MEDU PAKODA / PATTANAM PAKODA

Hi friends,
Medu pakoda or pattanam pakoda is a traditional evening snack recipe made in thanjavur district of the South Indian state of Tamilnadu. It has a crunchy outer layer with a soft inner mass so that when you bite into it you feel the texture really appealing.

Ingredients:

• Besan or gram flour - 1/2 cup
• Rice flour - 1/2 cup
• Fried gram - powdered - 1/2 cup
• Cumin seed powder - 1 teaspoon 
• Fennel seed powder - 1 teaspoon 
• Ginger paste - 1 teaspoon 
• Garlic paste - 1 teaspoon 
• Red chilli powder - 1/2 teaspoon 
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon 
• Green chillies - 2-3; depending on the desired level of spiciness; chopped
• Onion - 1, medium sized, chopped 
• Baking soda - 1/2 teaspoon 
• Ghee or clarified butter - 2 tablespoons 
• Cashews - 6, broken into halves
• Salt - to taste 
• Water - < 1/2 cup
• Oil - for frying 

Method:

• Take the Besan, rice flour, fried gram powder, cumin seed powder, fennel seed powder, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl 
• Add the ginger paste and garlic paste 
• Mix well
• Add the onions and green chillies 
• Mix well
• Heat the ghee in a kadai 
• Add the cashews and roast them 
• Add the fried cashews along with the hot ghee to the flour mixture 
• Mix well with the help of a ladle
• Then, sprinkle water little by little till you make a dough
• Divide the dough into equal portions 
• Roll each portion into a ball 
• Keep aside 
• Heat oil in the kadai  or wok
• Deep fry them in batches till they turn crispy
• Remove and place on a kitchen tissue (paper towel)
• Serve hot with accompaniment of your choice 

Please do try this recipe and enjoy the art of cooking!!!

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