Snake Gourd Fritters Recipe | Potlakaya Pakoda
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Snake Gourd Fritters Recipe is a very easy dish you can prepare within half an hour. With Snake gourd vegetable you can make so many dishes like curry, fry and etc. Here in the recipe, I used Gram flour, cornflour to make these fritters. The fritters are crispy from outside and soft from inside. You can have this has an evening snack along with a cup of tea/coffee or you can have along with curd rice and dal.
Ingredients:
- Snake gourd -300grams
- Gram flour/Besan/Chickpea flour-3tbsp
- Rice flour-1tbsp
- Corn flour-2tbsp
- Ginger garlic paste-1tsp
- Curry leaves a strand
- Cumin seeds-1tsp
- Salt to taste
- Red chilli powder-11/2 tsp
- Black pepper powder-1/4 tsp
- Garam masala powder-1/4 tsp
- Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
- Food colouring (optional)
- Oil for deep frying
Preparation:
- Clean and cut the snake gourd into thin strips
- In a bowl add the snake ground strips along with red chilli powder, Ginger garlic paste, garam masala, pepper powder, cumin seeds and salt. Mix well and keep aside for 5mintues
- Once 5 minutes is done, add gram flour, rice flour, corn flour along with food colour and mix well. Add a small amount of water and make a thin batter
- In the meantime, heat a pan with oil for deep frying
- Then carefully fry the snake gourd strips in small batches on low-medium flame until they golden brown colour
- Transfer them into a kitchen towel to absorb any excess oil.
- Enjoy crispy and delicious Snake Gourd Fritters with a cup of tea/coffee
Snake Gourd Fritters Recipe
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Snake Gourd Fritters Recipe is a very easy dish you can prepare within half an hour. With Snake gourd vegetable you can make so many dishes like curry, fry and etc. Here in the recipe, I used Gram flour, cornflour to make these fritters. The fritters are crispy from outside and soft from inside. You can have this has an evening snack along with a cup of tea/coffee or you can have along with curd rice and dal.
Course:
Side Dish, Starters
Cuisine:
Indian
Keyword:
Snake Gourd Fritters,starter
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- Snake gourd -300grams
- Gram flour/Besan/Chickpea flour-3tbsp
- Rice flour-1tbsp
- Corn flour-2tbsp
- Ginger garlic paste-1tsp
- Curry leaves a strand
- Cumin seeds-1tsp
- Salt to taste
- Red chilli powder-11/2 tsp
- Black pepper powder-1/4 tsp
- Garam masala powder-1/4 tsp
- Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
- Food colouring optional
- Oil for deep frying
Instructions
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Clean and cut the snake gourd into thin strips
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In a bowl add the snake ground strips along with red chilli powder, Ginger garlic paste, garam masala, pepper powder, cumin seeds and salt. Mix well and keep aside for 5mintues
-
Once 5 minutes is done, add gram flour, rice flour, corn flour along with food colour and mix well. Add small amount of water and make a thin batter
-
In the meantime, heat a pan with oil for deep frying
-
Then carefully fry the snake gourd strips in small batches on low-medium flame until they golden brown colour
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Transfer them into a kitchen towel to absorb any excess oil.
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Enjoy crispy and delicious Snake Gourd Fritters.
15 thoughts on “Snake Gourd Fritters Recipe | Potlakaya Pakoda”
Hey, I just finished some snake gourds today by making a simple subji. If I had seen this recipe, would have tried saving one to make these pakodas! Now, I need to buy some more to relish your style pakodas and I will do so soon! Awesome share!
What an interesting recipe! Just perfect for these days! Fritters in any kind is welcome.
My mouth is watering looking at the photos and reading the recipe. I don’t get snake gourd very often here but am going to go look for it now 😉
What a wonderful use of snake gourd. I have always made Sandi out of this.
This looks so yummy.
Craving for this crispy fritters now. The recipe sounds like a breeze..would definitely give it a try , once i get hold of snake gourd
Wow, irresistible fritters, wish i get a plate to have rite now.. Its been a while i have deep fried something like these pakodas. Too tempting.
What crispy and flavourful snack gourd fritters, perfect for this weather with some masala chai.
Cold evenings are just around the corner. I’m imagining enjoying these delicious fritters with masala chai in the afternoon. These look so light and crispy!
The fritters look absolutely crisp and delectable. Never thought snake guards could also be made in such an innovative way. Great share indeed
This snake gourd fritters looks absolutely delightful. Want to grab some for my tea. Great recipe Pavani. I loved it.
Have never thought of making snake gourd pakoras , these looks so crisp and perfectly spiced would love to have them with a cup of hot ☕️, lovely share.
Absolutely love fritters or pakoras. These sound so unique and different. I am definitely going to try it.
OMG !!! really my mouth is watering here. I am surely going to try next time 😉 SO crispy and flavourful fritters
Its raining outside and these fritters are so tempting. Unfortunately i dont get snake gourd so easily so will have to do a long wait
My husband loves karela a lot and I run out of ways to prepare. I will try this recipe. I never batter fried them yet. So, I have to try this recipe for him.