Baked Onion Pakoda

Onion Pakoda baked for goodness

I’ve been thinking about baking pakodas instead of deep frying for several months now. But I couldn’t dare enough to try it. Finally I made these by crossing my fingers, but am surprised to see that these taste almost the same as deep-fried pakodas. I would definitely say these make a perfect snack for fat-conscious people. Try making these and let me know if you liked it or not! And the good thing is that it took only 20 minutes for me to bake these pakodas. The quantity I have given is good for two servings.

Updated to add: I have to clarify one thing here. The red specks you see in the pakodas are not any tomatoes or red bell pepper! Those are just the regular green chilies turned into red color due to prolonged storage or some other reason. Sorry about the confusion friends! Thank you Divya for pointing out this.

Ingredients: 1 cup Chickpea Flour (Besan) (శనగ పిండి) 1 small Onion, chopped fine Some Cilantro leaves, finely chopped 2 small green Chilies, chopped fine ¾ tsp Baking Powder(can be replaced with 1/4 tsp Baking Soda) 2 tbsp Butter, melted (can be replaced with 1 or 2 tbsp Olive Oil) Salt as required Preparation: Mix together besan + onion + cilantro + green chilies + baking powder + butter + salt to make a thick batter. Add little water if needed. Keep aside. Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil. Take small portions of the pakoda batter and arrange them on the cookie sheet in a manner that they won’t touch each other just like in the picture. Preheat the oven at 400 F. Then place the cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until the pakodas turn golden brown in color. Ta-dah! The yummy pakodas are ready. But, be careful as the cookie sheet will be hot. Leave the sheet for some time until it gets warm enough to handle. Later transfer the pakodas to a serving plate and enjoy with ketchup or any other dip.

These yummy pakodas are reaching Hima’s “Sunday Snacks” event.

I am also sending these to Divya Vikram's "Diet Foods" event.

Dear Shri has passed me the "The Wlydwomen award". Thank you for your sweet gesture Shri!