Spicy mushroom pakoda
Stuffed mushrooms in a crisp spiced batter. Makes 15
Small mushroom caps are filled with a garlicky, spicy breadcrumb and onion paste, dipped in a three-flour batter and fried until golden. They are crisp outside and juicy inside. Serve them hot with chilli sauce.
- Total time
- 45 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 15 small mushroomsstems removed
- oilfor deep frying
For the masala paste
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- ¼ tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 3 tbsp breadcrumbs
- 1 small onionfinely chopped
- ¼ tsp saltor to taste
For the batter
- 5 tbsp wholewheat flour
- 6 tbsp rice flour
- 5 tbsp gram flour (besan)
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- ½ tsp green chilli paste
- ½ tsp ginger paste
- ¼ tsp asafoetida
- ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- ½ tsp saltor to taste
- ½ cup waterabout
To serve
- chilli sauce (optional)
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Mix 1 tsp garlic paste, ¼ tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp lemon juice, 3 tbsp breadcrumbs, 1 small onion and ¼ tsp salt into a paste, and fill the 15 small mushrooms with it.
Step 2: Mix 5 tbsp wholewheat flour, 6 tbsp rice flour, 5 tbsp gram flour (besan), ¼ tsp ground turmeric, 1 tsp red chilli powder, ½ tsp green chilli paste, ½ tsp ginger paste, ¼ tsp asafoetida, ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda and ½ tsp salt. Add ½ cup water gradually to make a batter of medium coating consistency. A little ghee added to the batter makes pakoda even crisper.
Step 3: Heat oil over medium heat. Dip the mushrooms in the batter and fry until golden brown.
12 minStep 4: Drain and serve the pakoda hot with chilli sauce.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 200 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 21 g
- Fat
- 11 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does spicy mushroom pakoda take?
- About 45 minutes in total: 25 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it very spicy?
- It has some heat. Use less chilli for a milder version, or more if you like it hot.
- What can I use instead of small mushrooms?
- Aubergine, diced, same weight.
- What can I use instead of garlic paste?
- 1 crushed garlic clove per ½ tsp.
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