Pakoras - Spicy Batter-Dipped Fried Veggies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup chickpea flour (Gram flour or Besan, available in Indian stores)
1/2 teaspoon garlic
1/2 teaspoon ginger paste (or 1/2 t ginger powder)
3/4 teaspoon cumin
3/4 teaspoon coriander powder
1/2 teaspoon ajwain (optional)
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
salt
1/2 cup water (or more to make correct consistency)

Preparation

Mix all dry ingredients together in bowl.
Add water and mix until batter is consistency of pancake batter.
Let batter sit for 10 to 15 minutes while you cut up vegetables (thinly sliced or julienned vegetables: carrots, potato, eggplant, onion, tomato, green pepper, mushrooms, or whatever you'd like to try).
Dip veggies in batter and fry until browned.
Also, you can chop up vegetables and mix them into the batter; fry by dropping spoonfuls in hot oil.