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

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Etymology

Origin of pakora

C20: from Hindi

Example Sentences

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pakora

Many of our mothers would fry up fresh pakora, a crunchy, chickpea- and veggie-based fritter, alongside verdant chutneys on any given afternoon and, of course, on holidays and other festive gatherings.

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2023

His pakora arrives, and it’s terrific, wispy onion strings whose chickpea flour coat is lit with green chiles, curry leaf and ginger.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2022

There is, too, a small pile of thumb-size eggplant pakora.

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

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

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini