Thursday, July 19, 2012

Baked Cashew Pakodas

Have you ever tried baking pakodas? these guilt free pakodas are seriously super crispy and definitely addictive.I have already tried baking my all time favourite onion pakodas whenever i crave for them. But for my last day of blogging marathon, i wanted to make something special and a super nutty pakodas.Cashews i just love them, since i became a health nut am avoiding  cashews in my gravies eventhough i came back from India with 4kgs of cashews. These baked pakodas turned out simply awesome and fantastic. A prefect evening snack to enjoy with a cup of hot masala tea, i just used few drops of oil for baking apart from it,these pakodas are completely oil-less. Do check the other marathoner's running this blogging marathon here.



1cup Besan flour
1/4cup Rice flour
1/2cup Cashew nuts (chopped)
1/2cup Onions (chopped)
Few Curry leaves
1/4tsp Baking soda
1tsp Fennel seed (crushed)
3nos Green chillies (chopped)
Salt
Oil

Take the besan flour, rice flour,curryleaves, chopped cashew nuts, chopped onions, crushed fennel seeds,chopped green chillies,baking soda,salt and springle enough water to make a thick paste..

Preheat the oven to 350F,line a greased baking sheet over a baking tray, take medium sized balls from the paste and drop over the lined baking sheet.

Bake for 20-25minutes (by turning the pakodas twice in between) until the crust turns golden brown.

Enjoy these guilt free pakodas with hot coffee or tea.

61 comments:

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

they look very tempting Priya.....i myself got couple of kgs from India with my in-laws....yummy!

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Wonderful idea.love to have the plate.

Elisabeth said... Reply To This Comment

Such a delicious crunchy snack; totally craving for it:D

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Looks good. I am enjoying your bakethon :-). I have switched over to either baking or use appam pan for most things except when entertaining guests.

Usha said... Reply To This Comment

I loved all your baked recipes under this theme. Mouthwatering pakoda!

Swathi said... Reply To This Comment

Cashew pakoda looks delicious.

Mythreyi said... Reply To This Comment

OMG, these are so crunchy, colorful and not fried... I want to eat the whole plate...book marked..


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Yum! Yum! Yum!

vaishali sabnani said... Reply To This Comment

unique!!..love them and specially so because they are baked and guilt free>>.super duper pakoras!!

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

very healthy!!!!Can we do in microwave?Will try soon....

Pavani said... Reply To This Comment

Delicious looking cashew pakodas.. They look just like the original.

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

priya can u send this plate of pakodas to munch... why to wait if deep fry is turning to healthy baked version...yumyum..

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

can you send me a plate of pakodas Priya.. really lov to munchy this healthy version without any guilt...

Shabitha Karthikeyan said... Reply To This Comment

Perfect tea time snack. Looks so crisp and yummy. I wish I could grab some !!

Sangeetha Nambi said... Reply To This Comment

Thats a real tempting and rich pakodas....

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Mélange said... Reply To This Comment

No,I haven't Priya.Such a guilt-free wonder you have showcased here...Thanks for this.

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

irresistible clicks.. yummy pakoda..

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Wow...sounds very healthy n yummy.

Jeyashris Kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

Super yummy snack , love the addition of cashew and good that it is baked

chef and her kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

Nice n delicious pakoda..baked onion pakoda but never this

Supriya's Rasoi said... Reply To This Comment

They look so yummy.. a perfect tea time snack.

virunthu unna vaanga said... Reply To This Comment

Hi Priya you are having wonderful award in my blog please accept it as token of my love... YOUR AWARD

Chef Mireille said... Reply To This Comment

gorgeous color - looks delicious

Nandita SS said... Reply To This Comment

These look awesome Priya!! Would love to nibble on them anytime :)

Leelagovind said... Reply To This Comment

cashew pakodas!!iam craving for it..really is it crispy?does it get raw taste after baking?

Roshni said... Reply To This Comment

Guilt free snacks

kitchen flavours said... Reply To This Comment

These look wonderful and super addictive!

Srivalli said... Reply To This Comment

Wow looks so tempting, not to mention so healthy!..

Anisha said... Reply To This Comment

This is great... I love pakoras... and always wanted to try baking them... glad to know it works... will try it soon.

virunthu unna vaanga said... Reply To This Comment

hi priya you have wonderful award in my blog... Please accept it as my token of my love YOUR AWARD
really healthy... looks so yummy....

Shobha said... Reply To This Comment

They look super tasty and crunchy..

Lena Jayadev said... Reply To This Comment

unique recipe as usual..looks super tasty :)
one query priya,

i tried baking with corn fritters once, bt outcome was very bad, soggy and very bad..
can u tell me wr i went wrong and what i have to do next time to get crisp fritters / pakodas like urs?

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Looks delicious Priya.. I love them especially coz they are baked. Even am trying to bake all the deep fried recipes. Keep going !!

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Prathima Rao said... Reply To This Comment

Mom was asking me last week if its possible to bake pakoras..I was unusure of it..Thx to u I can give these tempting pakoras a try!!
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Ganga Sreekanth said... Reply To This Comment

Nice n healthy snack..looks delicious

Vimitha Durai said... Reply To This Comment

Yummy n healthy munch on

Sushma said... Reply To This Comment

never tried baking the pakodas nice twist. cashew and pakoda nice and creative

Hema said... Reply To This Comment

That plate with the hot cup of tea, simply tempting..

HomeKreation said... Reply To This Comment

I like this kind of savoury!

Kannada Cuisine said... Reply To This Comment

Ultimate indulgence!

Ananda said... Reply To This Comment

we get cashew pakodas from famous sweet shop in my city, but baked version seems better to indulge in as always a great recipe from you priya!

anjana said... Reply To This Comment

delicious and different..looks crisp and inviting..

FewMinute Wonders said... Reply To This Comment

Great idea Priya. WIll try it. I thought of baking pakoda before, but thought that they might not cook well in the center. Looks like you did not have that issue

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Not even thought about trying baked pakodas in my dream. it turned out to be great success. looks very tempting. Ahh.. I need tea now with these pakodas.

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Drooling, great snacks which can be eaten with no guilt

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Vineetha Sush said... Reply To This Comment

Baked ones sounds tempting..I m a lazy girl in doing deep frying so this one is or me :)

Shama Nagarajan said... Reply To This Comment

delicious inviting recipe

Nalini's Kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

Super tempting and guilt free snack..

Julie said... Reply To This Comment

crisp & guilt free one,dear..love to have these!!

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Shanthi said... Reply To This Comment

good idea...keep it up..

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Jayanthi said... Reply To This Comment

Got a question, does besan bake well? I heard rice flour doesn't, any particular kind of besan you used? Love the color of your pakodas...awesome idea Priya.

Padmajha said... Reply To This Comment

Love these beautifully baked pakodas. Have bookmarked this recipe too..

Gayatri said... Reply To This Comment

Hello,
I visit your blog regularly and love it. I have not tried any recipes but decided to try the baked pakodas and they turned out good. I added 1tbsp oil to the mix. The besan still have slight smell but I am happy with the overall taste. Thank you for sharing the recipe. My next try will be the gulab jamun.
Thanks once again.

radha said... Reply To This Comment

Nice idea. And they look as good as the fried ones!

divyagcp said... Reply To This Comment

This is one of my favorite. but it has been ages since i had it last. Love love the baked version.. Very inviting..

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preeti garg said... Reply To This Comment

Very healthy and oil free pakora

Gayathri Kumar said... Reply To This Comment

Lovely pakoras!

Archana said... Reply To This Comment

Wow these are amazing Priya. Love them

Vidhya said... Reply To This Comment

Tempting pakoras,I am waiting for the summer to become a little milder to try out all your baked goodies.

Cool Lassi(e) said... Reply To This Comment

Cashew Pakoda looks awesome!

Harini R said... Reply To This Comment

very tempting and healthy too!

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

How much oil should we use?