CHOPPED ONION PAKORA FRITTERS

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Number Of Ingredients 14

1/2 teaspoon Chaat Masala or store-bought
1/2 cup garbanzo beans, flour
1 small onion, finely chopped or minced
1 small russet potato (or any potato), peeled and grated
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro, including soft stem
1 tablespoon peeled and finely chopped fresh ginger
2 teaspoons coriander, coarsely crushed with the back of a spoon
1 teaspoon dried fenugreek leaves
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon , ground ajwain, seeds
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
2 to 3 tablespoons water
1 1/2 to 2 cups peanut oil for deep-frying

Steps:

1. Prepare the chaat masala. Sift the chickpea flour in a medium bowl and mix in the onion, potato, ginger, coriander, fenugreek, cumin, ajwain seeds, baking soda, and salt. Add the water as needed to make a semi-thick mixture.2. Heat the oil as per directions in INFORMATION AND SPECIAL TECHNIQUES: __Frying Fritters (Pakorae Talna). Carefully, with your fingers or a tablespoon, drop 1-inch uneven balls of the mixture carefully into the hot oil and fry as directed in the box. Transfer all the fried pakoras to a serving platter, sprinkle the chaat masala on top, and serve.From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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