Crispy cauliflower pakoda or bajji made using cauliflower or gobi tossed in gram flour batter and spices and fried till crispy. Delicous gobi pakora with step by step pictures.
Cauliflower Pakoda Recipe
We make this very often at home. It is one of my go to recipe for gobi pakoras. Mom loved fried cauliflower like this or gobi 65 more than manchurian. So whenever we buy cauliflower we used to make this often. Check out other cauliflower recipes here.
These crisp golden nuggets make a great snack for kids, since these turn out very crisp, kids will love it for sure. Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.
How to Make Cauliflower Pakoda
- Take all ingredients except oil in a bowl and mix well. Add very little water and mix well.
- Heat oil in a pan, drop the pakora in hot oil and fry till golden brown.
- Drain and set aside.
- Serve with ketchup.
Version 1: Cauliflower Pakoda Recipe
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| Take boiled cauliflower in a bowl |
Version 2 : Gobi Pakoda Recipe
I can remember my childhood days when I start making dishes like this. Because when we were little, amma used to make this deep fried snacks before we come from school or college..
She makes it the right time so that when we reach home, we will be welcomed with a heady aroma of this bhajji. Amma make this bhajji with potato, raw banana, brinjals or onions. My favorite in that is onion bhajji. Soon I will post that recipe soon..
This bhajji are best had with some hot Indian chai. This taste equally delicious with some masala chai too(recipe soon). I hope you all love it and off you go to the step by step recipe with pictures.
How to Make Cauliflower Bajji
- Bring water to boil and add in salt and turmeric to it. Now add in cauliflower florets in this and cook for 1 mins. Drain and set aside.
- Now make a batter by mixing gram flour, salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder, baking powder, asafoetida, ginger garlic paste and some water..Make this batter little bit thicker.
- Now heat oil for deep frying. Dip the cauliflower in this batter and fry it in oil.
- Cook till it gets golden. Drain and serve with mint chutney or ketchup.
Pictorial:
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| boil water with salt and turmeric |
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| add cauliflower in this..Cook for few minutes |
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| Drain and set aside |
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| now make batter..Take gram flour in a bowl |
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| add in salt |
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| baking powder |
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| now add in asafoetida |
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| and ginger garlic paste |
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| throw in spices |
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| and mix well |
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| pour in water |
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| and make into a thick batter |
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| heat oil for deep frying |
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| Dip cauliflower in this batter |
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| and take it out |
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| fry that in hot oil |
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| fry till golden. |
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| drain this |
Cauliflower Pakoda | Gobi Pakoda Recipe | Gobi Pakora
Ingredients
Cauliflower Pakoda Recipe
- Cauliflower - 3 cups boiled and drained
- Salt to taste
- Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tblspn
- Chilli Powder - 1 tsp or to taste
- Lemon juice to taste
- Gram Flour / Besan / Kadalai Mavu - ½ cup
- Rice Flour - ¼ cup
- Cornflour - 2 tblspn
- Baking Powder - ½ tsp
- Oil for deep frying
Cauliflower Bajji Recipe
- Cauliflower-1 cut into florets
- Gram Flour / Kadalai Mavu / Besan-2 cups
- Ginger Garlic Paste-1 tblspn
- Baking powder-1 tsp
- Chilli powder-1 tsp
- Turmeric powder / Manjal podi-1 tsp
- Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi-1 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Oil for deep frying
Instructions
Cauliflower Pakoda Recipe
- Take all ingredients except oil in a bowl and mix well. Add very little water and mix well.
- Heat oil in a pan, drop the pakora in hot oil and fry till golden brown.
- Drain and set aside.
- Serve with ketchup.
Cauliflower Bajji Recipe
- Bring water to boil and add in salt and turmeric to it..Now add in cauliflower florets in this and cook for 1 mins..Drain this and set aside.
- Now make a batter by mixing gram flour, salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder, baking powder, asafoetida, ginger garlic paste and some water..Make this batter little bit thicker..
- Now heat oil for deep frying..Dip the cauliflower in this batter and fry it in oil..
- Cook till it gets golden..Drain and serve with mint chutney or ketchup..
Asiya
My mom used to make these for me when I was studying for exam...loved them! Yours look fabulous!
Krithi's Kitchen
I have been abstaining from not making deep fried snacks after gulped in so much for diwali.. now you are tempting me....
Krithi's Kitchen
Event: Serve It - Festival Potluck
Archana
yummy yummy. My tummy grumbles.
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Unknown
Hey, I really enjoyed your recipe. I made my first gobi pakora for a party and it turned out great!
vishnu priya
Tried this yesterday and it turned out so well dear.. thanks a lot for the recipe
santhaanabharathi raavanan
Hello.. I have tried your chicken chukka fry recipe and it had came very good. And I'm a fan of your blog. Thanking you for your tastier recipes. keep publishing.. all the best
Saranya Balaji
Hi, is it baking powder or baking soda for the recipe?