Crispy Pokora

Onion and Cabbage Pokora

 Pokora , a hot cup of  tea or coffee and good friends are a very good combination for chit chat in the afternoon.

Category : Snack

Preparation time : 10 m

Cooking time : 10 -15 m
Serves : 2 -4

Ingredients :

• 1/4 of a midium size cabbage ( minimum 1 cup cabbage slices )
• 1/2 of an onion ( almost 1 cup onion slices )
• 1 tsp carom seeds ( ajwain )
• 3 tbsp gram flour ( beson )
• 2 tbsp rice flour
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 2 -4 tbsp water
• oil for deep frying
• salt to taste

Preparation:

• Slice the onion and cabbage . It should not be so thin or thick.
• In a bowl mix the carom seeds, chilli powder and salt with the vegetables.
• Then add the flour little by little and mix well.
• Adjust water. Some time you do not need water because some cabbages are so moist that it releases water after mixing with salt.
• Mix it well. The vegetable will stick together. 
• Put enough oil in a heavy based pan on high heat. 
• Reduced the heat to medium low when the oil is hot. 
• Pick up some vegetable with a fork and fry it .
• It is cooked when the pokora turn color to dark brown . 
• Take it out from the oil and keep it on paper towel to soak the excess oil.

Enjoy the pokoras  with Assam tea or Darjeeling tea.


Note : It will be more crisp if you fry the pokoraj in low heat .




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