Ragi Pakoda is a kongunad special dish made with minimal ingredients with ragi flour. Ragi Pakoda Recipe with step by step pictures and video.
Ragi Pakoda is a crispy snack made with ragi flour.Ragi pakoda recipe with step by step pictures and video.Lets learn how to make kongunad special snack ragi pakoda recipe.
I have heard ragi pakoda is a kongunad special snack.I had it only once in my neighbours house and instantly fell for it so wanted to try and post it.This has minimal ingredients and you can have other variations to this recipe too but this is a authentic kongunad special ragi pakoda recipe.
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This is a perfect tea time snack that you can try especially during such times when it drizzles and the weather is chill and you crave for some deep fried snacks.
Variations
- You can add a teaspoon of fennel seeds for more flavour.
- You can add a tablespoon of rice flour or gram flour too.
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Ragi Pakoda | Fingermillet Fritters
Ingredients
- 1 cup ragi flour
- 1 medium sized onion finely chopped
- 2 tablespoon curry leaves finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon coriander leaves finely chopped
- 1/4 cup raw peanuts
- 1 tablespoon fried gram dal
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon hot oil
- salt to taste
- water as needed
- oil to deep fry
Instructions
- To a mixing bowl add ragi flour, onion, curry leaves, coriander leaves. Grind peanuts, fried gram dal to a coarse mixture and add it.
- Add salt, red chilli powder and hot oil to it. Mix it well first, add water little by little.
- Mix well until it holds together like this when pressed with your palm. The dough should be wet and hold together that's it, do not add more water and make the dough tight.
- Heat oil in a kadai - Pinch the dough and add it to hot oil.
- Do not overcrowd, just add in batches to fry. Turn over and fry.
- Fry until crisp. Repeat to finish Finally switch off add curry leaves and fry until crisp and remove it. Enjoy Ragi Pakoda!
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Notes
- As the color itself is brown so make sure to fry until crisp and do not burn it.
- Deep fry in medium flame else the pakodas will drink more oil.
- Adding peanuts gives nice taste and also crunch to the pakoda so don't skip it.
How to make Ragi Pakoda
- To a mixing bowl add ragi flour,onion,curry leaves,coriander leaves.Grind peanuts,fried gram dal to a coarse mixture and add it.
- Add salt,red chilli powder and hot oil to it.Mix it well first, add water little by little.
- Mix well until it holds together like this when pressed with your palm.The dough should be wet and hold together thats it, do not add more water an dmake the dough tight.Heat oil in a kadai – Pinch the dough and add it to hot oil.
- Do not overcrowd, just add in batches to fry.Turn over and fry.
- Fry until crisp.Repeat to finish.Finally switch off add curry leaves and fry until crisp and remove it.
Serve hot with tea!
Expert Tips
- As the color itself is brown so make sure to fry until crisp and do not burn it.
- Deep fry in medium flame else the pakodas will drink more oil.
- Adding peanuts gives nice taste and also crunch to the pakoda so don’t skip it.
Muthulakshmi
I tried this recipe today for snacks for my daughter and she loved it. The taste was perfect and crunchy. Thanks mam🤩🤩🤩🤩