Indian Zucchini Fritters Recipe - Zucchini Pakora (Vegan + Glutenfree) (2024)

FAQs

What is a good substitute for flour in fritters? ›

Almond Flour: A little bit of almond flour gives the fritters a fabulous texture without adding many carbs. Coconut flour can also be substituted but you would only need 2-3 tablespoons.

Traditionally, pakoras, or pakodas, are made using gram flour (besan) as the primary ingredient for the batter. Gram flour gives pakoras a distinctive flavor, texture, and golden color when fried. However, it's possible to make pakoras using maida (all-purpose flour), although the texture and taste will be different.

Make batter: Place chickpea flour in a bowl with the spices (turmeric, cumin, coriander, fenugreek, chilli). Slow whisk in the water. Mix in Vegetables: Add potato, cauliflower, onion, ginger, chilli and coriander. Mix well with a wooden spoon.

If you want to make fritters without eggs, the best egg replacement is chickpea flour, sometimes known as garbanzo bean flour.

Brown rice flour is about as close to a 1:1 substitute for all-purpose flour as it gets since it provides structure and a “wheat-like” flavor.

Adding baking soda helps the pakoda to have a soft texture. Adding hot oil in the batter: in the gram flour batter, you can also add 1 or 2 teaspoons of oil. This makes the onion pakoda crisp and it absorbs less oil while frying. Frying temperature: The temperature of the oil has to be correct while frying.

However, try adding some rice flour to your batter the next time you plan to make them. Rice flour helps make the pakoras crispy as it does not soak up as much oil as gram flour. The next thing to keep in mind while preparing the batter is to use cold water. Since the batter is cold, it will not absorb too much oil.

Tip: make sure the oil is hot enough, otherwise the pakoras will fall apart – but not so hot that steam starts rising from it, as the pakoras will burn. To make them extra crispy, I add about a tablespoon of hot oil to the batter before I start frying, which I do using a large round ladle with holes.

Meaning of besan in English

Chickpea flour, also known as gram flour or besan, is of great importance in Indian cuisine. Try besan flour (which is gluten-free) instead of wheat. Synonym. gram flour.

What can I use instead of gram flour for pakora? ›

Also look for a fresher stock as old stock of lentil flours often taste bitter. If you are allergic to gram flour, you may use wheat flour. But the texture will be very different. Rice flour is more commonly used in South India for pakora.

Pakoras increase bad cholesterol and lower good cholesterol from the body leading to obesity and coronary diseases.

Pakory In Mustard Oil 😋

Both my parents love to have all types of pakora and they want me to make lots and loads of pakoras 😂 so i prefer to fry my pakoras in mustard oil /sarson ka tail. Its very healthy choice for frying. Even we cook our daily meals in this oil and its just awesome.

Baking soda, just like cakes, makes the pakoras light and fluffly. I personally dont add baking soda to any pakora batter. The trick is to make small batches of batter and deep fry.

Adding flour to a wetter batter will give you the thick consistency you want. Add crumbled stock cubes for a flavourful kick! Add as little or as much as you like (or none at all), depending on the flavour you want.

Yes, you substitute plain flour with cornstarch, but it won't be a 1:1 substitution. You will need more plain flour than cornstarch when swapping the ingredients in a recipe. For example, if your recipe requires 1 tablespoon of cornstarch, you can substitute it for 2 tablespoons of plain flour.

Add 1 tablespoon of tapioca, corn, or potato starch to the bowl. Mix it well to combine and wait 5 minutes. If it's still too thin, add one more tablespoon and then do a test pancake on your pan.