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    Home » Chaats » Adai Batter Vegetable Pakoras

    Adai Batter Vegetable Pakoras

    Posted on September 22, 2016 · Last Updated on September 20, 2024 · By Srividhya G · 45 Comments

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    Adai Batter Vegetable Pakoras are simple vegetable pakoras, prepared with leftover adai/lentil dosa batter!

    Adai Batter Vegetable Pakoras served in a glass bowl and on a piece of paper

    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.

    Chaat Recipes from India

    My goal for this marathon was to try and post chaat recipes from all over India. And 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.

    Adai Batter Vegetable Pakoras served hot on a newspaper

    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! :-)

    Adai Batter Vegetable Pakoras Recipe

    Ingredients:

    • Left over adai batter – 2 cups
    • Salt – 1 tsp
    • Baking Soda – ½ tsp
    • Carrot – 1
    • Chopped Onion – ½ cup
    • Chopped Cabbage – ¼ 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 with the adai batter.
    • Add salt, baking soda and chopped green chilly and cilantro too.

    Mixing the veggies with the adai batter

    • Mix well and that’s it the batter is now ready.

    Mixing the ingredients well to make the batter

    • 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 Adai Batter Vegetable Pakoras are ready. Enjoy them 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 pakoras.
    • Do not let the batter sit for a long time. Fry the pakoras 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 served with a glass of hot drink and decorated with green peppers

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    By the way, if you’ve made this adai batter vegetable pakoras recipe, please share your photos with me on Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube or Twitter – I will be delighted to see your results!

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    Adai Batter Vegetable Pakoras

    Adai Batter Vegetable Pakoras are simple vegetable pakoras, prepared with leftover adai/lentil dosa batter!
    Prep Time20 minutes mins
    Cook Time20 minutes mins
    Total Time40 minutes mins
    Course: Appetizer
    Cuisine: Indian
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 239kcal
    Author: Srividhya G

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups Left over adai batter
    • 1 tsp Salt
    • ½ tsp Baking Soda
    • 1 Carrot
    • ½ cup Chopped Onion
    • ¼ cup Chopped Cabbage
    • 1 Green Chilly
    • 1 tbsp Chopped Cilantro + 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 adai batter vegetable pakoras are ready. Enjoy them 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 pakoras.
    • Do not let the batter sit for a long time. Fry the pakoras 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.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 239kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 918mg | Potassium: 88mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 2586IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg

    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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    Filed Under: Chaats, Snacks / Appetizers Tagged With: adai batter pakoras, adai maavu pakoda, Blogging Marathon, Chaats, how to prepare vegetable pakoras with adai batter, how to use left over adai batter, left over ideas, pakodi, vegetable pakora recipe, vegetable pakoras

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    Comments

    1. Srivalli Jetti says

      November 03, 2016 at 2:33 am

      The pictures have come out so bright and tempting!..super delicious snacks!

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        November 04, 2016 at 7:55 am

        Thanks a lot.

        Reply
    2. Sandhya Ramakrishnan says

      October 27, 2016 at 6:01 am

      Amma always made these with the left over adai batter. We call it kunukku and it is super addictive!

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        October 27, 2016 at 9:08 am

        yeah we do it with idli batter too. :-) Thanks Sandhya

        Reply
    3. themadscientistskitchen says

      October 16, 2016 at 8:48 am

      These seem so addictive. I love the use of adai batter to make these pakodas.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        October 16, 2016 at 2:36 pm

        Thanks :-)

        Reply
    4. Sowmya:) says

      October 13, 2016 at 6:41 pm

      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

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        October 13, 2016 at 9:02 pm

        he he I had the same thought too. thanks yaar

        Reply
    5. Pavani says

      October 10, 2016 at 7:27 pm

      What a cool idea to use adai batter to make pakoras. Looks very tempting.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        October 10, 2016 at 8:08 pm

        Thanks a lot Pavani.

        Reply
    6. Smruti | Herbivore Cucina says

      October 10, 2016 at 5:26 pm

      The pakodas look totally tempting!! I could finish truck loads of them!!

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        October 10, 2016 at 8:21 pm

        he he.. thanks

        Reply
    7. Suma Gandlur says

      October 01, 2016 at 5:33 pm

      Yum, yum. Our breakfast tomorrow is adai and I am going to save some batter to make these tempting pakoras.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        October 01, 2016 at 10:04 pm

        Please do try and let me know how you liked.

        Reply
    8. usha says

      October 01, 2016 at 6:47 am

      These pakora make an excellent evening / after school snack with leftover batter. And yes, I am sure it is addictive like any other pakora.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        October 01, 2016 at 7:35 pm

        :-) yup.. Thanks Priya..

        Reply
    9. kushigalu says

      September 27, 2016 at 10:46 am

      I am literally drooling. Great pics!

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        September 27, 2016 at 2:33 pm

        :-) Thankoooo

        Reply
    10. Kalyani says

      September 25, 2016 at 8:20 am

      Just made adai maavu for the Monday morn breaky ! A good recipe with leftover batter , I make similar stuff with idli maavu

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        September 25, 2016 at 5:46 pm

        Yeah.. I do too with idly maavu. :-)

        Reply
    11. Priya Suresh says

      September 24, 2016 at 12:10 pm

      Am drooling over those crispy pakoras, dangerously addictive they are.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        September 25, 2016 at 6:18 pm

        Thanks Priya. :-)

        Reply
    12. Bikramjit says

      September 24, 2016 at 3:43 am

      I want themmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :) ALL of them .. yes i am greedy :) :)

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        September 24, 2016 at 5:48 am

        :-) Will send ALL of them for sure.

        Reply
    13. Nalini says

      September 23, 2016 at 6:01 am

      This is one addictive snack,i too make this vadai whenever I have leftover adai batter..

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        September 23, 2016 at 7:53 am

        Please try it out nalini. Thanks

        Reply
    14. Anu - My Ginger Garlic Kitchen says

      September 23, 2016 at 1:02 am

      These adai batter pakoras look absolutely divine, Srividhya. Perfect for this gloomy weather.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        September 23, 2016 at 7:56 am

        Yup.. Thanks Anu

        Reply
    15. Veg Indian Cooking says

      September 22, 2016 at 6:49 pm

      Looking absolutely fantastic….great share dear..

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        September 22, 2016 at 6:59 pm

        Thanks Deepa.

        Reply
    16. Vaishali Sabnani says

      September 22, 2016 at 4:44 pm

      I am loving these pakoras and tea..and the South Indian newspaper…very very tempting indeed.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        September 22, 2016 at 7:07 pm

        :-) Thanks Vaishali

        Reply
    17. amrita says

      September 22, 2016 at 2:08 pm

      good way to use the batter…crispy munchies

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        September 22, 2016 at 2:21 pm

        Thanks Amrita. :-)

        Reply
    18. Harini-Jaya R says

      September 22, 2016 at 12:24 pm

      Love these crispy cuties. Perfect on a rainy day with some tea!

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        September 22, 2016 at 2:09 pm

        :-) Thanks Harini

        Reply
    19. priyasanthamohan says

      September 22, 2016 at 8:53 am

      Priya @asmallbite
      New invention,the Pakoras look too good.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        September 22, 2016 at 2:19 pm

        Thanks pa.

        Reply
    20. Gayathri Kumar says

      September 22, 2016 at 7:51 am

      I want some of those pakoras right now. They look super addictive..

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        September 22, 2016 at 2:20 pm

        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. ;-)

        Reply
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