Ingredients for Onion pakodas:

1 1/2 cups besan (gram flour)

½ cup rice flour

4-5 green chillis, finely chopped

2 large onions, sliced

1 tbsp melted ghee (clarified butter)

Few sprigs curry leaves

Finely cut ginger-1/2tsp

Salt to taste

Pinch of baking soda

Oil for deep frying.

Mix the flours with salt, soda, green chilies, curry leaves and onions. Add the melted ghee and mix well with fingers. Combine well and add few tablespoons of water and mix well that it forms a thick batter.

Heat enough oil in a deep frying pan. It should be piping hot.Drop the batter in the oil to form small fritters. Reduce heat to medium and deep fry till they turn golden brown. Keep turning the fritters so that it cooks on all sides.

Once they turn golden brown, remove them on to absorbent paper.