Pakora

Method

• step 1

  Peel the potatoes and cut them into small dice. Put the potatoes and chopped onions in a large bowl.

• step 2

  Add the garam masala, gram flour, salt, chilli powder and ground cumin and mix well until the flour is distributed evenly and a rough paste is formed.

• step 3

  Add the tomato ketchup, yoghurt and coriander and mix well again.

• step 4

  Now add water until the mixture just holds its consistency when dripping off the back of the spoon.

• step 5

  Heat the vegetable oil. To judge whether the oil is hot enough, put a piece of bread in and, if it rises to the surface immediately, the oil is ready.

• step 6

  Cook the pakoras in batches By dropping one tablespoon of the mixture at a time into the hot oil. When the pakoras bob up to the surface, push them down gently with slotted spoon.

• step 7

  Cook the Pakoras until they turn a dark brown. Remove the pakoras from the oil, gently shaking off the excess oil before serving.