Pakora
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Pakora is a type of Indian cuisine or Pakistani cuisine created by taking ingredients such as chicken, onion, eggplant, lentils, potato, spinach, cauliflower, tomato, and chilli, dipping them in a batter of gram flour and then deep-frying them. They are usually served as snacks or appetizers. They can be eaten as starters in restaurants. When onions are so fried they are also known as onion bhujia, or bhaji.
In Pakistan, Muslims make pakora in Iftari dinner in the holy month of Ramadan. Pakora is a common snack in Pakistan.
In the UK, (particularly Scotland), pakoras are also a popular fast food snack, and are usually purchased from Indian takeaway restaurants as an alternative to chips, curries or a kebab.
The most popular pakoras are. Palak Pakora - Delicious and healthy pakora made of spinach. Paneer Pakora - Cottage Cheese fried in gram flour. Pyaz Pakora - Onion pakora most commanly eaten
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Pakoras are also eaten as snacks with tea in Pakistan and India.
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