Onion-pakoda.......

Ingredients.....


Gram flour   2 cup
Onion - 1 cup
Rice flour -2  tbsp
Cumin seeds   -1 tsp
Carom seeds  -1 tsp
Chilli powder -3/4 tsp
Hot oil - 1 tsp
Garam masala....1/2tsp
Turmeric -1/2tsp
Fresh chopped coriender
Salt as needed
Oil for deep frying pakoras



method......

Cut onion thinly lengthwise and keep it aside.
In a bowl, mix together onion, salt, gram flour, rice flour, chilli powder, 1 tsp hot oil and including all other ingredients. Add approximately  1 cup  of water and mix well.it should be thick batter.
Heat oil in a kadai. To check if the oil is hot enough to fry the pakodas, drop a little batter into the oil, if the batter raises to the surface immediately, the oil is ready for frying the pakodas.
Reduce the heat to medium, take a little prepared pakoda batter and drop it into the oil . Do not make balls or shape it, this pakoda should be shapeless.it will take its own shape.
Fry until golden brown, stirring in between. Remove it from the oil and drain excess oil .
Serve onion pokoda with a hot cup of tea, coffee .
Its great snack for evening,specially in rainy season.