Beef Pakora
Crispy, golden beef pakoras bursting with spiced flavour make the perfect snack for any occasion. Each bite combines tender beef, fragrant herbs, and a crunchy gram flour coating that's hard to resist.
Ingredients
- 200 g Beef boneless, cut into small cubes
- 50 g Gram Flour sifted
- 25 g Rice Flour
- 1 Egg
- 30 g Yoghurt thick
- 1 tsp Garlic Paste
- 1 tsp Ginger Paste
- ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 tsp Chilli Powder
- ½ tsp Cumin Powder
- ½ tsp Coriander Powder
- ¼ tsp Black Pepper
- ½ tsp Garam Masala
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tbsp Coriander Leaves finely chopped
- 1 Green Chilli finely chopped
- Salt to taste
- Oil for deep frying
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine beef cubes, turmeric powder and a pinch of salt; mix and let sit for 5 minutes.
- In another bowl, whisk together egg and yogurt until smooth.
- Add gram flour, rice flour, ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, black pepper, garam masala, and salt into the yogurt–egg mix; stir to form a thick batter.
- Fold in lemon juice, chopped coriander, and green chilli.
- Add beef cubes into this batter and toss to coat evenly. Let marinate for 10 minutes.
- Heat oil in a deep frying pan over medium heat.
- When oil is hot (but not smoking), drop coated beef cubes in small batches, ensuring they don’t touch.
- Fry each batch for 6-8 minutes or until golden brown and crisp, turning once for even colour.
- Remove onto paper towels to drain excess oil.
- Serve hot with mint chutney or tamarind sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 230kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 14gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 77mgSodium: 108mgPotassium: 307mgFibre: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 231IUVitamin C: 3mgVitamin D: 0.3µgCalcium: 40mgIron: 2mg
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