Mushroom Pakora
Mushroom Pakora is quick and easy to make, full of flavour, and fun to eat! Here's how to make the popular Indian snack.
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 141kcal
Equipment
- Deep Fryer Or heavy bottomed pot
Ingredients
- Oil for deep frying
- 1 ¼ cups Garbanzo (chickpea) flour
- ¼ cup White rice flour
- 1 teaspoon Curry powder
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Coriander powder
- ¼ teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 cup Water
- 1 lb Button or Crimini mushrooms
Instructions
- Start heating your oil to 350F – you’ll want at least 2-3″ of oil in your pot or deep fryer.
- In a large bowl, combine flours, spices, salt, and baking powder. Add water, stir well to form a thick batter. Allow batter to sit for 5 minutes or so, to soften the bean flour.
- One by one, dip the mushrooms in the batter, allowing excess batter to drop off before carefully transferring to the heated oil
- Fry for a few minutes on each side, until golden brown and crispy
- Use a slotted metal spoon to transfer fried mushrooms to paper towels.
- Serve hot, with cilantro-mint chutney.
Notes
Due to software limitations, the nutritional information does not include deep frying. Expect that the oil will add some fat and calories to the total.
Nutrition
Calories: 141kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Sodium: 428mg | Potassium: 470mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 18IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 2mg