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Onion Soft Pakoda | Ullipaya Mettha Pakodi
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
10 mins
 

Onion Soft Pakoda is one of the evening tea time snacks which are usually prepared in sweet shops and on the streets.

Course: Snack
Cuisine: Andhra
Keyword: Onion Soft Pakoda, Ullipaya Mettha Pakodi
Servings: 2
Author: Uppada Lakshmi
Ingredients
  • Onions – 1 bowl
  • Green chillies – 2 tbsp. Finely sliced
  • Salt – ½ tbsp.
  • Ginger – ½ tbsp. grated
  • Thymol/ vaamu – ½ tbsp.
  • Chana dal flour/ Besan flour – 1 bowl
  • Corn flour – 1 ½ tbsp.
  • Eating soda – a pinch
  • Curry leaves – 2 tbsp. finely sliced
  • Water – required qty.
  • Salt – ¼ tbsp.
  • Coriander leaves – 3 tbsp.
  • Oil – to deep fry.
Instructions
  1. Add medium-sized onion chunks, green chillies, ginger grate, thymol and salt in a mixing bowl.
  2. Mix them hard with hands so that these spices get coated with onions and the flavor is released in the form of water from onions.
  3. Add chana dal flour, cornflour (if not available we can even add rice flour), curry leaves and a pinch of soda bicarbonate and mix all ingredients by adding water to it.
  4. Check the consistency and add water in small portions to get loose and soft batter.
  5. At this point check the taste of the batter and add salt or spice as per your taste.
  6. Add coriander leaves and mix well.
  7. Heat oil in a pan and check the temperature by putting a small drop of batter.
  8. Take a small portion of batter into your hand and spread in oil to form Ullipaya Mettha Pakodi.
  9. As we need to get mild crisp on the layer and soft texture inside we need to cook on low to medium flame.
  10. Deep fry, once they turn color flip to other side and fry till they reach golden brown color.
  11. Remove from oil and drain excess oil and transfer to a serving plate.
  12. Onion Soft Pakoda | Ullipaya Mettha Pakodi tastes great when accompanied with tomato ketchup.

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