Onion Pakoda recipe - with mint leaves. It's easy to make flavorful onion pakoda at home. with step by step pictures.
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This is the way I make onion pakodas/ pakoras. We friends used to go to our hostel canteen(SRC campus,Trichy) in weekends to treat ourselves and escape from our usual mess menu😑.
They make hot hot pakodas and the kitchen is quite visible from the dining area too.
I used to take a peek how they are preparing though was not interested in cooking those times.
When I go to my home for vacation I used to tell my mom how they make and the ingredients they use.
Until then my mom makes onion pakodas in a very different way, more of flour and less onion, without mint leaves. Big family and cannot spend that much onion for snack sake!
It will be in a harder side, but when she tried this way, it came out really well and since then we always make this now and then.
My kid used to love this since he was 3 years old! Try as a starter for your guests or maybe for you as tea time snack,am sure you would love this!
Top tips
Here are some things I noted from making this snack:
- More onion and flours are just to coat it.
- Add hot oil in batter for crispy results - This is one of my top tip for perfect results.
- Do not use too much water. That is the pakoda mix should be thick and sticky, not like bajji batter.
- Main ingredients for a tea shop style vengaya pakoda is mint leaves, ginger, and fennel seeds. In addition green chilli and curry leaves adds flavor. Even a tablespoon of hot ghee will add a nice crunch and flavor.
Method
- Slice onions roughly in length-wise. Clean the mint leaves and chop them roughly as well.Slit the green chilli.
2. Mix everything above in a large bowl,add the bajji mix,fennel,curry leaves,ginger(if desired),salt and 2 tablespoon of hot oil (Mixing hot oil gives a crispier pakoras, also prevents sogginess)
3. Mix well and then sprinkle very little water and mix well to form a dry mixture, make sure not to add more water,as adding more water will not give you a crispy pakoda.
4. Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan,when the oil is hot, put the onion mixture in a sprinkled way and deep fry in medium flame.
5. Fry till golden in colour and serve hot as a coffee/tea time snack or as starter…
Adding mint leaves and fennel really make this very flavourful!
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Onion Pakoda recipe
Ingredients
- 4 Onions
- ½ cup Mint leaves loosely packed
- ¾ cup Bajji bonda mix
- 1.5 teaspoon Fennel seeds soambu
- 2 Green chilli
- 1 inch Ginger chopped finely
- Salt - As needed
- Oil - for deep frying
In case you don’t have bajji mix
- ½ cup gram flour Besan
- ¼ cup Rice flour
- 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder
- ⅛ teaspoon Asafoetida
- 1 pinch Cooking soda
- Salt as needed
Instructions
- Slice onions roughly in length-wise. Clean the mint leaves and chop them roughly as well. Slit the green chilli.
- Take the above in a mixing bowl. Add the bajji mix, fennel, curry leaves, ginger, salt and 2 tablespoons of hot oil.
- Mix well and then sprinkle very little water and mix well to form a dry mixture, make sure not to add more water, as adding more water will not give you a crispy pakoda.
- Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan, when the oil is hot, put the onion mixture in a sprinkled way and deep fry in medium flame.
- Fry till golden in colour and serve hot as a coffee/tea time snack or as starter.
Aruna Manikandan
wow !!!!
they look perfect and crispy dear 🙂
jeyashrisuresh
just having my coffee in hand and seeing ur post.mouthwatering.Bigh sigh.
Adding mint leaves in pakoda is a nice idea and surely it will give a yummy flavour.. I usually add in masala vadai.
Will try next time.
Jay
Looks very very tempting.
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lata raja
Excellent way to have onion pakodas..love all the flavouring! How come I have never tasted this in SRC? May be they did not have the canteen in my time
Chitra
Lovely clicks as always..i never tried pakodas..Will buy bajji mix once nd try 😉
Srivalli
Pictures look simply great!
Hari Chandana
Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww... what a clicks.. looks soooo tempting and perfect.. pass me a plate dear.. 🙂
Asha
Don't make/tempt me to deep fry again, please! 😀
Sailaja Damodaran
Crispy,excellent with hot tea.
Cool Lassi(e)
Lovely Pakoda recipe. I have one sitting in the draft that I should post soon too. Yours look fabulous!
Priya
Thats a tempting crispy pakodas, asking me to finish, yenna solluringa Raji neegha..fabulous clicks..
Sharmilee! :)
Lovely pakoras.....first click supera iruku esp the bg....ajay ku pidichatha wow...looks crispy and perfect like the ones in shops!!
Sushma
ur are a very good cook
Swathi
Raji,
Uli pakoda looks really yummy.
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal
Wow dear, they look great and soooooooooooooooo crispy and yummy !!!
Nithya
Oh wowwww.. thats yummy on any day 🙂 I love the first click a lot 🙂
Sayantani
never knew onion pakora can look so tempting. I never like them but am just drooling at your snaps. fantastic.
divya
This looks so good, I must try it. thanks for the recipe.
VineelaSiva
wow the onion pakoda looks perfect.Even i too prpeare like this.But adding mint is new to me.
Shabitha Karthikeyan
Crispy Pakoras....Wonderful snack with tea !!!
Rach
This is very innovative to add mint leaves. I usually add curry leaves for onion pakoda
Nags
the first pic is gorgeous! this is one of my most fave snacks 🙂 bring this to our potluck 😀
Priti
Looks fab...love the 1st pic ...I add curry n coriander leaves..adding mint is new..yup yup for our potluck this is best 😉
Valarmathi
Lovely and wonderful looking onion pakoda, looks so crispy and mouthwatering, nice click too.
Premalatha Aravindhan
Onion pakoda super...Mint punch super.Will try this...Thanks for posting.
shanthi
Nice picture, crispy and perfect pakodas
jayasree
Gorgeous click... Mouthwatering. Crisp and delicious pakoras.
Kanchan
too good ! My favorite crispy snacks 🙂
Never added mint to these , so will give it a try soon 🙂
Jiboombaa
very crisp and yumm.....
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Rachana Kothari
A very delicious snack, perfect with a cuppa tea 🙂
Apu
I made onion bhajis over the weekend too!!
Geetha Achal
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Mahi
Perfect onion pakora's!! yummmm!
Mangala Bhat
wow! yummy!
SpicyTasty
Perfect pakora's. Looks soo yummy. Love the recipe. bookmarking it.
Neha
nive recipe...great pics..I am sure gonna try this!!
Nirmala
Hey u're an SRCian ? Me too but just for a year 1991-92. I was staying in the hostel too...Lovely pakoras. I always love the wonderful tips u give with u're recipes which make it just like restaurant style or store bought lik but with a homey goodness! Thanks dear!
Anu
Tempting pakodas....
Preeti Kashyap
Never tried adding pudina...nice idea , will try it next time. The pic makes me drool raks!
Pavithra
I too love onion pakoda this way raji.. And they looks sooooo yummy perfect for the current season here .. wonderful snack and evergreen snack.. The first picture is awesome.
Soma
How gorgeously appealing are these??!! I have never used mint but I think they make a perfect addition during these summer months. Fantastic!
Soma(www.ecurry.com)
sowmya's creative saga
so crispy and yumm..
RV
V was saying that he is gonna make this for me some day. I am gonna show your recipe 🙂 Can't wait to dig in to the plate.
Cham
My fav snack, even yest i made for side dish! I wanna grab ur plate now!
Anonymous
delicious..this is how we make them as well...the pics are making me swoon..
Laavanya
Adding mint is so new to me... I make an onion heavy version too than the usual pakodas and love it taht way.
How have you been Raks?
Mythreyi Dilip
Wow eye capturing pics dear, delicious:)
AnuSriram
Looks so crispy and delicious! Very tempting pictures.. 🙂 BTW, was Mrs. Janaki your principal @SRC when u passed out?
Padma
Looks so crispy and mouthwatering. Perfect tea time snack on a rainy day.
Jagruti જાગૃતિ
yum yum..perfect with tea:) I like you south Indian people add curry leaves in most of the every savoury dishes, it brings out really nice aroma!!love it...
Suma Rajesh
woo this is all time fav snack...addition of pudina is new to me...looks soo tempting dear..
GayathriRaj
Hey tahts a yummy dish...came out very perfect and tooo good one...liked it a lot...
Sadhana
Oh my god !!! Its mouth watering...feel like eating now...great recipe dear...
callmeasviju
very nice blog...........plz visit my blog if time permits........
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Shifa Firoz
Raji send this my day during a rainy day!!
Parita
What more can i ask for this season? Perfect with some hot filter coffee...mouth watering treats dear 🙂
Anonymous
Wow! They look so good! I posted today a different quicker version of pakoda in my blog (http://bagabrownman.blogspot.com/2010/06/quick-n-fun-indian-pakora.html) and was searching for other variations to try.
I'll be sure to try this version! Thank you so much for posting it. ^_^
Turmericnspice
love the flavor of mint with onion...looks yumcious
Vidhya
Hi, you have a very nice blog.
First time visit.. following you
Sabitha
Your blog is unique and excellent . the wayyou present the recipes are perfect to the core. wish u all the best.
sabitha
Mano Saminathan
Mint pakoda looks inviting and crisp! A very good snack for the tea-time!
Mangala Bhat
wow! My fav! Yumm Thanks for sharing the crispy
Mangala Bhat
onion pakoda recipe
my kitchen
My favorite pakoda,looks Mouthwatering
Supriya
Love the addition of mint leaves and fennel seeds to the onion pakodas, will try this next time.
vijiraja
hey raks,
i tried your recipe today....it was so delicious ....thk u so much.....
my mil do the same way....your website is so handy that i dont hve to call her and check for the recipe....
RAKS KITCHEN
Hi Viji,thanks so much for the sweet comments,keep visiting 🙂
Gastronomer
Hello Rak's Kitchen 🙂
Your photos look absolutely gorgeous! I'm aching to try out the recipe. I just have a small doubt regarding the besan flour and rice flour quantity. What weight in gms. should I measure as 1 cup? Would 250 gm. be correct? Please do let me know 🙂
Mouthwateringly awaiting your reply,
Best,
G
RAKS KITCHEN
Hi gastronomer, 1 cup chickpea flour is 100 grams. approx and rice flour 1 cup is 120 grams approx... Sorry for the late reply
Gastronomer
Hello again Rak's Kitchen 🙂
Thank you for clarifying my doubts. I was not sure of the measurements because as per the metric system 1 standard cup is 240 gm. Which system of measurements do you follow?
I'll be trying out the recipe today 🙂 It will be a lovely surprise when my chap gets back home.
Many, many thanks,
Best,
G
Shweta
Hi Raks 🙂
Tried out this recipe today and it came out awesome:) 🙂 even without the bajji mix i was able to get it crisp 🙂 m soooooooooooo happpy 🙂 🙂
G
Am used to making it with more flour n less onions as well...tried this way today and it turned out really well 🙂
G
I am used to making it with more flour and less onions too..Tried this way today and it came out really well... just like the ones we get at shops 🙂
Ritu J Rose
Great... It is very tempting
HemalathaKrishnamoorthy
Tried this today, came out awesome exactly like the ones we buy in shops. Thanks a lot. Your recipes are perfect.
Ramya Suresh
Your recipes r perfect.Tried it yest n my husband lived it.Tried Diwali sweets n snacks n dey turned out perfect.T hanks a lot
Anuradha
I didnt' have mint, but added saunf, curry leaves and cilantro.., and they were just great! The saunf gives it that hotel pakoda flavor! Awesome! i will go through the other recipes you have here and let you know
Aruna Parmar
what is bajji ?
Sumaiyah Maroofi
Superb★
Nandhini
V yummy
Chirpy Calypso
Tried it today and it came out simply awesome! Mint leaves and fennel does make a difference! Thanks a lot!
Raks anand
Thanks for your feedback 🙂
harini
Hi raks just now tried these pakodas came out well.i am trying this for the second time.it is just like the store bought one.
Raks anand
Thanks a lot for your feedback 🙂
Rajee
I made it today. It turned out very good. I added cashews too. Thanks