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Monsoon is around and everyone craves for hot and spicy snacks which are homemade in the evenings. When the rain is pouring all over, most of them cancel their plans and stay back home. Aloo Pyaaz Pakode would be a fantastic snack for the evening with a tandoori dip by the side. Here is the recipe and preparation of Aloo Pyaaz Pakode:

Ingredients:

For Potato Stuffing:

Oil - 2 tbsp

Heeng - a pinch

Mustard seeds - 2 tsp

Green chilli, chopped - 1 no

Ginger, chopped - 2 tsp

Garlic, chopped - ½ tsp

Curry leaf - few

Turmeric - ½ tsp

Salt - to taste

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Potato, boiled & mashed - 2 cups

For Onions:

Onion, medium - 4 nos

Oil - for frying

Mozzarella cheese, diced - 10tbsph

For Batter:

Besan - ½ cup

Salt - a pinch

Turmeric - ¼ tsp

Chilli powder - ½ tsp

Ajwain - ½ tsp

Green Chilli, Chopped - 1no

Ginger, Chopped - 1 tsp

Kasoori Methi Powder - ½ tsp

Garam Masala - ¼ tsp

Jeera Powder - ½ tsp

Water - 2 cups/200 ml

Coriander, Chopped - ½ tsp

Chaat Masala - 1 tsp

For Tandoori Mayo Dip:

Mustard oil - ⅓ cup

Kashmiri Chilli powder - 1tbsp

Hung curd - ¼ cup

Mayonnaise - 4 tbsp

Lemon juice - 2 tsp

Ginger garlic paste - ½ tsp

Coriander, chopped - a handful

Black salt - a pinch

Salt - a pinch

Kasoori methi Powder - ½ tsp

Preparation:

Heat the oil in the pan and add mustard seeds and asafoetida. Add the chopped green chillies, garlic and ginger for the mixture. Add some curry leaves, red chilli powder and turmeric along with mashed potatoes that are boiled. Mask the potatoes completely and keep them aside. Cut the onions into half and separate them into layers. Fill the shells with the mixture of potato. Keep a hole for the potato mixture and add the cheese. Close it again with more mixture. Repeat the same. Make a potato batter with gram four and add salt, turmeric, red chilli powder, ginger, kasoori methi, chopped green chillies, cumin powder and garam masala along with water. Whisk it so that it turns into a thick consistency. Dip the stuffed onions in the batter and make some deep fry tll it turns golden brown.

Add some raw mustard oil and red chilli powder in a bowl to make a tandoori dip and mix them together. Add hung curd, mayonnaise, lemon juice, ginger garlic paste, fresh coriander, black salt, salt and kasoori methi powder for this mixture. Mix everything together to get Aloo Pyaaz Pakode.