Adai Batter Vegetable Pakoras – The name says it all. Pakoras prepared with left over Adai batter with veggies. :-) I know I have a few pakora recipes in my blog already like idli batter pakoras or punugulu, Patnam pakodi and zucchini pakodas. So now I am including one more that lot – Adai batter pakoras.
My goal for this marathon was to try and post chaat recipes from all over India. I know one marathon is not enough for that but I am trying to post the popular ones. I have only few snack and appetizer recipe from South India like punugulu, pakoras, masala pori, peanut sundal, pattani sundal. I know I missing a lot here but at least something is better than nothing. So the next few recipes are going to be the South Indian Special appetizers/chaats/snacks.
I wanted to post mixed vegetable pakora but I didn’t plan with adai batter at all. During Vinayakar Chaturthi, when I was going through my archives, I saw the adai batter vadai post. I had some left over Adai batter too and suddenly I though why not try pakoras with this batter? Viola tried it right away and we all enjoyed it to the core and here I am sharing with you all, 
Ingredients:
- Left over adai batter – 2 cups
- Salt – 1 tsp
- Baking Soda – 1/2 tsp
- Carrot – 1
- Chopped Onion – 1/2 cup
- Chopped Cabbage – 1/4 cup
- Green Chilly – 1
- Chopped Cilantro – 1 tbsp + some for garnish
- Oil for frying
Prep – Work:
- You can find the adai recipe here. I used two cups of the batter. The batter I used had coconut and curry leaves already added.
- Chop the onion, cabbage and green chilly.
- Peel the carrot skin and grate the carrot.
Steps:
- Heat the oil for frying in a deep wide pan.
- Meanwhile mix the veggies to the adai batter.
- Add salt, baking soda and chopped green chilly and cilantro too.
- Mix well and that’s it the batter is now ready.
- Once the oil is hot, reduce the heat to medium low.
- Now take small portion of the batter and slowly drop it in oil. In one batch I tried up to 4 small Pakoras.
- Let them fry till they turn golden brown or until the oil bubble sound ceases.
- Take them out and let it sit in the tissue paper to remove the excess oil.
- Repeat the same with the remaining batter.
That’s it. Yummy pakodas are ready. Enjoy this with hot chai.
Notes:
- Adjust the salt and spice according to your preference.
- Make sure the oil is medium heat before frying. This ensures soft, crispy and well-cooked pakodas.
- Do not let the batter sit for a long time. Fry the pakodas right away as the veggies might ooze out lot of water.
- Also if you feel the batter is soggy, add more rice flour or chick pea flour. In that case adjust the salt and spice.
- Adjust the veggies as per your preference.
Adai Batter Vegetable Pakoras
Ingredients
- Left over adai batter - 2 cups
- Salt - 1 tsp
- Baking Soda - 1/2 tsp
- Carrot - 1
- Chopped Onion - 1/2 cup
- Chopped Cabbage - 1/4 cup
- Green Chilly - 1
- Chopped Cilantro - 1 tbsp + some for garnish
- Oil for frying
Instructions
Prep - Work
- You can find the adai recipe here. I used two cups of the batter. The batter I used had coconut and curry leaves already added.
- Chop the onion, cabbage and green chilly.
- Peel the carrot skin and grate the carrot.
Steps
- Heat the oil for frying in a deep wide pan.
- Meanwhile mix the veggies to the adai batter.
- Add salt, baking soda and chopped green chilly and cilantro too.
- Mix well and that’s it the batter is now ready.
- Once the oil is hot, reduce the heat to medium low.
- Now take small portion of the batter and slowly drop it in oil. In one batch I tried up to 4 small Pakoras.
- Let them fry till they turn golden brown or until the oil bubble sound ceases.
- Take them out and let it sit in the tissue paper to remove the excess oil.
- Repeat the same with the remaining batter.
- That’s it. Yummy pakodas are ready. Enjoy this with hot chai.
Notes
Make sure the oil is medium heat before frying. This ensures soft, crispy and well-cooked pakodas.
Do not let the batter sit for a long time. Fry the pakodas right away as the veggies might ooze out lot of water.
Also if you feel the batter is soggy, add more rice flour or chick pea flour. In that case adjust the salt and spice.
Adjust the veggies as per your preference.
I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.
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You have used adai batter for a nice snack. Lovely.
Thanks :-)
Hi, thanks for this wonderful recipe. I tried this today with just spring onion. It came out very tasty. Thanks once again
Glad it came out very well. Thanks much!
The pictures have come out so bright and tempting!..super delicious snacks!
Thanks a lot.
Amma always made these with the left over adai batter. We call it kunukku and it is super addictive!
yeah we do it with idli batter too. :-) Thanks Sandhya
These seem so addictive. I love the use of adai batter to make these pakodas.
Thanks :-)
Fabulous idea to use up the adai batter. I am thinking “why make adais at all” I could just the batter to make these crunchy pakodas! Yum
he he I had the same thought too. thanks yaar
What a cool idea to use adai batter to make pakoras. Looks very tempting.
Thanks a lot Pavani.
The pakodas look totally tempting!! I could finish truck loads of them!!
he he.. thanks
Yum, yum. Our breakfast tomorrow is adai and I am going to save some batter to make these tempting pakoras.
Please do try and let me know how you liked.
These pakora make an excellent evening / after school snack with leftover batter. And yes, I am sure it is addictive like any other pakora.
:-) yup.. Thanks Priya..
I am literally drooling. Great pics!
:-) Thankoooo
Just made adai maavu for the Monday morn breaky ! A good recipe with leftover batter , I make similar stuff with idli maavu
Yeah.. I do too with idly maavu. :-)
Am drooling over those crispy pakoras, dangerously addictive they are.
Thanks Priya. :-)
I want themmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :) ALL of them .. yes i am greedy :) :)
:-) Will send ALL of them for sure.
This is one addictive snack,i too make this vadai whenever I have leftover adai batter..
Please try it out nalini. Thanks
These adai batter pakoras look absolutely divine, Srividhya. Perfect for this gloomy weather.
Yup.. Thanks Anu
Looking absolutely fantastic….great share dear..
Thanks Deepa.
I am loving these pakoras and tea..and the South Indian newspaper…very very tempting indeed.
:-) Thanks Vaishali
good way to use the batter…crispy munchies
Thanks Amrita. :-)
Love these crispy cuties. Perfect on a rainy day with some tea!
:-) Thanks Harini
Priya @asmallbite
New invention,the Pakoras look too good.
Thanks pa.
I want some of those pakoras right now. They look super addictive..
Thanks Gayathri and oh yeah agree about the addictive part. I prepared this one evening and me and vaandu were gobbling it and only two pieces were left behind for my hubby. ;-)