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{{short description|Fritter from the Indian subcontinent}}
{{distinguish|Pacora}}
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{{Infobox food
| name = Pakora
| image = Chilli_Bites_(Bhaji).jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption =Pakoras
| alternate_name = {{csv|Pakoda|pikora|bhajiya|pakodi|ponako|pakura|fakkura|phulauri|bora|chop}}
| country = [[South Asia]]<ref name="britannica.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/pakora|title=Pakora - food|website=Britannica.com|access-date=23 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="seattletimes.com">{{cite web|first=Leora Y.|last=Bloom|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/pakoras-are-tasty-versatile-treats-from-india-that-work-well-as-appetizers-snacks-or-meals/|title=Pakoras are tasty, versatile treats from India that work well as appetizers, snacks or meals|date=10 May 2016|website=The Seattle Times|access-date=23 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Vir|last=Sanghvi|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/take-pride-in-the-bonda-or-pakora-it-is-our-gift-to-the-world/story-khxwM10l0NT8HLZ8ik9G7I.html|title=Take pride in the bonda or pakora. It is our gift to the world|date=18 April 2015|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=23 January 2018}}</ref>
| region = [[South Asia]]
| national_cuisine = {{ubl
|[[Indian cuisine|India]]
|[[Bangladeshi cuisine|Bangladesh]]{{cn|date=January 2021}}
|[[Pakistani cuisine|Pakistan]]{{cn|date=January 2021}}
|[[Nepali cuisine|Nepal]]{{cn|date=January 2021}}
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| course = [[Appetizer]] or [[snack]]
| type = [[Fritter]]
| served =
| main_ingredient = {{hlist
|Vegetables
|Gram Flour
|Spices
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| variations = {{ubl
|Potato
|Eggplant
|Onion
|Cauliflower
|Spinach
|Mixed vegetables
|Paneer
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| similar_dish = [[Burmese fritters|Kyet thun kyaw]]<br>[[Pholourie]]
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{{Indian cuisine}}

'''Pakora''' ({{IPA-hns|pəˈkɔːɽa|pron}}) is a spiced [[fritter]] originating from the [[Indian subcontinent]],<ref name="britannica.com"/><ref name="seattletimes.com"/> sold by street vendors and served in restaurants in [[South Asia]] and worldwide.<ref>{{cite book|title=Lord Krishna's Cuisine: The Art of Indian Vegetarian cooking|last=Devi|first=Yamuna|year=1999|publisher=E. P. Dutton|location=New York|isbn=0-525-24564-2|pages=[https://archive.org/details/lordkrishnascuis00yamu/page/447 447–466, Pakoras: Vegetable Fritters]|url=https://archive.org/details/lordkrishnascuis00yamu/page/447}}</ref> It consists of items, often vegetables such as potatoes and onions, coated in seasoned [[gram flour]] batter and deep fried.

The pakora is known also under other spellings including '''pikora''', '''pakoda''', '''pakodi''' and regional names such as '''[[bhaji]],''' '''bhajiya, bora''' and '''chop'''.

==Preparation==
Pakoras are made by coating ingredients, usually vegetables, in a spiced batter, then deep frying them.

Common varieties of pakora use onion, [[eggplant]], potato, spinach, [[Plantain (cooking)|plantain]], [[paneer]], cauliflower, tomato, or [[chili pepper]],<ref name="Sophisticated Gourmet">{{cite web |last1=Siddiqi |first1=Kamran |title=Mom’s Onion Pakora Recipe |url=https://www.sophisticatedgourmet.com/2016/05/onion-pakora-recipe/ |website=Sophisticated Gourmet |publisher=Sophisticated Gourmet |access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref> but other foodstuffs can be made into pakoras such as meat or fish.

The batter is most commonly made with gram flour but variants can use other flours, such as buckwheat flour. The spices used in the batter are up to the cook and may be chosen due to local tradition or availability; often these include fresh and dried spices such as chilli, fenugreek and coriander.

==Serving==
Pakoras are eaten as a snack or appetiser, often accompanied with [[tamarind]] sauce, [[chutney]] or [[raita]]. They are also offered with ''[[masala chai]]'' to guests at Indian wedding ceremonies.

[[File:Pakoras in Jaipur.jpg|thumb|Pakora in [[Jaipur]]]]

==Regional names==
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A gram flour fritter is known in [[Gujarat]] as ''bhajia'', in [[Maharashtra]] as ''bhaji'', in [[Andhra Pradesh]]/[[Telangana]] and [[Karnataka]] as ''[[bajji]]'' or "Pakodi". In [[Tamil Nadu]] as Pakoda. In [[Bengali language|Bengali]] it may be called ''bora'' (বড়া) or ''chop'' (চপ) depending on how and when it is eaten. ''Pakoda'' may be interpreted in these states as deep fried balls of finely chopped onions, green chilis, and spices mixed in gram flour.

==Etymology==
The word ''pakoṛā'' is derived from [[Sanskrit]] पक्ववट ''pakvavaṭa'',<ref>{{cite book |title=The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary |editor=R. S. McGregor |editor-link=R. S. McGregor |year=1997 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-864339-5 |page=588}}</ref> a compound of ''pakva'' ('cooked') and ''[[Vada (food)|vaṭa]]'' ('a small lump') or its derivative ''vaṭaka'', 'a round cake made of pulse fried in [[oil]] or [[ghee]]'.<ref>{{cite book |title=A Sanskrit-English Dictionary |last=Monier-Williams |first=Monier |author-link=Monier Monier-Williams |year=1995 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |location=Delhi |isbn=81-208-0065-6 |page=914 |url=http://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/monier/index.html |access-date=30 June 2010}}</ref>

Some divergence of transliteration may be noted in the third consonant in the word. The sound is a hard 'da' in the [[Telugu language]] and the 'ra' sound would be an incorrect pronunciation. The sound is the [[retroflex flap]] {{IPAblink|ɽ}}, which is written in [[Standard Hindi|Hindi]] with the [[Devanagari]] letter ड़, and in [[Urdu alphabet|Urdu]] with letter ڑ.

However, in the [[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration]], the Hindi letter ड़ is transliterated as <[[ṛ]]>, popular or non-standard transliterations of Hindi use <d> for this sound, because etymologically, it derives from ड {{IPAslink|ɖ}}. The occurrence of this consonant in the word ''pakora'' has given rise to two common alternative spellings in English: ''pakoda'', which reflects its etymology, and ''pakora'', which reflects its phonology.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:2013 Sechseläuten - Pakora mit Kartoffeln und Joghurt-Curry-Sauce - Limmatquai 2013-04-15 13-27-15.JPG|Pakoras with [[curry sauce]] in [[Zürich]]
File:19th June 2015 Pakora.jpg|Close-up of pakora containing spinach
File:Banana-pakora.jpg|Banana pakora, made from green raw banana slices dipped in Singhara flour (water chestnut flour)
File:Aesthetic Pakoda.jpg|Onion pakora
File:Groundnut fries.jpg|Groundnut pakor
Kuttu Pakoras from India.jpg|Buckwheat pakora, which are made during [[Hinduism|Hindu]] fasting seasons and holidays
File:Bread Pakoda 1.jpg|Bread pakora, made by deep-frying bread slices coated with gram flour
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Food}}
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*[[List of deep fried foods]]
*[[List of Indian dishes]]
* {{annotated link|Bhaji}}
* {{annotated link|Bread pakora}}
* {{annotated link|Haggis pakora}}
* {{annotated link|Samosa}}
* {{annotated link|Vada (food)|Vada}}

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==References==
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{{Pakistani dishes}}
{{Indian dishes}}
{{Doughnuts}}
[[Category:South Indian cuisine]]
[[Category:Indian snack foods]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi snack foods]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi fast food]]
[[Category:Pakistani snack foods]]
[[Category:Pakistani fast food]]
[[Category:Nepalese cuisine]]
[[Category:Indian fast food]]
[[Category:Afghan cuisine]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi cuisine]]
[[Category:Fritters]]

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