Onion Pakoda

Ingredients

Big onion - 1 (sliced lengthwise)
Green chillies - 4 (sliced lengthwise)
Ginger - 1 inch piece (sliced lengthwise)
Curry leaves - 15 Nos. (chopped)
Coriander leaves - few (chopped)
Cashews - 15 Nos. (soaked in water for 10 min.)
Besan (Gram flour / kadalai Maavu) - 1 cup + (if required for final adjustments)
Rice flour - 1/2 cup
Jeera (Cumin) - 1/4 sp
Red chilli powder - 1/2 sp (optional)
Salt - To taste
Oil - 1/4 cup + for frying
Water - only if required

Method

1. Mix the onion, green chillies, ginger, curry leaves, coriander leaves & cashews in a separate bowl.
2. Mix the besan flour, rice flour, jeera, red chilli powder, salt and 1/4 cup oil in another bowl.
3. Now, add the onion mixture into the besan flour mixture and mix throughly with hand. (All ingredients need to be coated with flour)
4. Add little water (if required), & mix the ingredients.
5. Heat oil in a pan.
6. When the oil is medium hot, take small balls from the mixture and fry in oil.
7. Once they turn brown, take them out of the oil and place them on a paper towel to remove the excess oil.
8. Serve as an appetizer / side for variety rice.