Cashew Pakoda

Pakoras or Pakodas as called in South is a great snack for the evening and is best enjoyed piping hot during the rainy times!

1. Besan flour 2 cups
2. Rice flour - 1 cup
3. Ginger - small piece
4. Green chillies - 10 -12
5. Cashew pieces - 1/4 cup
6. Cooking soda - a pinch (optional)
7. Curry leaves a few
8. Coriander leaves - a few
9. Onion - 1 or 2
10. Ghee - 1 table spoon
11. Cooking oil for deep frying
12. Hing - a pinch
13. Salt to taste

Pre-Preparation

1. Cut the onion into thin pieces. Cut the green chillies,ginger and the curry leaves and put these into a bowl
2. Pour the ghee,add salt,baking soda,hing powder and mix thoroughly for 5 minutes.
3. Add the besan flour and the rice flour and the cashew pieces
4. The dough should not be too dry or too soggy. The dough should crumble in your hands.


Preparation
5. In a deep frying pan pour the oil and wait till it hots up.
6. Drop the dough into the oil a little by little without too much of shaping them
7. Remove once the pakoras turn golden brown and crispy


Tastes great, plain or with tomato sauce.