Pakodi

If it is raining out side and you want to eat something hot...

This is the best snack.

It is called as "Gatti pakodi"  in Telugu.

My father loves this snack , especially when my mother in law prepares. 

She is a great cook and obviously i learnt this from her.

Preparation time : 15 to 30 mins
Serves : 2

Ingredients :

Onions : 2 medium
Besan or gram flour : 2 cups approx
Green chili's : 6
Garlic cloves : 3
Ginger : 3 " piece
Ajwain seeds : 1 tsp
Cumin seeds : 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Water : 1 cup approx...
Oil to deep fry

Method :

Cut the onions to long slices.
Heat oil to deep fry.
Grind ginger,garlic and green chili coarsely.
Take a bowl , Add flour , sliced onions , salt and 2 tbsp of very hot oil.
Mix all these very well.
Add in seeds and that coarsely grounded spices , Mix all together very well.
Check for taste.
Don't mix water to entire flour at once.
If you are frying them in batches then add water, only to flour that is enough for one batch.
One more thing is don't add too much water , just sprinkle water such that all ingredients stick together
( don't  form a dough with that )
Drop this in hot oil little by little .
If oil is too hot it gets color fast and does not cook inside.
If oil is not hot then pakoda's will absorb lot of oil.
Fry them till they are nice brown in color.
Take them out.
Crispy pakoda's are ready, Serve them hot..
You can have them directly or you can serve them with tomato ketchup.

One more great thing about this snack is it will stay fresh up to one week.