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Pakora (pronounced [pəˈkɔːɽa]) is a fritter originating from the Indian subcontinent. They are sold by street vendors and served in restaurants across South Asia . [ 5 ] They often consist of vegetables such as potatoes and onions, which are coated in seasoned gram flour batter and deep-fried.
Outside Southern and Western India, such preparations are often known as pakora. Its variations include the chili bajji, potato bajji, onion bajji, plantain bajji and the bread bajji (or bread pakora). Another version is called bonda (in south India), vada (in Maharashtra) and gota (in Gujarat).
A railway coach-themed Haldiram's restaurant in Nagpur. Haldiram's was established in 1937 as a retail sweets and namkeen shop in Bikaner, Rajasthan. [5] It was founded by Ganga Bhishen Agarwal, fondly known as Haldiram Ji. [6] In order to drive expansion, the company's first manufacturing plant was started in Calcutta (now Kolkata). [7]
Panipuris or golgappas is a deep-fried breaded hollow spherical shell, about 1 inch (25 mm) in diameter, filled with a combination of potatoes, raw onions, chickpeas and spices. It is a common snack and street food in the Indian subcontinent. [2] It is often flavoured with chili powder, chaat masala, herbs and many other spices. [3] [4] [5]
Bombay mix is an Indian snack mix which consists of a variable mixture of spicy dried ingredients, such as sev, fried lentils, peanuts, chickpeas, chickpea flour ganthiya, corn, vegetable oil, puffed rice, fried onion and curry leaves. [1] This is all flavored with salt and a blend of spices that may include coriander and mustard seeds.
Diced onions, chickpea, potatoes, a variety of leafy vegetables, brown bean paste, Burmese tofu, chayote, banana and crackling are other popular fritter ingredients. Black beans are made into a paste with curry leaves to make bayagyaw [ 13 ] —small fritters similar to falafel .
Kachori (pronounced [kətʃɔːɽi]) is a deep-fried, spicy, stuffed pastry originating from the Marwar [4] [5] region of Rajasthan, India. [6] It is made of maida filled with a stuffing of baked mixture of moong dal or onions (usually, depends on the variation), besan, coriander, red chili powder, salt, and other Indian spices and deep-fried in vegetable oil until crispy golden brown. [7]
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