Pakoras

• 113 cups besan or gram flour
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice freshly squeezed
• 2 teaspoons coriander ground
• 2 teaspoons margarine or oil, melted
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric ground
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 x water
• 1 x vegetable oil
• 1 medium eggplant unpeeled
• 2 tablespoons poppy seed white
• 3 large potatoes thinly sliced
• 2 each green bell peppers seeded
• 1/2 pound mushrooms
• 2 large onions peeled, thinly sliced

1. In a large bowl combine the first 9 ingredients with enough water to form a thick batter.
2. Prepare the vegetable as directed below, and dip into batter, allowing excess to drip off.
3. In a large saucepan or a deep skillet, heat 2 inches oil over high heat until very hot.
4. Add batter-coated vegetables, a few pieces at a time; fry until golden brown (cooking time varies from 3 to 10 minutes).
5. If oil begins to spatter or smoke, reduce heat to medium.
6. Drain vegetables on paper towels.
7. Serve hot.
8. Eggplant: Cut 1 medium unpeeled eggplant into wedges.
9. Add 2 tablespoons khus-khus (white poppy seeds) to batter, if desired.
10. Dip eggplant in batter and fry 8 to 10 minutes or until tender.
11. Potatoes: Cut 3 large potatoes into thick slices.
12. Dip into batter and fry 5 to 8 minutes, or until tender.
13. Green Peppers: Cut 2 seeded green bell peppers into wedges.
14. Dip into batter, and fry 3 to 5 minutes, or until tender.
15. Mushrooms: Dip 1/2 pound of whole mushrooms into batter.
16. Fry 3 to 5 minutes, or until tender.
17. Onions: Cut 2 large peeled onions into thin slices; sprinkle with salt and allow to drain.
18. Instead of usind batter, coat onion slices with besan mixed with 4 chopped scallions, 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro, and 1 minced green chile (optional).
19. (You may coat several slices at a time to form a fritter or pancake.)
20. Fry 3 to 5 minutes until tender.

flour, lemon juice freshly squeezed, coriander ground, margarine, salt, garam masala, baking powder, turmeric ground, cayenne pepper, water, vegetable oil, white, potatoes, green bell peppers, mushrooms, onions

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/pakoras-39522 (may not work)