Puffed Lotus Seed Pakoras Recipe - Makhana Pakora
A vegetarian Indian recipe with phool makhana (lotus seeds) - roasted in ghee, gram flour (besan), onion - sliced. Ready in 40 min, serves 4.
Curated byAarav Mehta🇮🇳
Instructions
11 steps- 1
To begin making the Puffed Lotus Seed Pakoras Recipe, we will first make the pakora batter
- 2
In a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients together -lotus seeds, besan flour, onion, green chilli, cumin seeds, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt, coriander leaves,curry leaves
gram flour (besan)(1/2 cup)onion - sliced(1)green chilli - chopped(1)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)salt - to tastesprig coriander (dhania) leaves - chopped(1)sprig curry leaves - chopped(1) - 3
Add water little at a time, to make a thick pakora batter
- 4
Check the salt and spices and adjust to suit your taste
salt - to taste - 5
Preheat the Kuzhi Paniyaram Pan on medium heat; add a few drops of oil into each cavity
- 6
Spoon the Lotus Seed Pakoda batter into the cavity and pan-fry them until it is browned and crisp on both sides
- 7
You can optionally add just a little more oil to give it additional taste which also makes the pakora a lot more crispy
salt - to taste - 8
Proceed the same way with the remaining Lotus Seed pakora Batter
- 9
The process of cooking pakora in a pan preserves nutrition and the addition of Lotus seeds giving an added taste and nutrition for this classic teatime snack
cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 10
Arrange the Lotus Seed pakoda on a serving platter, sprinkle some chaat masala, place some pickled onions by the side and serve it as a snack or as an appetizer for parties
onion - sliced(1) - 11
Serve the Puffed Lotus Seed Pakoras Recipe along with hot chai with a dipping sauce for your evening tea
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Puffed Lotus Seed Pakoras Recipe - Makhana Pakora
A vegetarian Indian recipe with phool makhana (lotus seeds) - roasted in ghee, gram flour (besan), onion - sliced. Ready in 40 min, serves 4.
Curated byAarav Mehta🇮🇳
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Directions
11 steps- 1
To begin making the Puffed Lotus Seed Pakoras Recipe, we will first make the pakora batter
- 2
In a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients together -lotus seeds, besan flour, onion, green chilli, cumin seeds, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt, coriander leaves,curry leaves
gram flour (besan)(1/2 cup)onion - sliced(1)green chilli - chopped(1)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)salt - to tastesprig coriander (dhania) leaves - chopped(1)sprig curry leaves - chopped(1) - 3
Add water little at a time, to make a thick pakora batter
- 4
Check the salt and spices and adjust to suit your taste
salt - to taste - 5
Preheat the Kuzhi Paniyaram Pan on medium heat; add a few drops of oil into each cavity
- 6
Spoon the Lotus Seed Pakoda batter into the cavity and pan-fry them until it is browned and crisp on both sides
- 7
You can optionally add just a little more oil to give it additional taste which also makes the pakora a lot more crispy
salt - to taste - 8
Proceed the same way with the remaining Lotus Seed pakora Batter
- 9
The process of cooking pakora in a pan preserves nutrition and the addition of Lotus seeds giving an added taste and nutrition for this classic teatime snack
cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 10
Arrange the Lotus Seed pakoda on a serving platter, sprinkle some chaat masala, place some pickled onions by the side and serve it as a snack or as an appetizer for parties
onion - sliced(1) - 11
Serve the Puffed Lotus Seed Pakoras Recipe along with hot chai with a dipping sauce for your evening tea
Rate this recipe
