Aloo ke pakode recipe | How to make potato pakode | Potato Bhajji

Aloo ke pakode recipe | How to make Aloo Pakode | Potato bhajji

Aloo Pakode / Potaato Bhajji Recipe  : Potato cubes are dipped in gram flour batter and deep fried till golden brown and crisp. Later served with chutney / ketchup. Aloo ke pakode is a very popular tea time snack. This simple snack can be prepared in just 15 minutes.

In this recipe, aloo / potato is cubed in length wise but there is no such condition to make aloo pkaode. We can cube potatoes in any shape. Only thing to remember is that we should keep the medium thickness for potato cubes. If there are thin potato slices, they may burn while deep frying and if there are thick potato cubes, they may remain raw inside after deep frying. 

To make batter of gram flour, we should add a pinch of baking powder. it makes pakoda crispy. Here is the complete recipe for aloo ke pakode.

Recipe Details : Aloo ke pakode /Pakode Bhajji (Serving : 2)

Ingredients for Aloo ke pakode / Potato Bhajji

Potaot : 2 (medium size)

Gram flour : 1 cup

Carom seeds : 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Asafoetida : 1 pinch

Baking Powder : 1/4 tsp

Red Chilli Powder : 1/2 tsp (adjust to taste)

Coriander Powder : 1 tsp

Mango powder : 1 tsp (adjust to taste)

Turmeric POwder : 1/4 tsp

Garam Masala : 1 tsp

Water : to make batter

oil : to deep fry + 1 tsp

How to make Aloo ke Pakode / Potato Bhajji

Wash and peel potatoes and cut them into medium size cubes. Keep in water so that potato cubes do not turn brown.

In a bowl, add gram flour. In this, add carom seeds, salt, mango powder, garam masala, turmeric powder, coriander powder, asafoetida and red chilli powder. Add little water at a time and keep mixing with a fork or beater to make a smooth paste. Make batter of medium thick consistency. The batter should not be runny and should not be very thick also. When we dip potato cubes, batter should stay on that.

Now add potato cubes in it. Dip them well in the batter so that potato cubes are well coated in batter.  

Now heat oil in a kadahi or deep cooking pan. When oil is medium hot, it is ready to fry pakode. To test the oil, we should leave a drop of batter in it. If the drop comes on the surface , it is ready. 

Leave the coated potato cubes in hot oil from the sides of pan. Deep fry till turn golden brown. Drain the excess oil and keep aside on a soaking paper to absorb extra oil.

Aloo ke pakode is ready. Serve hot and crisp pakode with ketchup or chutney.