Name: Keerai Medhu Pakodas/Amaranth Leaves Soft Pakoras recipe by Priya Suresh at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 2cups Amaranth leaves (chopped) or any other greens; 1no Onion (chopped); 2tbsp cornflour; 1/4tsp Baking soda; 1/2cup Gram flour; 1tsp Ginger (grated); 1/4cup Rice flour; 2nos Green chillies (chopped); 1/2tsp Fennel seeds; Chopped coriander leaves; curry leaves; Salt; Oil for deepfrying

ABOUT Keerai Medhu Pakodas/Amaranth Leaves Soft Pakoras RECIPE

You may surprised to see the name soft pakodas, yep we make two types of pakodas one is extremely crispy pakodas and the another one is soft pakodas. Soft pakodas aka medhu pakodas will have baking soda in their pakoda batter while we add more rice flour but not baking soda in crispy pakoda's batter, apart from it you can add any veggies or greens in these both pakodas.

Ingredients Serving: 3

2cups Amaranth leaves (chopped) or any other greens
1no Onion (chopped)
2tbsp cornflour
1/4tsp Baking soda
1/2cup Gram flour
1tsp Ginger (grated)
1/4cup Rice flour
2nos Green chillies (chopped)
1/2tsp Fennel seeds
Chopped coriander leaves
curry leaves
Salt
Oil for deepfrying

Instructions

Take the finely chopped amaranth leaves,chopped onions, cornflour, gram flour,baking soda, rice flour,grated ginger, chopped green chillies, fennel seeds,curry leaves and chopped coriander leaves with enough salt.
Mix everything well,springle some water and turn everything as a thick paste. Heat oil for deep frying.
Make small balls from the thick paste, drop gently to the hot oil, fry until they turns crispy and golden brown. Drain the excess of oil with a paper towel.
Enjoy hot with a cup of coffee..

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