Pakistan – Pakory (Traditional Pakistani Street Food)

By Dahiza Umar

Pakistani tradition about street food is world famous. Street food here is all about fried things, is a flavorful food in reasonable prize.

PAKORY

It seems like a piece of heaven to enjoy these freshly prepared hot and spicy Pakory in rainy weather.

This snack is actually a chickpea balls having Pakistani spices and some vegetables. Especially in Ramzan, aftari is incomplete without having pakora on the dinning table.

Pakoras have many varieties like there are ‘’bangan k pakory’’ ( brinjal pakoras), ‘’aloo k pakory’’( potato pokaras), ‘’palak k pakory’’(spinach pakoras), chicken pakoras and many more.

RECIPE OF SIMPLE PAKORA( STREET SIDE SNACK)

INGREDIENTS

• Chickpea flour 2 cups
• Onion 2 large
• Green chilies 4
• Potato 2 medium sized
• Spinach 1 cup
• Fresh coriander 1 bunch
• Brinjal 1 medium sized
• Salt 1 tablespoon
• Crushed red chilies 1 tea spoon
• Sukhi meethi (dried fenugreek) 2 tablespoon
• Anar danna (dried pomegranate seeds) 2 tablespoon
• Chat masala 1 teaspoon
• Red chilli powder 1 tea spoon
• Dried coriander crushed 2 tablespoon
• Cumin powder 1 teaspoon
• Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon
• Garam masala 1 teaspoon
• Oil for frying

METHOD

• Cut the vegetables, onion into thin slices, potato cut into thin finger shaped, brinjal is finely chopped, spinach is chopped.
• Take chickpea flour in a bowl and add all the spices and vegetable into the flour.
• Add water to make up the batter of flour and vegetable ( batter shouldn’t be runny).
• Heat the oil into medium flame and add a spoonful of batter into hot oil and fry these small balls until golden brown.
• Serve the hot pakoras with ketchup, raita or chutney as you like.
• It is usually served with a raita.

RAITA

INGREDIENTS

• Yogurt 1 cup
• Salt a pinch
• Green chilli paste
• Cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Chopped apples 4 tablespoon
• Cream 2 tablespoon

METHOD

Take all things together into yogurt and enjoy with hot spicy pakoras.