Resting the sliced onions:

• Take 250-gram onion (sliced) into a mixing bowl
• Add 1/2 tsp of salt and mix well
• Leave it for 15 minutes
• After 15 minutes water oozed out from the onion slices
• Now add 1 tsp Kashmiri Red chilly powder, 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder, 1/4 tsp of carom seeds (ajwain/omam), few curry leaves (chopped), 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

  Mix well
• Then add in ¾ cup of gram flour/ besan flour/ kadalai maavu.
• Next, add in 2 tbsp of rice flour and mix well until it forms a thick dough
• Now add 1 tbsp of water and mix,

  Now the batter is ready for frying
• Drop small portions in the hot oil gently, Keep the flame medium to low
• Fry it to golden brown colored pakoda and serve with chai