छल्ले (प्याज पकौड़ा) ko English mein Spicy Indian Onion Rings (Onion Pakoda) likhte hain.
- Ek plate Spicy Indian Onion Rings (Onion Pakoda) mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 138 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 30 min lagta hai — 15 min taiyari, 15 min pakana.
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