Cashew Pakoda / Cashew Fritters
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Recipe type: Appetizer
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • Cashew nuts – 20 nos
  • Besan flour – ½ cup
  • Rice flour – 1 tbsp
  • Mint Leaves – 1 tbsp, chopped finely
  • Coriander leaves - 1tbsp, chopped finely
  • Asafoetoda – 1 pinch
  • Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
  • Ginger garlic paste – ¼ tsp
  • Baking soda – a pinch
  • Warm oil – 1 tbsp
  • Curry leaves – 5, chopped
  • Salt – 1 tbsp
  • Oil for frying
Instructions
  1. Soak the half broken cashews in water for fifteen minutes.
  2. In a mixing bowl, add everything except cashews. Mix well. Add the cashews and combine it well.
  3. Now add water little by little. Actually sprinkle and make it soft dough. It should not be liquid form.
  4. Heat kadai with enough oil to fry.
  5. Take some dough in your hands and slowly drop the dough in small batches.
  6. Dry fry the pakodas till they are golden brown. Drain it by placing in a kitchen tissue.
  7. Store it in an airtight container and can have it for 7-10 days.
Notes
Adding hot oil to the mixture makes it crispy.
Recipe by Relish The Bite at https://www.relishthebite.com/cashew-pakoda-cashew-fritters/