Name: Pasta Pakora / Fritters recipe by Bethica Das at BetterButter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup pasta; 2 green cardamoms; 4 cloves; 1" cinnamon stick; 2 bay leaves; 1 star anise; 1/2 cup besan (gram flour); 2 tbsp. rice flour; pinch of baking soda; salt to taste; 1/4 tsp. turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp. red chili flakes; 1/2 tsp. garam masala powder; 1 tsp. kasuri methi, crushed; oil to deep fry

ABOUT Pasta Pakora / Fritters RECIPE

A simple and yummy pakoras made of bow tie pasta for your tea time snack. They can also be relished as appetizers along with tomato sauce or green chutney.

Ingredients Serving: 4

1 cup pasta
2 green cardamoms
4 cloves
1" cinnamon stick
2 bay leaves
1 star anise
1/2 cup besan (gram flour)
2 tbsp. rice flour
pinch of baking soda
salt to taste
1/4 tsp. turmeric powder
1/2 tsp. red chili flakes
1/2 tsp. garam masala powder
1 tsp. kasuri methi, crushed
oil to deep fry

Instructions

Boil the pasta in sufficient water along with cardamoms, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves and star anise. Drain and keep aside.
Make a batter with besan, rice flour, all the dry spices and required quantity of water. The consistency should be neither too runny or thick.
Heat oil in a pan. Dip the boiled pasta in the batter and drop them gently in the hot oil in batches.
Fry on a medium flame till golden in colour. Drain on a tissue paper and serve as an appetizer with tomato sauce or green chutney. They can also be relished as a tea time snack.

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