Capsicum pakoda | Kudamilagai pakoda | Shimla mirch pakora | Bell pepper snacks recipe
Capsicum pakoda | Kudamilagai pakoda | Shimla mirch pakora | Bell pepper snacks with detailed step by step instructions with pictures and video recipe below.
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What is Capsicum pakoda
Capsicum pakoda/ capsicum pakora is a deep-fried snack recipe prepared using capsicum, gram flour and spices. It is one of the Indian spicy snacks recipes to have with hot tea. Capsicum pakoda is also known as Kudamilagai Pakoda or Shimla Mirch pakora. It is easy evening snacks or quick tea-time snacks prepared along with tea in a few minutes. In India, there are many varieties of pakoda / pakora. Some of them are onion pakoda, ribbon pakoda, bajji milagai pakoda, cauliflower pakoda, etc. You can also check other snacks recipes like
Capsicum is also known as bell pepper, kudamilagai and shimla mirch. For this capsicum pakora, cut capsicum into small pieces and mix with besan flour, rice flour and spices and fry in hot oil. There is no shape for pakoda. Just sprinkle the mixture in hot oil and deep fry until it turns crispy. You can also check other Capsicum recipes like
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Capsicum pakoda | Kudamilagai pakoda | Shimla mirch pakora | Bell pepper snacks
Ingredients
- 2 Capsicum (medium size chopped)
- 1 Onion (chopped)
- Ginger (small piece chopped)
- 5 pods Garlic (crushed)
- Curry leaves (few chopped)
- Coriander leaves (few chopped)
- ½ cup Gram flour
- ½ cup Rice flour
- 2 tsp Chilly powder
- ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
- ½ tsp Asafoetida
- ½ tsp Fennel seeds
- Salt (as needed)
- tsp Oil
- Oil (for frying)
Instructions
- Cut the capsicum into thin lengthwise pieces.
- In a mixing bowl, add chopped capsicum, onion, ginger, coriander leaves, curry leaves, crushed garlic, gram flour, rice flour, salt, asafoetida, chilly powder, turmeric powder and fennel seeds mix well.
- Add 1 tsp oil and mix well. Don’t add water. Combine all ingredients well until the flour stick to the vegetables. If necessary, sprinkle some water into it.
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Take some portion of the capsicum mixture and sprinkle it in hot oil.
- Fry all sides of capsicum pakora on medium flame until it turns crispy and golden brown.
- Crispy capsicum pakora is ready to serve with hot tea.
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Capsicum pakoda | Kudamilagai pakoda | Shimla mirch pakora | Bell pepper snacks with step by step pictures:
1.Cut the capsicum into thin lengthwise pieces.
2.In a mixing bowl, add chopped capsicum, onion, ginger, coriander leaves, curry leaves, crushed garlic, gram flour, rice flour, salt, asafoetida, chilly powder, turmeric powder and fennel seeds mix well.
3.Add 1 tsp oil and mix well. Don’t add water. Combine all ingredients well until the flour stick to the vegetables. If necessary, sprinkle some water into it.
4.Heat oil in a pan.
5.Take some portion of the capsicum mixture and sprinkle it in hot oil.
6.Fry all sides of capsicum pakora on medium flame until it turns crispy and golden brown.
7.Crispy capsicum pakora is ready to serve with hot tea.
Keywords to understand
Ingredients Other Words
| Capsicum | Kutaimilakay,shimala mirch |
| Gram flour | katalai mavu, besan |
| Rice flour | arici mavu, chaaval ka aata |
| Salt | uppu, namak |
| Red chilly powder | civappu milakay tul, laal mirch paudar |
| Turmeric powder | manjal tul, haldee paudar |
| Asafoetida | Kayam, Hing |
| Fennel seed | peruncirakam, saumph ka beej |
| Coriander leaves | kottumalli talai, dhanie ke patte |
| Curry leaves | kariveppilai, karee patte |
| Onion | Venkayam, pyaaj |
| Ginger | Inji, adarak |
| Garlic | Puntu, lahasun |
| Oil | enney, tel |
Note
1.Don’t add water. The water in the vegetables is enough for kneading. If necessary, sprinkle some water into it.
2.Add more chilly powder, if want more spicy.
3.Fry pakora in medium flame.
4.Fry pakora until it turns crispy and golden brown.
5.Don’t want to make a shape for pakora. Just take some portion and sprinkle it in hot oil.
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