Alu-Badam Pakora (Potato-Peanuts Fritters )....:)

Last 2/3 days in our Oklahoma's weather is very cloudy & rainy. Pakoras are perfect for a rainy day. So I think prepare Alu-Badam  Pakora/Fritters & enjoy this weather with gorma goram chai(hot tea) also. Pakora & tea is a good combination to enjoying the  rainy day.Many different kinds of pakora can be found throughout India.But this Potato-Peanuts Fritters/Pakora is litle bit difference to another pakora.

Fist time I eat this nice Pokora  in Our friend's(Koushikda & Sangita ) house. Koushikda's Mom(Auntie) prepare this new style Pakora/Fritters. Really Kakima(Auntie) is a great cook & she is a very respectable person too .Thank u soo much Auntie for your's nice & yammy recipe.I hope You also enjoy with this recipe:-

Ingredients:-

• Medium Potato                                         1
• Onion                                                      1/2(optional)
• Peanuts (Raw)                                                   1/4 cup
• Gram flour (Besan)                                   1 Cup 
• Corn starch                                               2-3 tsp 
• Backing soda                                            1/4 tsp
•  Ajwain (carom seeds)                             1/4 tsp
• Chili powder                                            1/4 tsp
• Salt                                                           to your taste
• Water                                                       1 cup or as need
• Vegetable oil for frying                               2-3 cups

Method:-

1. At first wash and peel the potato and onion .Then slice them thin.(Onion chopped very small size).
2. I using raw peanuts. So Just dry roast in medium flame for 3-4 mins.
3. Let it cool a side.
4. In a bowl mix gram flour,Corn starch  , red chili powder,Backing soda,slice Potato,copped onion ,Peanuts,Salt &  Ajwain.
5. Now add little water at a time in the mixer and mixing properly with your hand it for a minute or until  beat it for a til it become a smooth batter.
   
6. Heat the oil in frying pan or a kadhi, for 5 to 6 minutes keep the heat to high then turn it to medium high, so that oil heats up quickly, in 7 to 8 minutes oil will heat. The correct temperature is important for any fry dish .
7.  Now well coated potatoes with the batter/mixer , gently drop them into hot oil (5 to 6 pieces on a  same time ). 
8. Then pakoras upside down frying  for 4 to 5 minutes or until the pakors become golden brown.
   
9. Once pakoras become golden brown with the spatula take them out from the oil and place them on the plate over paper towel so that excess oil is absorbed.  
10. Now Serve pakoras hot with  tomato ketchup/ coriander chutney.
    

Now Enjoy Your's Potato-Peanuts Pakora/ Fritters.....!!!!