pakoras
Fried battered vegetables
Pakoras are Indian fritters—pieces of vegetable, meat, or fish coated in spiced chickpea batter and deep-fried until crisp.
Onion pakoras and potato pakoras are among the most common varieties.
They're typically served as appetizers or snacks, often with chutney: We ordered pakoras while we waited for the curry.
Chickpea-derived cooking flour
- chutneySpiced fruit-based condiment
- chaiSpiced milk tea
- bhajiFried Indian vegetable dish
- chaatSavory South Asian street-snack
dahi · raita · tamarind · monsoon · teatime · tiffin · iftar · bazaar
Cook in hot oil
- batterUncooked cake mixture
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- sizzleSound of frying
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
fritters · bubbles · tongs · drain · hot · crispy · crunchy · crackling
Yellow rhizome spice
- cuminGround aromatic seed
- corianderHerb yielding fragrant seeds
- gingerPungent culinary rhizome
- garlicPungent culinary bulb
fenugreek · asafoetida · carom
besan
Chickpea-derived cooking flour
chaat · dahi · raita · tamarind · monsoon · teatime · tiffin · iftar · bazaar · vendor
deep-fry
Cook in hot oil
golden · fritters · bubbles · tongs · drain · hot · crispy · crunchy · crackling · browned
turmeric
Yellow rhizome spice
garlic · fenugreek · asafoetida · carom
onion
Pungent layered bulb
- potatoEdible underground tuber
- spinachEdible dark green leaves
- cauliflowerCompact white vegetable head
eggplant · paneer · chili · cabbage · palak · aloo · mushroom · capsicum
raita
Yogurt-based cooling condiment
- ketchupTomato-based condiment
- appetizersmozzarella sticks, canapes, bruschetta, buffalo wings, nachos
- fried foodsfried chicken, french fries, onion rings, chicken nuggets, fried fish
- iftar foodsdates, biryani, kebabs, lentil soup, kunafa
- snackschips, crackers, cookies, granola bars, chocolate
- pub foodfish and chips, chips, bangers and mash, pork scratchings, scotch egg
- fasting foodslentils, chickpeas, fava beans, legumes, hummus
pakorassteamed vegetables
Produce cooked by vapor
crudités · salad · raita · grilled vegetables · health food
pakorasbiryani
Spiced layered rice dish
curry · main course · gulab jamun · kheer · dessert
pakorastempura
Japanese battered fried food
fish and chips · mozzarella sticks · onion rings · calamari · hush puppies