Cauliflower pakoras recipe | Gobi Pakora

Cauliflower pakoras is a favorite starter for many. This is a simple and easy recipe even beginners in cooking can try.

A super easy and quick snack you can prepare as starter or for your tea time.

You may also like the crispy cauliflower fries or gobi 65, or gobi manchurian recipe.

This cauliflower pakoras recipe is passed to me after my co sis gave me a cook book from which my BIL already tried this recipe.

Usually we make gluten free version with gram flour (chickpea flour) but this was a very interesting recipe with self raising flour.

I knew self raising flour will give a light textured coating, but even better there is plain soda in the recipe, which will make it ultra crispy.

Same technique as they use while making tempura. So I wanted to try it out badly. Do give it a try, it wont disappoint you.

Cauliflower pakoras step by step photos

1. Boil water with salt and turmeric mean while which, you can cut the cauliflower florets. Put the florets in the boiling water and after a minute or two drain the water.

2. In a mixing bowl, mix self raising flour, corn flour, salt, red chilli powder, garam masala powder. Just before making, pour the necessary soda to make a batter.

3. Transfer the drained florets to this batter. Mix carefully.

4. Heat oil in a kadai and once hot, transfer the battered cauliflower one by one using a spoon.

5. Fry until golden from all sides, turning once or twice to ensure even cooking. Add curry leaves and drain in paper towel.

Serve hot with tomato sauce or green chutney, with fresh cut onion rings.

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Cauliflower pakora recipe

Cauliflower pakora with self raising flour or all purpose flour, an easy recipe for beginners with step by step photos.

Course Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes minutes

Author Raks Anand

Servings 2 people

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Cup measurements

Ingredients

• 1 Cauliflower medium
• ⅓ cup Self raising flour *
• ¼ cup Corn flour
• 1 can Plain soda
• 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder
• ½ teaspoon Garam masala powder
• ¼ teaspoon Turmeric
• Salt
• 3 sprigs Curry leaves

Instructions

• Boil water with salt and turmeric mean while which, you can cut the cauliflower florets.
• Put the florets in the boiling water and after a minute or two drain the water.
• In a mixing bowl, mix self raising flour, corn flour, salt, red chilli powder, garam masala powder.
• Just before making, pour the necessary soda to make a batter.
• Transfer the drained florets to this batter. Mix carefully.
• Heat oil in a kadai and once hot, transfer the battered cauliflower one by one using a spoon.
• Fry until golden from all sides, turning once or twice to ensure even cooking.
• Add curry leaves and drain in paper towel.

Notes

• The batter should be in a consistency so that it gives a thin coating to the cauliflower. Not too thick, not too thin.
• *If you don't have self raising flour, mix and sieve ½ cup maida (all purpose flour) with ½ teaspoon baking powder.
• If you keep the soda in fridge and use cold soda, it comes out more crispier.

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