Veggie Pakoras with Green Chutney and Sweet Yogurt

Veggie Pakoras with Green Chutney and Sweet Yogurt

Watch Meherwan Irani prepare these tasty little vittles here to learn some tips and tricks that only an Indian mom or aunt could teach you! 

Then pop on over to our YouTube Series Tiny Kitchen Cooking to watch Spicewalla's Culinary Director, Alyse Baca fry up a few less traditional items (spoiler alert: there's a bloomin' pakora onion!).

  • Ingredients

    For the chutney:
    1 cup fresh cilantro
    2 fresh mint leaves
    1 Serrano pepper, deseeded and roughly chopped
    Juice of ½ lime
    Pinch of Spicewalla Sicilian Sea Salt
    1 tsp granulated sugar
    1 Tbs water

    For the sweet yogurt sauce:
    1/4 cup yogurt
    Pinch of Spicewalla Sicilian Sea Salt
    1.5 tsp sugar
    1 Tbs half and half 

    For the Pakora Batter:
    1 cup chickpea flour
    2 tsp Spicewalla Pakora Masala
    1 serrano pepper, deseeded and diced
    Small bunch of cilantro, finely chopped
    1 cup warm water, for a pancake batter consistency

    For the veggies: 
    2 cups vegetable oil
    Brussels sprouts, halved
    Red onion, sliced thick
    Bell pepper, sliced into strips
    Spinach
    Potato, sliced
    *any veggies will work great, use what you got!*

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    Preparation

    For the chutney:
    Place all ingredients in a food processor or blender and blend until smooth. Add more water if needed. Set aside.

    For the sweet yogurt sauce:
    Place all ingredients in a food processor or blender, blend until smooth. Add more half and half if needed. Set aside

    For the pakora batter:
    1. Combine all ingredients except for the water in a mixing bowl and stir together. 
    2. Add water a little at a time until mixture is the consistency of pancake batter. Set aside

    To fry the veggies:
    1. In a high-sided pot, heat oil over high heat. (between 325*F-375*F)
    2. Once you are ready to fry, drop heat to medium high.
    3. Dip veggies in the pakora batter and immediately drop into the hot oil. Be careful not to burn yourself!
    4. Fry until golden brown, remove from the oil with metal tongs or a slotted spoon and place on paper towels to cool slightly. 5. Serve with chutney and yogurt sauce.

    Watch us make it on Tiny Kitchen Cooking below!

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Chai Time is an ongoing series on Spicewalla’s IGTV featuring chef and Spicewalla founder Meherwan Irani cooking Indian dishes LIVE in his home and answering all your cooking qs. Check out the video for Veggie Pakoras here to learn some tips and tricks that only an Indian mom or aunt could teach you! Follow us on instagram to tune in live and join the conversation.

Veggie Pakoras with Green Chutney and Sweet Yogurt 

Time: 30 minutes

INGREDIENTS

For the chutney:
1 cup fresh cilantro
2 fresh mint leaves
1 Serrano pepper, deseeded and roughly chopped
Juice of ½ lime
Pinch of Spicewalla Sicilian Sea Salt
1 tsp granulated sugar
1 Tbs water

For the sweet yogurt sauce:
1/4 cup yogurt
Pinch of Spicewalla Sicilian Sea Salt
1.5 tsp sugar
1 Tbs half and half

For the Pakora Batter:
1 cup chickpea flour
2 tsp Spicewalla Pakora Masala
1 serrano pepper, deseeded and diced
Small bunch of cilantro, finely chopped
1 cup warm water, for a pancake batter consistency

For the veggies:
2 cups vegetable oil
Brussels sprouts, halved
Red onion, sliced thick
Bell pepper, sliced into strips
Spinach
Potato, sliced
*any veggies will work great, use what you got*

PREPARATION

To make the chutney:
Place all ingredients in a food processor or blender and blend until smooth. Add more water if needed. Set aside.

To make the sweet yogurt sauce:
Place all ingredients in a food processor or blender, blend until smooth. Add more half and half if needed. Set aside

To make the pakora batter:
1. Combine all ingredients except for the water in a mixing bowl and stir together.
2. Add water a little at a time until mixture is the consistency of pancake batter. Set aside

To fry the veggies:
1. In a high-sided pot, heat oil and over high heat.
2. Once you are ready to fry, drop heat to medium high.
3. Dip veggies in the pakora batter and immediately drop into the hot oil. Be careful not to burn yourself!
4. Fry until golden brown, remove from the oil with metal tongs or a slotted spoon and place on paper towels to cool slightly. Serve with chutney and yogurt sauce.

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2 comments

bring this back…it was my favorite

p

I’m so sad that the Pakora Masala spice isn’t available anymore!!! It was THE BEST.

kate

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