Monday, November 26, 2007

Kaju Nut Pakoda

Ingredients
Besan (Gram flour) - 1/4 kg
Kaju (Cashewnuts) - 1/4 kg
Baking soda - 1/2 tbsp
Pure Ghee / Dalda - 1/4 kg
Oil - 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Red Chilli Powder - 1 tbsp

Procedure
Heat 1 tbsp of oil for a minute. Now in a bowl take the gram flour and add salt, baking soda, red chilli powder and the above heated oil. Mix well all the above ingredients. Now add the Cashewnuts and mix well. Add some water while mixing to make a reasonably thick dough.

NOTE: - While preparing the dough make sure that dough is make hard enough by adding sufficient water to the gram flour while preparing the dough.

Now in a deep frying pan, heat the Pure Ghee / Dalda. Now take some dough in your palms and release them into the pan slowly into small pakoda's. Fry until golden brown on low-medium flame. Make sure that you don't fry them more. Now prepare all your pakoda's like this and your snack is ready.

Author's Note
This is a very good Evening snack and can be preserved for around a month's time. Once prepared, store in an air-tight container and savor whenever you feel like munching upon something.

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