How To Prepare Chana Pakora In A Clay Pot
Clay pots are popular worldwide as cooking containers. It's easy to see why because the heat retention properties of clay and their natural non-stick surface make them very convenient for cooking just about any food to perfection. We all know that using a slow cooker allows you to cook your food slowly and without much attention required, which is especially nice if you're busy or away from home during the day.
Cooking Indian foods in clay pots provides an equally impressive performance. Clay pots retain heat much better than regular metal pots or pans and can give your dish some extra flavor while making it healthier than methods that require oil or grease. We love sharing traditional recipes with our readers, so today we will be preparing Chana Pakora which is a tasty Indian appetizer made with garbanzo beans, gram flour and spices.
Learn how to make the recipe with our detailed instructions and watch us transform this classic into an extraordinary meal that will impress even the most demanding of guests!
· 2 cups Chana (chick peas soaked overnight)
· 1 cup onion finely chopped
· 5 tsp ginger garlic paste
· 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
· 1/4 cup gram flour or besan Salt to taste
To prepare the Tadka (tempering):
· Heat oil in a small saucepan on medium heat.
· Add cumin seeds and allow it to crackle.
· Add red chili, cloves and cinnamon stick.
· When the cumin seeds turn brown,
· add minced garlic to it.
· Sauté for a minute or until golden-brown.
· Add green chili and curry leaves to this tempering mixture.
· Pour the entire tempering mixture over the prepared Chana Pakora
· Chop onions into small pieces
· Squeeze excess water from Chana using a towel
· Mix all ingredients given under "to prepare Chana pakoda," except oil
· Heat oil in a non-stick pan on medium heat
· Form small portions of the batter by taking 1 tsp of batter at a time between your palms
· Dip each portion in besan so that it's evenly coated from all sides
· Shallow fry Chana Pakora until both sides are golden brown
· Serve hot with chutney or ketchup
So here is our main course, Chana Pakora. We hope you'll give this recipe a try and let us know how it turns out for you! We would love to hear from you. If you have any questions or comments, then please feel free to share them with us in the section below. Thank you for reading and bon appétit!