Cauliflower Pakoda/Fried Cauliflower Bites.

Cauliflower pakodas are an all time favorite tea time-snack, which you can find almost anywhere in India. In the North it is more commonly known as gobi pakoda. It is deep fried and has a crunchy coating.....a perfect snack for kids.

My kids Christianed these simple desi snack as cauliflower bites, their argument is "amma, it is bite-sized and batter fried". It seems on a visit to a fast-food joint with with their cousins, they found this description on the menu instead of pakodas.....

This is a perfect appetizer for a party or when kids come over for a game. You can insert a toothpick on each pakoda for easy handling.

Tips: The batter should not be very thick and not very loose. Rice flour and baking soda gives it a crunchy coating. For healthier version, try using half and half wheat flour and plain flour or even besan flour.

Author: Nisa Homey.
How I make:
Ingredients:
Caulifower: One small, cut cauliflower florets into small pieces.
Flour: 1/2 cup.
Raw rice flour: 1/4 cup (optional)
Cornflour: 1/4 cup.
Soya sauce: 1 tsp.
Kashmiri Chilly powder: 1 tsp.
Pepper powder: 1/2 tsp.
Baking soda: A fat pinch (optional).
Salt about 1/2 tsp or depending on your taste.
Water to mix the flours
Oil for frying.

Method
In a bowl add the flours, chilly powder, pepper powder, baking soda, soya sauce, salt, and mix with a spoon. Make a small well in the middle and add enough water to make it into a lump-less-not-very-thick-batter. Whisk the batter nicely with a fork or whisk. Heat a kadai or pan with oil. Dip each cauliflower florets into the batter.