when you have sudden guest visiting you... these pakodas can be a hit... its easy and quick to make.
so here is the recipe:
Ingredients:
- American Sweet corn kernels -- 1 cup
- Brown bread -- 4 pieces
- Garlic cloves -- 2
- Chili flakes -- 1 tsp
- Oregano -- 1/2 tsp
- Cheese cubes -- 2
- Besan / Gram flour -- 1 cup
- Turmeric powder -- 1/2 tsp
- Ajwain -- one pinch
- Cumin seeds -- one pinch
- Asafoetida -- a pinch
- Salt to taste
- Oil to fry
Method:
- First in a mixer jar put the corn kernels, garlic, 4 brown breads and crush them all together do not make it a smooth paste. It should be coarsely ground.
- In a mixing bowl put the crushed corn mixture, chilli flakes, oregano and just a pinch salt(remember bread contains salt) to taste and mix together.
- In another bowl mix besan, turmeric, ajwain, cumin, asafoetida and salt to taste and mix together adding water to make a smooth pakoda batter.
- Next take a small quantity of the corn bread mixture shape it into round make a dent in between and stuff a piece of cheese cube and again cover it give it a round shape.
- Make the cheese stuff corn pattice out of rest of the corn mixture and keep it ready.
- Heat oil in a deep kadai and when its perfect hot dip each rounds in the besan batter and deep fry the pakodas.
- Serve hot with mint coriander chutney and tomato sauce. Enjoy it hot!