When I decided on the North Indian Thali, I was struggling to zero down the dishes, and finally settled down to what was prepared. The one dish I was able to decide on within seconds was this Maida Pakoda with Onions. Reading through the ingredients, I knew I would love it. Maida Pakodas were the last on the dish to be made, as we wanted to have crispy pakodas to munch on.
We also had to fry the Naans in the end, I fried just two for the clicks. And went ahead frying the pakodas. On testing it, we knew we have found another recipe for keepers. This is surely something you will not be disappointed with. In fact, once you taste it, you will forget your other onion pakoda proportion.
It was crispy, not so oily as one might fear, and yet yummy to the core!
Maida Pakoda ~ North Indian Thali
With the Sun so peak in Madras, I know it's not conducive for these, yet one can still dream about a cool breeze blowing our way to munch on these snacks!
Step by Step Recipe
Maida Pakoda
Ingredients Needed:
All purpose flour - 1/2 cup
Bengal Gram flour / Besan - 1/2 cup
Onion - 1 big
Chilies - 3 - 4
Coriander leaves few
Chili powder - 1 tsp
Fennel Seeds - 1/4 tsp
Baking Soda- 1/ 4 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying
How to make the Maida Pakoda
In a wide bowl, sift together maida and besan flour. Add onion julienne, finely chopped green chilies, and coriander leaves.
Mix the onions to the flour along with soda, fennel seeds, salt, and chili powder. Sprinkle just enough water for everything to form a dry batter.
Heat oil and fry small portions on all sides till golden brown.
Drain on a kitchen towel and serve hot.
The Onion Pakodas added a great feel to the entire thali. It was a perfect starter. Crispy and crunchy just the right way.
Recipe
Maida Pakoda | Maida Onion Pakoda | North Indian Thali ~ Step by Step Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1/2 cup Bengal Gram Flour / Besan
- 1 big Onions
- 3 - 4 Chilies
- Coriander Leaves few
- 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1/4 tsp Fennel Seeds
- 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
- Salt to taste
- Cooking Oil for deep frying
Instructions
How to make the Maida Pakoda
- In a wide bowl, sift together maida and besan flour. Add onion julienne, finely chopped green chilies, and coriander leaves.
- Mix the onions to the flour along with soda, fennel seeds, salt, and red chili powder. Sprinkle just enough water for everything to form a dry batter.
- Heat cooking oil and fry small portions on all sides till golden brown.
- Drain on a kitchen towel and serve hot.
Jayanthi says
Valli the pakoda looks so crunchy and inviting. Would love to know the names of other dishes in your thaali...
DivyaGCP says
Crunchy Pakoda… simple yet delicious..
Chef Mireille says
I've only had veggie pakodas, these simple ones must be delicious too!!!
Usha says
Maida is an interesting addition to the pakora.. Were they crispier than the regular pakoras?
vaishali sabnani says
I use maida too..but thats a mix of maida and cornflour...this combo looks great . the pakoras look really crunchy.
Aarthi says
pakodas looks awesome...
Priya says
Super crispy pakodas,never tried with maida, even i have same q'n as Usha..Super delicious spread again..
Nupur says
Does the addition of APF made them crispier ?? they look soooo inviting, damn why do we have to deep fry them 🙁
Srivalli says
Thank you friends,
Usha, Priya and Nupur Yes these were crispier than the regular ones..:)
Harini-Jaya Rupanagudi says
Maida pakodas crispier than the regular ones?? Awesome, Valli. They look so tempting!
vidhas says
Yummy and crispy pakodas. Nice spread.
Priya dharshini says
I shd try this recipe..i luv 2 pakoda luvers at home..Nice thali..
Rasi says
very tempting.. the ones i make are so laborious.. coz we bind them adding oil.. these look easier.. would love to try these!
Gayathri Kumar says
Pakoras look so crunchy and fried naan also looks nice....
Rajani says
Nice crunchy pakodas. I can imagine having them with a cup of tea on a rainy day (Cant hope for such things in Chennai for a while, though!)
PJ says
Saw this post yesterday.Though I did not comment straight away, I kept this recipe in mind and served it as a tea time snack yesterday.We loved it... Nice thali 🙂
rekhas kitchen says
Never tried pakodi with maida will try next time for sure looks crisp..
Preeti Garg says
pakora look so crisp and tasty