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Mundhiri pakoda | Cashew pakoda

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 3 People
Course: Side Dish, Snacks
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
  

  • 100-200 Gms Cashews
  • 3/4 Cup Gram flour
  • 1/2 Cup Rice Flour / அரிசி மாவு
  • 1 Tsp Chilly Powder / மிளகாய் தூள்
  • 1 Tsp Salt
  • Pinch Asafoetids
  • Few Curry Leaves / கறிவேப்பிலை
  • Few Mint leaves / புதினா இலைகள்
  • Oil For deep-frying

Method
 

  1. Keep all ingredients ready
  2. Sieve gram flour and rice flour
  3. Break cashews into two halves and add to the flour
  4. Add chilly powder
  5. Sprinkle some asafoetida
  6. Add fresh and clean curry leaves
  7. Add fresh and clean mint leaves
  8. Add 1 tsp salt
  9. Mix well by hands
  10. Add water little by little and mix. The dough should be crumble in texture.
  11. Do not add much water. At once you prepare the dough start frying it. Otherwise cashews absorb water and loses it's crispiness.
  12. Heat oil in a kadai
  13. Add prepared mixture and deep fry in low flame.
  14. Mundhiri pakoda is ready.
  15. Favorite tea time snacks.

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