We can do many yummy recipes with Semiya(Vermicilli). Previously we have seen curd semiya. Now this is another snack variety we can do with semiya. If we have sudden guests in home, we can easily prepare this and they will be happy to eat a different variety of pakoda. If we have leftover semiya upma, then we can add besan and rice flour along with little spices and deep fry them to make yummy and crunchy Semiya Pakoda (Vermicelli Fritters). Try this and let me know your comments!!!
Preparation and Yield:
| Preparation time | 5 mins |
| Cooking Time | 40 mins |
| Servings | 5 |
| Recipe Category | Snack |
| Recipe Cuisine | South Indian |
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| Semiya Pakoda | Vermicelli Fritters |
Ingredients:
| Semiya(Vermicilli) | ½ Cup |
| Gram flour(Besan/Kadalai mavu) | ½ Cup |
| Rice Flour | 2 tablespoon |
| Green Chilli | 1 |
| Oil | For deep frying |
| Onion | 1 Medium Size |
| Salt | To Taste |
| Curry Leaves | Few |
| Chopped Coriander Leaves | ¼ cup |
| Red Chilli Powder | 1 teaspoon |
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| Semiya Pakoda | Vermicelli Fritters |
Method:
- Chop the green chilli and keep it aside. Finely chop the onion and keep it aside.
- Heat 1.5 Cups of water in a saucepan. Add ½ teaspoon of salt and bring it to boil. When water starts to boil, add semiya and cook till the vermicelli is soft. Drain water from vermicelli and set the cooked vermicelli aside
- In a mixing bowl, add gram/besan flour, rice flour along with salt, Curry leaves, chopped coriander leaves, green chili, Red Chilli powder & onion. Add cooked vermicelli and mix well
- Heat oil in a pan, when the oil is hot, test it with a drop of mixed pakoda mixture. If the batter comes up immediately in the oil, then the oil is ready to fry the pakodas.
- Take 1 small ball size of the pakoda batter and drop it in oil. Repeat this for 3-4 times.
- Deep fry the pakodas till it turns golden brown color and crisp.
- Remove the pakodas from flame and keep it in a tissue to dry the excess oil.
- The yummy semiya(Vermicilli) pakoda is ready to serve hot.
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| Semiya Pakoda | Vermicelli Fritters |
