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pakora

British  
/ pəˈkɔːrə /

noun

  1. an Indian dish consisting of pieces of vegetable, chicken, etc, dipped in a spiced batter and deep-fried: served with a piquant sauce

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of pakora

C20: from Hindi

Example Sentences

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You'll try a naan "taco," stuffed with your choice of protein ranging from paneer tikka masala to lamb curry and salmon pakora.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2022

No matter what shape it starts out in, the chicken is brined first, marinated in yogurt and then cooked like a pakora — rolled in a seasoned blend of flours and plunged into hot oil.

From New York Times • May 10, 2022

And since the chef has a bigger kitchen and a pizza oven to play with here, expect new dishes, including grilled salmon banh mi, cioppino and fish pakora.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2021

One bite of Dera’s chicken naan or its chicken pakora, and you know the truth of this statement.

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2017

There was Titanic deodorant, Titanic toothpaste, Titanic perfume, Titanic pakora, even Titanic burqas.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

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