Gobi ke Pakode

Ingredients

1 cup gobi/cauliflower cut into florets

Salt to taste

Oil for frying

FOR THE BATTER:

1/2 cup besan / Bengal gram flour

3 tsp rice flour

1/2 tsp hing/ asafoetida

Salt to taste

1 tsp red chilli powder

Pinch of cooking soda

Take all the ingredients in a bowl, add water and make a semi-thick batter and keep aside

Procedure

• Put the gobi florets in the water, adding some salt for 20 mins

• Wash the gobi florets well and drain all the water, add a little salt and toss well

• Heat oil in a Kadai, once it becomes hot, dip each floret in the batter and deep fry on a medium flame till it becomes golden brown and crisp

• Put the fried pakodas on the tissue paper

• Have it hot with tea or coffee and enjoy..