Mint pakoda – crunchy snack for a rainy evening

A healthy diet is essential to rejuvenate and refresh the mind and body during the monsoon season. Here is an amazing snack recipe that is ideal to have during the month of Karkidakam. Bite onto this crunchy pudina pakoda while sipping hot ginger tea on a rainy evening.

Ingredients
Fistful of mint leaves
150 gm gram flour (besan)
Chilli powder salt and asafoetida, as required
A pinch of ajwain (ayamodakam)
Oil

Preparation
In a bowl, mix mint leaves, gram flour, chilli powder, asafoetida, ajwain and salt with a little bit of water
Mix well and make it into a dough
Heat oil in a pan
Make the dough into small balls and deep fry in the hot oil