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    Home » Appetizers and Snacks

    Best Pakora Recipes for Monsoon

    Aug 11, 2020 Modified: Feb 10, 2022 by Rekha Kakkar This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Monsoons are officially a Pakora season in India. So it's perfect time to share these crispy spicy Indian pakora recipes that are ideal to serve with a cup of masala chai or ginger tea.

    Here's my collection of best tasting unique pakora recipes when you are craving these yummy crispy deep-fried vegetable pakora with chutney . 

    Jump to:
    • What Are Pakora? 
    • Are Pakora Healthy?
    • Different Pakoras Of India
    • My 10 Best pakora recipes for Monsoon
    • Special paneer pakora
    • Paneer onion pakoda
    • Palak Pakoda
    • Tips for Making Less Oily Pakora
    • Some More Pakora Recipes to Try

    What Are Pakora? 

    Pakoras, pakoda, bhajiya, ponaco, bhajji, or fritters whatever you may call them, one thing is for sure it is easy and super quick to make. Pakoras are highly popular in Indian homes as tea time snacks because we love to munch and slurp together.

    So basically Pakora are delicious deep-fried Indian fritters made with gram flour or chickpeas flour and some other main ingredient along with spices.

    Are Pakora Healthy?

    Fit or not, all of us love fried food. Monsoon without Pakora and garama garam masala chai are totally unthinkable, at least as far as I am concerned. Pakoda doesn't really have to be dripping with oil when you deep fry. But the good news is with Air fryer available in most homes,  You don't have to make them dripping with oil, you can always air-fry. If you still prefer deep fried pakora, Do read my tips and techniques on how to deep fry.

    Different Pakoras Of India

    Fried food always brings joy. Make pakoras with anything paneer, chillies, spinach, onion, cauliflower, dals, chicken pakora to even chawal pakora.  When you are making pakora recipe there are so many possibilities and twisted variations of pakoras.

    I have put up a few of my favourite pakora recipes. A health freak that you and I are, we could twist up the calorie count a little and later compensate with some extra walking.

    My 10 Best pakora recipes for Monsoon

    Special paneer pakora

    paneer pakora recipe

    I call them special because of a hidden surprise inside them. A layer of spicy masala mix is sandwiched between two slices of fresh soft paneer. The pakoras come out crisp from the outside and creamy from the inside. Paneer Pakora recipe.

    Paneer onion pakoda

    paneer onion pakoda

    Paneer onion pakoda or “panion” pakoda as I call it is one of my best creations in the kitchen. Chunks of creamy paneer wrapped around with a batter of gram flour and sliced onions or pyaz ke lachche, deep fried to result in absolutely mesmerising flavours of onion and paneer. Paneer Onion pakoda.

    Palak Pakoda

    Palak Pakoda are crisp fritters made with spinach leaves in gram flour batter. A quick Indian snack recipe relished most in monsoons palak pakora are easy to make quick and easy appetiser recipe.

    Palak patta pakode (PPP) is a really loved pakore of Delhi streets. This is an upgraded version of the palak pakoda where I add a little-sliced onion and grated paneer to the palak batter. Spinach is healthy and tasty as well.  Considerably, if you are consuming oily food why not go for the healthier possible combinations. Palak Pakoda recipe.

    Corn pakoda

    Corn Pakoda is a delicious teatime snack or Indian starter dish. Corn Pakora is an easy recipe in which deep-fried crisp corn fritters are made with chickpeas flour, sweet corn and regular Indian spices. As rainy season is about to arrive and we are already having few showers here and there. In India, we are conditioned to celebrate monsoon with Rainy day food like crisp hot pakoda. Corn pakoda makes excellent rainy day snack

    Bhutte ke pakode /corn Pakoda is crispy sweet corn poppers. You just can't have enough of it. Chai and roasted corn is an evergreen monsoo combo. These fritters are even better crunchy munchies for your evening tea time conversations. Corn Pakoda recipe.

    Ragi and methi pakoda- fenugreek and millet fritters

    /ragi and methi pakoda Finger millet Pakoda

    If you are looking for healthier options of fried snacks this recipe is a double bonanza. It is made of ragi and methi both powerhouses of nutrients plus on an air fryer. It is a must try. Ragi and Methi Pakoda

    Chawal ke pakore/ Rice Pakora

    chawal ke pakore

    This chawal pakora is made with the leftover rice . They are super crispy and I added sooji for the extra crunch. It is an easy quick fix for the urge of fried food. A recipe like this one is something you can quickly whip up from the ingredients in your kitchen.  Chawal ke Pakode Recipe.

    Rajasthani Mirchi bada

    Rajasthani Mirchi Vada or popularly known as Jodhpuri Mirchi vada is famous street food from Rajasthan. Big Green chilli peppers stuffed with spicy aloo masala and batter fried are served with spicy green chutney and sweet tamarind chutney.

    This is a popular pakoda in jodhpur called Mirchi bada. The green chillies used to make this are larger but less fiery. Don't shy away from this spicy treat because everything is not as it looks like, you have to try it yourself. Mirchi Vada recipe

    Ram laddoo

    Crispy outside and fluffy inside topped with green chutney and radish is best street side snack ever in winters you can find on Delhi streets.

    Ram laddoo is famous street food of Delhi. You will find these moong daal ke laddoo a.k.a ram laddoo in every shopping hub or general market streets of Delhi. These fluffy balls with a thin crisp layer are served with a garnishing of shredded radish and some meethi and teekhi green chutney. Go ahead make this at home! Ram Laddoo recipe.

    Aloo Vada/Aloo Pakora

    Aloo pakoda/aloo vada

    Crispy batata vada aloo vada/Aloo pakora. which is a very popular Mumbai street snack. Also known as Aloo vada, most amazing thing about a good batata vada is it’s chutney. It is a popular tea time snack. Aloo Bonda Recipe.

    Corn Pakora Recipe

    Corn fritters

    Corn is favorite food in monsoons. SO why not corn pakora on your plate with that cup of chai. Try this Delicious Corn Pakora piping hot with green chutney for maximum flavour.

    Unique Steamed Egg Pakora Recipe

    egg pakora recipe

    This egg pakora is not your regular egg pakora. The egg is prepared in special way and then dipped in besan pakora mix and deep fried. All I can tell you is It's sheer delight for all egg lovers. Try this Egg Pakora recipe and let me know 🙂

    Buck-Wheat or Kuttu Pakora (fasting Recipe)

    vrat ke pakore

    India is a land of festivals and fasts. As per Indian desi calendar month of shravan and other fasts Falahar fast is observed. This is perfect pakora recipe to serve even if you are observing farali fast. Kuttu/ Buckwheat Pakora Recipe 

    Tips for Making Less Oily Pakora

    • My secret tip for making less oily pakoras is to take out the pakoras on high flame, oil is thin when hot so it seeps back into the pan leaving your fritters with less oil. Also be patient to allow the oil to seep back.
    • Use low absorb oil or even better make them in air fryer.
    • Another way of making pakodas healthier is to bake them.
    • A tip to make perfect crispy golden fritters is to take them out from the oil when they are one tone lighter to what you imagine them to look like.
    • Do this because the fritters keep cooking with the heat in them.

    Some More Pakora Recipes to Try

    • Bread Pakora Recipe Video - How to Make Bread Pakora
    • Red Lentil and Paneer Tikki Chaat
    • Masoor Dal Pakoda Recipe/Red Lentil Recipe - Lentil Fritter
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