Savory Pakoras!

This is definitely not the most healthiest, since it's fried, but once in awhile is fine for us :-)  I'm sure you can experience baking these yummies!   

Ingredients:

1 shredded potato (big)

1/2 thinly sliced onion and into 1/4 to 1/2 pieces

chopped green chili 

red chili powder

coriander powder

cumin powder

asafoetida (optional) you can get this at any indian store

salt

chopped cilantro

besan (chick pea flour) -- can get at indian store

sunflower oil or any other frying oil

a pinch of baking soda

In a bowl, combine the potato and onion together and stir in some salt to taste.  Massage the salt well into the mixture, and let sit for a couple minutes.  You'll find that the mixture will become soft and water will come out, which is what we want.  Once it's softer, add all the spices, and cilantro in and mix well and let sit for a couple more minutes.  Add the besan and baking soda by sprinkling it in until the mixture becomes kind of thick but not too thick.   For the spices, you can experiment w/ quantity...again :)

Fry in hot oil until golden brown....and enjoy with ketchup, some yummy tamarind sweet chutney or green cilantro chutney!