Easy Ribbon Pakoda
Also known as Pakoda · Veg · Snacks & Starters
Good for: Diwali, Party, Rainy Day
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Easy ribbon pakoda of rice flour and roasted gram flour dough with chilli, pressed and fried. Medium-spicy, 10 servings, 20 minutes, with video.
Low calorie
Ingredients
9 itemsRice Flour1 cup
Bengal Gram, Powdered½ cup
Roasted Gram Flour¼ cup
Asafoetida½ tsp
Salt1 tsp
Red Chilli Powder½ tsp
Sunflower Oil¼ cup
Sunflower Oilfor deep frying
Curry leavesfor garnish
Contains: wheat.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 10. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 150kcal | 1500kcal |
| Protein | 3.1g | 31g |
| Carbohydrate | 16g | 162g |
| Fat | 8.6g | 86g |
| Fibre | 3.3g | 33g |
| Sugar | 0.4g | 4g |
Cookd masalas for rice flour
Method
- 1
Sieve all the ingredients into a bowl. Add oil and water. Combine them well into a dough. It should be thick enough to come out of the ribbon mold.
Rice FlourBengal GramRoasted Gram FlourAsafoetidaSaltRed Chilli Powder
- 2
Insert the dough into a mold and heat oil in a pot.
Sunflower Oil
- 3
When it’s hot, add the pakoda in circles and fry them until golden brown in color. Toss in some curry leaves at the end and fry them. .
Sunflower OilCurry leaves
Before you start
- How long does Easy Ribbon Pakoda take?
- 20 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 10 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Easy Ribbon Pakoda serve?
- 10. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Easy Ribbon Pakoda vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Easy Ribbon Pakoda spicy?
- It is medium: 2 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Easy Ribbon Pakoda?
- 1 cup Rice Flour, ½ cup Bengal Gram, ¼ cup Roasted Gram Flour, ¼ cup Sunflower Oil, ½ tsp Asafoetida, ½ tsp Red Chilli Powder, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Easy Ribbon Pakoda?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Easy Ribbon Pakoda?
- About 150 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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