BRINJAL FRITTERS /EGGPLANT FRITTERS / BAINGAN PAKORAS

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Serves:2-3

Ingredients:


200 gm baingan/brinjals/ eggplant
1 cup besan/gram flour
1/4 cup rice flour (optional)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/4 tsp red chili powder
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1/2 catch sabzi masala or garam masala
a pinch of baking soda
salt as per taste
chaat masala to sprinkle 
oil for deep frying

Method:

1. Take gram flour,rice flour,turmeric powder,red chili powder,coriander powder,sabzi masala and salt in a bowl.
2. Add little water at a time and mix to make smooth batter of coating consistency.
3. Wash and slice the brinjals in desired shape.
4. Dip the slices in the batter so that the gramflour coats the brinjal from all sides.
5. Gently drop the slices in medium hot oil and fry the brinjal  fritters from both sides till crisp and golden brown in color.
6. Drain out the pakoras on a paper napkin to remove excess oil.
7. Sprinkle chaat masala and serve hot fritters with coriander chutney or tamarind chutney or tomato ketchup.