Kambu Pakoda Recipe | Onion Pakoda using Kambu Flour | Pearl Millet Pakoda Recipe

Onion Pakoda is a very crunchy and spicy snack and its my all time favourite. Most of us love eating pakodas. We can make pakoda using onion, peanuts, cashews and even with mixed vegetables. Besan / Gram flour is the main ingredient of the pakoda. But in this recipe, instead of besan as main ingredient we are going to use kambu flour (Pearl Millet flour) as the main ingredient. We are going to add besan and rice flour in little quantity but kambu flour is the major proposition. Kambu Onion Pakoda is a very simple but crispy and tasty snack for a wonderful evening. When I did this dish first time, my whole family loved the pakoda and nowadays I am started using kambu flour pakoda instead of the conventional method.

Kambu Pakoda Recipe | Onion Pakoda using Kambu Flour
Nowadays, most of us are health conscious. People are trying to use more non-glutinous foods and also healthy cereals. Apart from offering excellent taste, Pearl millet(Kambu) contains essential mineral and nutrients, which provide the body with a variety of advantages. Pearl Millet has about 378 calories per 100 gm of weight. So very healthy millet to include in our day to day diet. So lets try to do pakoda using kambu flour hereafter. Lets see how to make this crunchy snack!

Kambu Pakoda Recipe | Onion Pakoda using Kambu Flour

Preparation and Yield:
Preparation time 10 mins
Cooking Time 30 mins
Servings 3

Kambu Pakoda Recipe | Onion Pakoda using Kambu Flour
Ingredients:
Kambu Flour (Pearl Millet Flour) 3/4 Cup*
Besam / Gram Flour 1/3 Cup
Rice Flour 1/4 Cup
Salt To taste
Red Chilli Powder 1 teaspoon
Onion 2
Peanuts (Optional) 1/4 Cup
Oil For Frying
Chopped Coriander Leaves 2 teaspoon
Ghee 1 teaspoon
* 1 cup = 250ml

Kambu Pakoda Recipe | Onion Pakoda using Kambu Flour


Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan and keep the flame in medium. Finely chop the onions length-wise. Take a mixing bowl, add kambu flour, besan and rice flour and mix well. To this add salt, red chilli powder.

Then add finely chopped onion, peanuts and coriander leaves and mix everything well. To this, now add 3 tablespoon of hot oil and ghee and mix well. The hot oil and ghee plays the main part in making the pakodas crispier.

Add water little by little and mix well so that all the ingredients are mixed up well. Check if the oil is hot by dropping a pinch of dough and if the dough raises up immediately, then the oil is ready. Take handfull of pakoda mixture and gently drop it in pieces in the oil.

Deep fry the pakoda in medium flame till the pakoda is crispy and turns golden brown color. Remove the pakoda from oil and place it in paper towel to drain excess oil.

Serve the yummy and crispy Kambu Pakoda with hot coffee / tea and slurp!!!

Kambu Pakoda Recipe | Onion Pakoda using Kambu Flour