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Wednesday, 19 March 2025

Bottle Gourd Leaves & Parsley Leaves Pakora / Fritters

 

           These Pumpkin leaves and parsley leaves can be turned into some amazingly delicious pakoras / fritters. Just pick up some tender bottle gourd leaves and parsley leaves and dish out these yummy pakoras. Relish them as appetizers with some chutney / sauce as an evening tea-time snack or as an accompaniment to dal-rice combo. So check out the step by step pictorial recipe to prepare these yummy fritters. 



           Tea time without some fried snacks is just meaningless. One can't resist the temptation of deep fried pakoras. A bowl of hot and crispy pakoras is anytime welcome. So dish out these easy to make yummy pakoras / fritters made of bottle gourd leaves and parsley leaves. 

          These crispy treats are just perfect with your evening cuppa. You can also serve them as appetizers with chutney, sauce, labneh, hummus or cheese spread. They are absolutely easy to prepare as it requires only few basic ingredients. I made them both spicy and tangy. However, it can be adjusted accordingly. 



             

           If it happens to be a rainy day or a cold winter night, then the excitement of having these pakoras reaches to another level. These amazing pakoras are also great as an accompaniment to dal chawal or curd rice. 

          Any leftover pakoras can be made into Kadhi Pakora the next day and enjoyed with hot steamed rice / jeera rice for a great comfort meal. You can also dish out pakora chaat for a light dinner.



  • 10-12 Pumpkin Leaves, chopped
  • 1/2 cup besan (gram flour)
  • 1/4 cup rice flour
  • 1 tsp. nigella seeds (kalonji)
  • pinch of baking soda
  • salt to taste
  • 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1-2 green chilies, chopped
  • 1 tsp. ginger, grated
  • oil to deep fry / shallow fry








            In a bowl, combine together all the above mentioned ingredients (except oil). Add very little water, only if required and prepare a dough. keep aside for 10 minutes.

            Take a small portion of the dough and give a round and slightly flat shape.

           Heat oil in a pan and drop the prepared pakoras, few at a time and fry on a low flame on all sides till light golden in colour. 

            Drain on a tissue paper and serve hot with sauce or chutney as an appetizer or as a side dish with rice-dal combo.






In a bowl, mix all the above mentioned ingredients (except oil). 



Add very little water, only if required & prepare a dough. keep aside for 10 minutes.



Take a small portion of the dough & give a round and slightly flat shape.
Heat oil in a pan & drop the pakoras, few at a time, & fry on a low 
flame on all sides till light golden in colour. 



                              Drain on a tissue paper.



                        Serve hot with chutney or sauce.









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