Purple Passion

hi to every1
want to know sometimes besan k pakoray bohat sakht hojatay hain ,what should i do to make soft crispy pakoras,specially tell me abt the pakoras which we add in yougurt ,which ingredients should i add ...thx

Gemini the Great

use warm water to mix in besan.. you can also add 2 tbsp yogurt or a tomato to make it softer.

Purple Passion

yougurt and tomato for dahi pakoras or for both? tomato means tomato paste?

Gemini the Great

tomato means tomato just like you cut onions and add them in.. do the same for tomato!

dahi pakoras.. do you mean dahi baray? For that I add a pinch of baking soda in besan, beat well, and let it sit for about 30 mins.

you can add baking soda in pakoray too to make them soft but then they won;t be crunchy either!!

Purple Passion

thx gemini ,i will sure try these tips

Ira

I use just a pinch of baking soda. My SIL doesnt use soda but when she warms up the oil to fry the pakoras, she adds a bit of the hot oil to the besan mix and that works for her.

chips6

i am not sure how this will exactly help to make the pakoras soft...but when u mix the besan and spices with water,let it sit for almost 20-30 mins before u start frying them....the batter becomes very smooth then...

my mother sometimes uses a pinch of baking soda,but I've always added half a tsp of baking powder to pakoras....makes them kinds fluff up....

Stylical

Pakora will not be harder anymore if you add more water when making paste of basin.

If you want to add in dahi wada then place all pakoras in salted warm water for 5 to 10 minutes then drain those pakora out.
Now add them in yogurt.

Stylical

I never add baking soda in pakora ,but those are always soft.

torquisepari

ADD BAKING SODA , n make soft consistency not too hard, n fry them on medium aanch....

Raatkirani

Since we're on the topic of pakoray, and it is Ramadan after all, does anyone put anything special in their pakoray to make them special? I've heard of people putting in anardana and methi.

Does anyone put egg into their pakora batter? What does it do?

same

^raatkirani

once my aunty told me adding egg make pakoras soft and more delicious, but i stoped adding egg ..just pinch of soda is fine.

anaardana and methi sai aur ziada achae bantae hain.

mizzrani

add some yoghurt to the besan the pakoras will soft byt crispy too . yummyyyy pakoras

xoxo ZARA xoxo

mizzrani, is it water and yoghurt or just yoghurt..?

MARRIED NY

Mehti pakora

1cup finely chopped methi
1/2cup beysan
1/2 cup soji
1/2 cup maida

lal mirch powderd,,1 tsp
salt 1 tsp

green chili 3/4 finely chopped (small)

hara dhania 2.tbs

yougurt....1/2 cup

first mix beysan,soji, lalmirch salt and maida in a bowl and roast for few min on tawa or frypan..
put all the ing in bowl and mix them all..mix it with yougurt f its too thin mix on bread or bread crumb,,

make thick mixture and then fry til brown...

wishkamar

We don't use yogurt or tomato in pakoras and ours always come out all nice and soft. But, we do use baking powder which makes the batter light and airy.

hanie

My experience is that adding an egg to the mixture and adding a spoon of hot oil does the work

raatkirani, egg gives the pakora more crispyness

xoxo ZARA xoxo

is it the whole egg or just the egg white..?

hanie

whole egg

same

^whole egg