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Title: Sana Pakoras
Categories: Appetizer Ethnic Vegan
Yield: 8 Servings
| 1 | c | Besan (chick-pea flour) |
| 2 | tb | Chopped cilantro |
| 1 | tb | Dried pomegranate seeds - (half-crushed) |
| 1 | Serrano chili; minced | |
| 1 | tb | Coriander seeds |
| 1 | ts | Salt |
| 1/2 | ts | Indian chili powder |
| 1/4 | c | Water |
| 1 | c | Minced onion |
| 2/3 | c | Finely diced boiling potato |
| 2 | tb | Finely diced tomato |
| Vegetable oil |
In a large bowl, mix together besan, cilantro, pomegranate seeds, chili, coriander seeds, salt and chili powder. Blend in enough water to make a thick batter. Stir in onion, potato and tomato.
In a deep fryer or heavy large saucepan, heat oil to 350 degrees F. Fry heaping tablespoons of the batter in batches until golden, about 2 minutes. (Take care not to crowd the pakoras while cooking.) Remove from oil and drain pakoras on paper towels.
Increase oil temperature to 400 F. Refry pakoras until crisp and edges are brown, taking care not to crowd, about 1 minute. Remove from oil and drain on paper towels. Can be prepared up to 3 hours ahead. Serve at room temperature or reheat in a 250 F oven. Serve with cilantro and mint chutney.
Adapted from: Suneeta Vaswani's recipe in Bon Appetit (February 1987) Typed for you by Karen Mintzias
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