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We often make rotis, parantha, halwa, upma with maize flour and it tastes delicious.
Today we are making mix veg pakoras with cornmeal.
These fritters are really crispy and taste the same like pakoras prepared with gram flour.
Let’s start with the procedure of making cornmeal mix veg pakoras.
Let us start by preparing a batter of cornmeal for these mix veg fritters first.
We have strained 1.5 cups (225 grams) of maize in a mixing bowl
Now add water in small portions and prepare a batter with thick and dense consistency.
Stir well until the lumps dissolve completely.
We are done with making a dense and thick batter with maize flour.
Making this batter is really easy and there are no lumps in it as this flour is not too fine.
Dissolving this flour is really easy.
The batter is ready, keep it aside and meanwhile let us chop the veggies.
We have taken 100 grams cauliflower florets, washed thoroughly.
Now chop the florets finely.
Finely chop the potato as well.
We also have 1 (100 grams) brinjal, chop it finely as well.
MIx these veggies in the batter.
We have used cauliflower, potato, brinjal but you can use any other vegetable as per your preference and taste.
You can use chopped spinach, cabbage or any other available in your home.
Add 3 to 4 finely chopped green chilies, 1 inch ginger piece grated, ¼ tsp red chilly powder, 1.5
tsp salt or to taste, 1 tsp coriander powder and 2 to 3 tbsp finely chopped green coriander.
Mix everything really well.
Mixture for making pakoras is ready and is quite thick in consistency.
The veggies are nicely coated in the batter.
We used 1.25 cups of water for making the batter.
Now let the oil heat sufficiently.
The oil for frying the pakoras should be heated well.
Take some mixture on a spoon and drop it in the wok.
Place as many pakoras as possible in the wok at once.
Now deep fry the pakoras until golden brown.
Flip the sides when the pakoras get brown from beneath.
Now fry until they get brown from the other side as well.
Pakoras have turned golden brown in color from all sides, drain them out on a plate.
Tilt the ladle on the side of the wok so that excess oil drains back to the wok.
Drain out the pakoras on a plate.
Likewise fry all the pakoras.
Always stir the mixture well prior frying the pakoras as water from the maize flour settles at the bottom.
We are done with frying all the pakoras and it takes 7 to 8 minutes for frying pakoras at a time.
Turn off the flame.
Crispy and super delicious Cornmeal mix veg pakoras are ready.
Serve this delectable pakoras with spicy coriander chutney or sweet chutney or tomato ketchup.
Making these pakoras is very easy, but take note of little things.
While making the batter, make sure that the batter is thick and not thin in consistency.
While frying the pakoras, make sure that the oil is sufficiently hot and the flame is also kept high.
Drop the pakoras in wok to deep fry and make sure you don’t over flood the wok.
Fry the pakoras on high flame until they get golden brown in color.
You will be able to make super yummy pakoras.
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