Friday, January 28, 2011

Peanut & Poha Pakoda

Its quite cold here again after some sunny & rainy days, needless to say its time to enjoy some deepfried crispies when its too cold out na..We enjoyed having this crispy pakoda for our evening snacks since i felt like having something crispy coz of this chilled evening..I tried out a simple and quick pakoda with peanuts,poha and with onions, this pakoda is really very easy to prepare also at the same time tastes super crispy, i didnt stop munching them and everyone at home enjoyed having this yummy pakoda for their snacks...

Crispy Peanut & Aval Pakoda

1cup Poha/Aval/Rice flakes
1cup Peanuts
2nos Onions( chopped lengthwise)
Few curry leaves
1cup Gram flour
1/2cup Rice flour
3nos Green chillies (chopped)
1tsp Grated ginger
3nos Garlic (crushed)
1tsp Fennel seeds (crushed)
Salt
Oil for deepfrying

Soak the poha in hot water, drain the water,keep aside..Now take the peanuts, chopped onions,softened poha,gram flour,rice flour,chopped green chillies, grated ginger,curry leaves, crushed garlic,crushed fennel seeds and salt..Sprinkle some water and turn them as a thick batter..

Heat oil for deep frying, gently drop the batter to the hot oil,fry until they turns crispy,drain the excess of oil with a paper towel..Enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee..

42 comments:

Shanavi said...

So innovative and damn good tasty it would be..Love it..

Swathi said...

Delicious crispy snack Priya.

Satrupa said...

Had never thought of Poha Pakoda ...... sounds excellent and looks perfect for a cold rainy eve :)

Cheers,
Satrupa

http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com

Soumya said...

wow...very innovative recipe...thanks for sharing... great and delicious pakodas...

Santosh Bangar said...

new combiaion crispy spicy pakora best snack in winter

Gulmohar said...

That's an innovative snack...Must be very delicious..

Krithi's Kitchen said...

Peanut Poha pakoda looks so crunchy.. Perfect for a cold evening..

Priya (elaichii) said...

Very new and looks so crunchy!

Cham said...

Poha never came in mind, looks perfectly crisp ur pakodas!

My attempt at The Julie/Julia project said...

super duper crispy... love them :)

jeyashrisuresh said...

poha with peanuts in pakoda ,i am drooling over here.Will try this soon.Tried ur bread cutlets,turned out so nice

sheetal paliwal said...

Never heard of poha pakoda...sounds different...does pakora soaked more oil because of poha??

Elisabeth said...

Such a crispy, crunchy and tasty treat! Delicious and inviting!

divya said...

wow...very innovative recipe....new combination crispy spicy pakoda...it must be delicious..

Shanthi said...

Crispy and crunchy

G said...

Yumm...Poha is so versatile..

G
http://ensamayalarangam.blogspot.com

Sensible Vegetarian said...

It is cold here too, would love to grab this plate of Pakodas. Looks fantastic.

Satya said...

That sounds really yummy priya...

Angie's Recipes said...

They look so crisp and fingerlicking!

Priti said...

Wonderful combo dear ...looks yum

sinfullyspicy said...

Another star recipe from you Priya! Looks crispy and yum.Love th ecolor from deep frying.

Pia said...

cripy and innovative pakodas. perfecy evening snack

Kurinji said...

Arumai......
Kurinji Kathambam

Event : Healthy Recipe Hunt - 1 (Aval/Poha/Riceflakes)

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Priya Sreeram said...

yummmm !it's a winner !

Akila said...

wow simply superb.....

Prathibha said...

Looks very crispy n yumm

kaarasaaram.com said...

Crispy and yummy...looks so nice...perfect for munching...
Reva

Nandini said...

What a crispy crunchy snack. Awesome.

Gayathri Kumar said...

Very innovative pakoras. Looks so crispy..

G.Pavani said...

crispy n yummy n perfect snack for tea..

Happy Cook said...

I am not hungry but looking to that picture makes me want to have them. Looke cruchy delicious,

Smitha said...

thats really a tasty treat!...yumm

Rachana said...

Pakodas look delicious! Using poha and peanuts together is very innovative.

aipi said...

What a delightful treat..perfect munchies for those hunger pangs :)

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Vidhya said...

Very Innovative.Pakodas looks so scrumptious.

Apu said...

Very nice Priya!! Loving the combination!!

Suchi said...

wow, poha pakoda sounds amazing- really super creative

PriyaVaasu said...

Pass the bowl please!!!!! Looks Lovely!!!!

S.Menaga said...

Innovative crispy snacks..

Sharmilee! :) said...

Tasty combination, crispy and perfect pakodas

Sushma Mallya said...

yummy,loved that you added peanuts...

Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal said...

Very very creative, love the idea.