I am very happy to share my most favorite snack item here.Vengaya pakoda(deep fried onion fritters) also known as thool pakoda is one classic snack of Tamil cuisine. Thool means small pieces in Tamil ,this pakoda is just fried with out any particular shape and hence the name.You will find small carts in almost every corner of a street selling this in paper cones,though one may not prefer to eat such deep fried snacks from the street,lemme tell you these are dangerously addictive.The dough made of gram flour and rice flour makes this snack very crispy,while ginger and green chillies add the to spice factor and the best part is the deep fried onions become slightly sweetish and the flavors are perfectly balanced.The other day we made these when my chithi visited and I fell in love this as always :). Try these vegan snack item,though deep fried,we should not miss such indulgences once in a while :)Onion thool pakoda recipe
Star ingredients:Onion
Time:40 minutes
Serves:6
Ingredients:
3 large onions sliced thin lenghtwise
1 1/4 cup gram flour(kadalai mavu/besan)
1/2 cup rice flour(arisi mavu)
1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger
2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro
3 green chillies finely chopped
10 curry leaves chopped fine
Method:
1.Slice onions length wise as seen in picture.
2.In a wide bowl add both the flours,salt and chilli powder.Mix well.
3.Now add all the other ingredients except oil and water.
4.Heat oil for deep frying.Add the water to the onion mixture and mix well
5.Take a handful of mixture and scatter in the hot oil so that it spreads.Deep fry till golden from both sides in medium flame.
6.Repeat the same with the rest.Serve hot.
Notes:1.There is no need to add oil/ghee to the onion,the above proportion of flour makes very crispy pakodas
2.For a different taste try adding chaat masala in the flour mix
