Onion Pakodi Andhra Style

This is very tasty snacks in rainy  season or when the climate become cool.Eating hot  crispy  onion pakodies while watching the beautiful climate or favourite T.V show...That enjoyment is different....This ginger onion crispy pakodi is very famous in andhra and naturally many people prepare this one on evening section when children coming back to school...Nice snacks for kids...

Ingredients

besan flour	1 cup
onion	2
green chillies	6
ginger	1 inch pieces
suji	5 spoons
salt	to taste
oil	for deep fry
rice flour	2 spoons

Preparation

Wash onions,green chillies and ginger and cut onions into long slices and cut green chillies into small pieces.

Peel ginger and wash once again and cut into small pieces.

 Method

1.Take a big  mixing bowl and add onions,green chilli pieces and ginger pieces and mix all well.Then add 1 spoon of oil and add suji and mix well.

2.Add besan flour,rice flour and salt and  mix well and add water little by little to make pakoda batter.

3.Taste the batter if salt is enough or not.If not add some more salt and mix well.

4.Take kadai  and put on the flame.

5.Add oil for deep fry.Put the flame on high till oil is heated.

6.When oil is heated reduce the flame and take a little portion of batter and place it in the heated oil and fry till they become to  golden colour.

7.Remove this pakodies from oil and place them on the paper napkin for absorb excess of oil.

8.This onion pakodi is good snacks and nice combination to eat with tomato sauce.....

Keep in the  mind

We can make besan flour at home.Take chana dal  and make a fine powder using mixie or blender.Sieve it to get fine flour.

Adding suji and rice flour makes the pakodi crispy and tasty too.

Add more onion pieces for  making of this pakodi.

If children donot like ginger you can add  coarse paste of ginger and green chilli pieces also.

Rainy soup

This is one of the andhra's special recipe .Like to prepare in rainy season gives relief from cold and increases resistance in the body.

Ingredients

curry leaves	1 cup
oil	3 spoons
dry chillies	4
coriander seeds	1 spoon
cumin seeds	1 spoon
onion	1 medium size
mustard seeds	1/2 spoon
garlic cloves	5
jaggery	small piece
tamarind	3 flakes
termeric	pinch
salt	to taste

Method

1.clean curry leaves in salt water .keep them aside.soak tamarind flakes in water.
after cleaning the onion cut into pieces(medium size is enough).
2.add oil(2 spoons) in a pan.after heating the oil add dry chillies and fry.
3. after frying of dry chillies add coriander seeds and fry for 1 minute in low flame.
4.add cumin seeds and also fry for 1 minute .
5.finally add curry  leaves and fry for some time(nearly 2 to 3 minutes).put off the flame.then add chopped onion pieces in that pan and keep for 2 minutes.this heat is enough for onions to fry.  (donot need to fry onions in flame).
6.these all ingredients put in a mixie jar.make a fine paste.
7.add remaining oil in a pan.
8.after heating the oil add mustard seeds.
9.when mustard seeds started to crackle add garlic cloves and fry for 1/2 minutes.then add some curry leaves.
10.add curry leaves paste and cook for 2 minutes.
11.take juice from  soaked tamarind flakes with one cup of water.
12.add this tamarind juice to curry .add turmeric ,jaggery and salt to taste.
13.if you want more spicy add red chillie powder also.
14.cook for some time.when curry started to become thick then put off the flame.
15.serve hot and enjoy to taste it when rain is sprinkling out side.