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... Reply To This Comment

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

Swathi said... Reply To This Comment

Delicious crispy snack Priya.

Satrupa said... Reply To This Comment

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... Reply To This Comment

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

Santosh Bangar said... Reply To This Comment

new combiaion crispy spicy pakora best snack in winter

Namitha said... Reply To This Comment

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

KrithisKitchen said... Reply To This Comment

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

Elaichii said... Reply To This Comment

Very new and looks so crunchy!

Cham said... Reply To This Comment

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

Tahemeem said... Reply To This Comment

super duper crispy... love them :)

Jeyashris Kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

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... Reply To This Comment

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

Elisabeth said... Reply To This Comment

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

divya said... Reply To This Comment

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

Shanthi Krishnakumar said... Reply To This Comment

Crispy and crunchy

Gayu said... Reply To This Comment

Yumm...Poha is so versatile..

G
http://ensamayalarangam.blogspot.com

Sensible Vegetarian said... Reply To This Comment

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

Satya said... Reply To This Comment

That sounds really yummy priya...

Angie's Recipes said... Reply To This Comment

They look so crisp and fingerlicking!

Indian Khana said... Reply To This Comment

Wonderful combo dear ...looks yum

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

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

Pia said... Reply To This Comment

cripy and innovative pakodas. perfecy evening snack

Kurinji said... Reply To This Comment

Arumai......
Kurinji Kathambam

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

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Priya Sreeram said... Reply To This Comment

yummmm !it's a winner !

Akila said... Reply To This Comment

wow simply superb.....

chef and her kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

Looks very crispy n yumm

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

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

Nandinis food said... Reply To This Comment

What a crispy crunchy snack. Awesome.

Gayathri Kumar said... Reply To This Comment

Very innovative pakoras. Looks so crispy..

Pavani said... Reply To This Comment

crispy n yummy n perfect snack for tea..

Finla said... Reply To This Comment

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

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

thats really a tasty treat!...yumm

Rachana said... Reply To This Comment

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

aipi said... Reply To This Comment

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

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Vidhya said... Reply To This Comment

Very Innovative.Pakodas looks so scrumptious.

AJ said... Reply To This Comment

Very nice Priya!! Loving the combination!!

Suchitra Vaidyaram said... Reply To This Comment

wow, poha pakoda sounds amazing- really super creative

Priya Srinivasan - I Camp in My Kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

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

Menaga Sathia said... Reply To This Comment

Innovative crispy snacks..

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Tasty combination, crispy and perfect pakodas

Sushma Mallya said... Reply To This Comment

yummy,loved that you added peanuts...

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Very very creative, love the idea.