Want a healthier snack to munch on?? Here is Ragi Pakoda especially for you. Its not only healthier, its tastier too. It will be very much crispier just like Gram flour pakoda (Kadalai Maavu pakoda). Over to the healthier Ragi pakoda recipe..
Preparation Time : 15 minutes
Ingredients:
Ragi Flour - 1 cup (Keppai Maavu / Kelvaragu Maavu)
Rice Flour - 3/4 cup (Arisi Maavu)
Asafoetida - a pinch (Hing/Perungayam)
Salt - As required
Chili Powder - 1 tsp
Small Onion - 3
Green Chili - 2
Curry Leaves - few
Oil - For frying
Procedure:
- Chop Small onions and Green chilies. Crush curry leaves.
- Take a bowl. Add ragi flour, rice flour, asafoetida, salt, chili powder, chopped onions, green chilies, crushed curry leaves to it.
- Mix everything well. Heat 2 tbsp of oil. Add hot oil to the bowl. Mix it with the flour. Sprinkle water and mix it. You must add very little water, JUST ENOUGH to hold the flour together. Adding hot oil and adding very little water is the key secret for getting crispier pakodas.
- Heat oil in a pan. When the oil is hot, deep fry pakodas. Enjoy your pakodas hot!!