Snacks Recipes - Sweet and Sour Pakoras

Ingredients

• 225g/8 oz gram flour

• 300ml/1/2 pt water

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp salt

• 1 green chili, chopped

• pinch of bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)

• ghee or oil for deep-frying

• 150ml/1/4 pt natural (plain) yoghurt

• 5ml/1 tsp garam masala

• 5ml/1 tsp tamarind concentrate

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Method:

1. Place the flour in a bowl and gradually mix in enough water to make a medium-thick batter. Stir in the salt, chili and bicarbonate of soda.

2. Heat the ghee or oil and drop spoonfuls of the batter into the oil and fry until golden.

3. Remove and drain on kitchen paper then soak in warm water for 10 minutes.

4. Squeeze out the pakoras then mix into the yoghurt with the garam masala and tamarind.