DONDAKAYA PAKODI FRY

INGREDIENTS  :

DONDAKAYA - 1 LB (SLICED)

URAD DAL - 1 TSP

CHANNA DAL - 1 TSP

MUSTARD  SEEDS - ½ TSP

CUMIN SEEDS - ½  TSP

CASHEW - ¼ CUP

CURRY LEAVES - 1 STEM

ONION - 1 BIG CHOPPED
 
RED CHILLI - 3 BIG

COCONUT - 5 SMALL PIECES GREATED

CORIANDER  POWDER - 1 TSP

OIL - 3 TBLSP

INGREDIENTS FOR PAKODA:

OIL - FOR FRYING PAKODA

CHANA FLOUR - ½ CUP

ONION - 1 SMALL (SLICED)

CHILLI  POWDER - 1 TSP

SALT - TO TASTE

PREPARING PAKODA -



Take a bowl and chana flour, add a pinch of salt and chilli powder. Now add sliced onions pieces and some water to make it like a batter. Mix it well. 


Take a pan and keep the oil for frying the pakoda. Place the flour batter (along with onions) into oil (Tip: Make sure you place the batter in small portions into oil, so you get nice crispy pakoda). After frying, keep the pakoda aside.

Now take dodakaya and cut them into slices, also cut the onions. Take a pan, add oil, after heating add some turmeric powder. Now add all the ingredients (Mustard, Urad dal, Channa dal, Mustard Seeds, Cumin Seeds, Cashew, Curry leaves, Onions, and Red Chilli) one after other. Fry them little and then later add the dodakaya pieces then add little salt and mix it well.

Keep the lid for few min and steam cook. Then add chilli powder and coriander powder and fry in medium flame. 

Now add the pakoda to pan and fry for few more min. Later put the  grated coconut and mix it well. After it is fried  remove into a bowel

It is ready to serve.