Cauliflower florets 2 cups Besan | Kadalai maavu 1/2 cup Rice flour 1/4 cup Red chili powder 1 tsp Salt as needed Baking soda a pinch Oil for deep frying Chaat masala 2-3 pinches (optional) Video of how to make cauliflower pakoda
Wash the cauliflower florets and keep it aside. In a pan add water and add little salt. Bring it to a boil. Add the cauliflower florets to this and let this stay in hot water for a minute. Drain the water completely and keep it aside.
In a bowl add the besan, rice flour, red chili powder, baking soda and salt. Add little water and make a thick paste out of this without any lumps. The consistency should be little thicker than an idli batter. Beat the mixture with a spoon nicely to get a nice airy batter.
If you add more water by mistake add 1-2 tblsp of rice flour to bring it to the right consistency. Add the cauliflower florets to this and mix well and let all the florets get coated with the batter evenly.
Heat the oil for deep frying. When it is hot, bring the oil to medium flame and put the cauliflower florets in oil and fry in batches. Let this cook and gets golden brown on the outer side.
Once it is done take out from oil drain in kitchen towel. When it is hot sprinkle some chaat masala on this and serve hot. Adding chaat masala is optional, you can skip this too.
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