Potatoes bhaji(pakode)

 Potato bhaji is tea time snack. It’s tasty and super delicious, everyone will like from children to adults. Enjoy with tomato sauce or hot tea.

Servings : 3

Cooking Time: 15-20 min

Author :Puja Raghuvir naik

Ingredients

1. 4 to 5 tbsp besan
2. 1-2 tbsp Rice flour 
3. 2 potatoes peeled and grated (thin long shaped)
4. 1 onion chopped and thin sliced
5. 2 green chilies chopped 
6. 1/2 tsp red chili powder
7. 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
8. Pinch of hing
9. 1/4 tsp black pepper powder
10. Mint chopped optional
11. Green coriander chopped
12. Salt as per taste
13. Oil to fry

Method

1. Peeled and grate potatoes or cut into a thin long shape, wash in water 3 times, squeeze the water completely from potatoes and keep it in a vessel, 
2. Add all spices one by one, add salt as per taste, mix well, 
3. Add chopped onion and green chilies, green coriander, again mix well.
4. Add rice flour and besan don’t add water because potatoes leave the water after adding salt into the mixture.
5. mix well, try to make a ball shape of a small amount of mixture, if not then add a small amount of besan to it so that it becomes sticky and forms a ball shape.
6. heat a pan on gas with oil, fry mixture ball on medium flame till it becomes golden brown and crispy.
7. remove from oil and keep on frying tissue paper or kitchen tissue paper to remove excess oil from the pakoda.
8. serve hot with tomato sauce or tea.