Onion Pakhora

Preparation time - 30 mins

Ingredients

• Onion - 2
• Kadale hittu/Besan flour - 1 cup
• Rice flour - 2 tsp
• Chiroti rava - 1/4 cup
• Red chili powder - 1 tsp
• Coriander seed - 1/2 tsp
• Green chilies - 5
• Ginger - 1 tsp (finely chopped)
• Salt to taste
• Curry leaves - 2 twig
• Oil - 1 bowl (for deep fry)
• Cooking soda - 1/8 tsp

Method 

• In a large vessel add kadalehittu, rice flour, chiroti rava, red chili powder and mix well.
• Heat 7 tsp of oil and add to the flour, mix well
• Add coriander seed, finely chopped green chilies, ginger, onion slices, cooking soda, salt to taste and mix well. 
• Sprinkle 2 - 3 tsp of water and mix. If you press the flour it should hold together. you can add another 2- 3 tsp of water if required but dont add too much of water like we do to prepare bonda dough.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add the above prepared mixture in irregular shape and fry on medium to low flame.Once onion slices turn to nice brown, remove from oil and spread on a tissue paper to remove excess oil.
• Deep fry few curry leaves and use them to garnish on pakhora, serve hot.