Brinjal / Egg plant Pakora /crisp fritters for evening Snacks I Baingan Pakora recipe I Brinjal Bajji recipe

Brinjal/ Egg plant Pakoda recipe is one of the easy home made Pakora recipe
There are occasions when I make Pakoras. Its really cool snacks option with evening cup of tea for the rainy season.

Rain,Pakoras and Cup of hot tea are a never fail combination.

Serving: 03 Person

Cooking time: 15 Minutes

What we Need:

Long slender Brinjal-2-3 pcs
Besan-1/2 Cup
Rise Flour-1/2 Cup (Good to have somewhat coarse finish Rice flour, not very fine one)
Oil for deep frying
Kalonjee/ Kalojia-1/2 Tsp
Turmeric-1/2tsp
Green Chilli paste- 1 Tsp
Edible Soda- 1 pinch
Salt to taste

Preparation:

First wash the long slender Brinjal in running water and bisect them in length wise.
Then take a particular section cut them as shown in image.

Prepare the batter with 1/2 Cup Besan & Rice flour. Add some water to make the batter.
Add 1/2 Tsp Kalonjee, 1/2 Tsp Turmeric and 1tsp Green Chilli paste. Finally add pich of edible soda and salt to taste.

Now take required oil for deep fry in a pan and heat it up.
Add 2 Tsp hot oil in the batter, this will make the Pakora real crunchy.
Now dip the slitted Brinjal in a batter evenly and gently add in hot oil. Turn the flame to medium.
Fry for 2-3 minutes and flip it over for the other side.
After a minute or so the Pakora will become golden brown from both side.
Now with a help of deep fry strainer take it out, place them on tissue paper so that it will soak the extra oil.
Serve them hot with tomato ketchup / green chilli sauce.

Note: Adding hot oil in the batter make your Pakora will be really crunchy.

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