Fulkopir Pakora Recipe | Bengali Phulkopir Bora | Crispy Cauliflower Fritter | Gobi Pakoda
 
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Recipe type: Main, snack
Cuisine: Bengali
Serves: 6 servings
Ingredients
  • Cauliflower: 1, small
  • For batter:
  • Maida, all-purpose flour: 4 tbsp
  • Besan, bengal gram flour: 2 tbsp
  • Rice flour: 2 tbsp
  • Turmeric powder: ½ tsp
  • Red chili powder: ½ tsp
  • Roasted cumin powder: ½ tsp
  • Salt: 1 tsp
  • Water: ¾ cup
  • Oil for deep frying, at least 500 ml or 2 cups
Instructions
  1. Discard the stem of a clean cauliflower and cut it into small florets with soft stem attached. See the video for reference.
  2. Place cauliflower florets in a large bowl and soak in water for 30 mins. for deep cleaning.
  3. Heat mustard oil in any deep bottomed pan which is suitable for deep frying. The depth of the pan should be more than 2”. Any other white/vegetable oil can also be used but pokora tastes beter when fried in mustard oil.
  4. Mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add water gradually little by little and keep whisking. Don’t add entire water together; this will make a large lump. Add little water, whisk to mix it thoroughly and then add again and so on. This will ensure lump free smooth matter.
  5. Now add 2 tbsp of hot mustard oil into the batter and whisk quickly. This hot mustard oil will make the batter silky and fries crispy.
  6. Now take cauliflower florests, dip in batter to coat nicely on both sides with thick batter. Shake off the excess batter.
  7. Turn the flame down and slide in batter covered florets in hot oil carefully. Don’t just drop the pokora in hot oil, slowly slide it in. this way there will be no oil spluttering.
  8. Keep the flame on medium-low and cook phulkopir bora for 5-7 mins. Flip gently on other side and cook for another 3 mins on medium flame. If fulkopir pakoda is evenly browned and puffed up, pakoda is done.
  9. Remove gobi pakode from oil with slotted spoon and keep on kitchen towels to get rid of excess oil.
  10. Serve immediately with tomato ketchup.
Recipe by Scratching Canvas at http://www.scratchingcanvas.com/fulkopir-bora-bogi-pakora-recipe/