Veggie Pakoras

I love Indian food. I could easily move to India and not miss Western food. Ok, I'd miss peanut butter. But anyway. My all time favorite Indian food: pakoras. Veggie fritters that are made with chickpea batter and fried until they are just delicious and amazing. 

Several years ago we found a recipe to make our own at home and with the help of the amazing Bob's Red Mill, homemade pakoras are now an easy to make treat.

I tend to be "anti" fried food. But you say the word pakora and I will get the oil sizzling for you. I mean, it's a vegetable dipped in a high protein flour, it's totally healthy....

We make this with any variety of veggies. Most recently, sliced eggplant. But I love sliced onions and chopped spinach too. Some restaurants chop a ton of veggies, mix them together, then deep fry it. The best thing about this is that you can play with it and cannot go wrong! 

* I use the Bob's Red Mill chickpea flour, available on their website, Amazon, or at Whole Foods
** After they come out of the oil, drain them in a colander to let the oil fall off, then place on paper towels to blot any extra oil