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Vegetable Pakoras with Mango Chutney

These fried Vegetable Pakoras with cauliflower and spinach are easy to make and delicious! Serve with homemade Mango Chutney for a flavor explosion. They are the perfect Indian snack or appetizer.

Vegetable Pakoras in a basket with mango chutney in the background

I used to eat sooooo many pakoras before I went vegan! My boyfriend and I used to go to a Indian buffet and they had these amazing Veggie Pakoras filled with broccoli, cauliflower, mhhh I’m still dreaming about them.

Now I just make my own Vegetable Pakoras because they are actually quite easy to make. You need small-cut raw veggies and a pakora batter – I made mine with chickpea flour but lentil flour would also be an option.

These Vegetable Pakoras are

  • made with cauliflower and spinach
  • vegan
  • gluten-free
  • delicious with homemade mango chutney
  • super crispy
  • the perfect appetizer or Indian snack

While I try to avoid frying whenever possible by using the oven instead, I don’t feel like baked pakora turn out good. I tried it once, but it’s just not the same. However, these golden, crispy and flavorful Vegetable Pakoras are the perfect reason to break out the deep-fryer (or the pot – in my case).

cauliflower and spinach for vegetable pakoras before and after the batter is added

For these Vegetable Pakoras, I’ve added cauliflower, spinach, scallions and red onion and mixed that together with the chickpea flour batter. The mixture should hold together, so that it doesn’t separate in the hot oil. You can always add more chickpea flour until it’s sticky enough. You can also make a few test pakoras and see how it goes.

Vegetable Pakoras being served with Mango Chutney
 

Vegetable Pakora being held
 

Vegetable Pakoras being dipped in Mango Chutney
 

Vegetable Pakoras on the inside
Vegetable Pakoras in a basket with mango chutney in the background

Vegetable Pakoras with Mango Chutney

Elephantastic Vegan
These fried Vegetable Pakoras with cauliflower and spinach are easy to make and delicious! Serve with homemade Mango Chutney for a flavor explosion. They are the perfect Indian snack or appetizer.
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine Indian, Vegan
Servings 20 pakoras
Calories 39 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

Chickpea batter

Veggies and oil

  • 1/2 red onion - diced
  • 1 scallion - thinly sliced
  • 1 cup baby spinach - chopped
  • 2 cups cauliflower - cut in really small florets
  • frying oil e.g. canola oil

Serve with

Instructions
 

  • Combine the chickpea flour, garam masala, kala namak and ginger powder in a large bowl. Add the water and whisk. It should be thick batter. 
  • Add the small cut veggies to the batter and mix. The mixture should hold together, if it doesn't, add more chickpea flour until it does. 
  • Heat up the frying oil in a medium-sized pot. It should be enough so that the pakoras can swim in the oil, but you don't want to fill more than 1/3-1/2 of the pot with oil to prevent spillovers. 
  • Put scoop-sized (I used my ice cream scoop) bits of the vegetable-batter-mix in the hot frying oil and let it fry for a couple of minutes until golden and crispy. Put them on a paper towel to remove excess oil.
  • The crispy pakoras are best served when fresh out of the oil. Sprinkle with chopped cilantro and serve with mango chutney

Nutrition

Serving: 1pakoraCalories: 39kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 66mgPotassium: 95mgVitamin A: 145IUVitamin C: 5.9mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 0.4mg
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Recipe Rating




Megan

Thursday 26th of October 2017

These look amazing! Pakoras are seriously one of my fav snacks. I might try and make them this weekend...although I will have to invite some people over or I know I will end up eating them all!

Megan www.todayisthedaylifestyle.com/blog

Bianca

Friday 27th of October 2017

Oh, I know that feeling. I've had so many of them. But it's just too hard to stop.. with all the crispiness :D