plural pakoras or pakora
: an Indian food consisting of vegetables, seafood, meat, or cheese dipped in a thick, spiced batter and deep-fried
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The vegetable curry was reheated to 187 degrees and the pakora was discarded.
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Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 11 Mar. 2026
The choices were overwhelming, and certainly too much for one person: French pastries, Chinese dumplings, Indian pakoras—all there, all good.
—Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
In Punjab, where our family roots lie, pakoras are often made with onions, potatoes, spinach, cauliflower, and eggplant.
—Romy Gill, Saveur, 22 Oct. 2025
Ritu’s mother was standing by the stove frying pakoras, and Ritu’s father was at the kitchen table, unshaven, white chest hair showing.
—Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
Start with some samosas and pakoras, then chase orders of sev puri, papri chaat, and aloo bhatura with refreshing mango lassi and lemon soda water.
—Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2025
Eight-ounce portions of butter chicken, tikka masala and mutter paneer are $6.99, dal is $5.99, sauteed vegetables are $4.99, onion pakora is $4.99 and rice is $3.99.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025
Don’t get too full on starters like paneer pakora ($10.99), which could honestly be a meal on its own.
—Camila Pedrosa
july 4, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2025
Start your meal with Indian pakoras pastry stuffed with spicy chorizo, then choose your region for dinner.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025
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Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 11 Mar. 2026
The choices were overwhelming, and certainly too much for one person: French pastries, Chinese dumplings, Indian pakoras—all there, all good.
—Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
In Punjab, where our family roots lie, pakoras are often made with onions, potatoes, spinach, cauliflower, and eggplant.
—Romy Gill, Saveur, 22 Oct. 2025
Ritu’s mother was standing by the stove frying pakoras, and Ritu’s father was at the kitchen table, unshaven, white chest hair showing.
—Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
Start with some samosas and pakoras, then chase orders of sev puri, papri chaat, and aloo bhatura with refreshing mango lassi and lemon soda water.
—Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2025
Eight-ounce portions of butter chicken, tikka masala and mutter paneer are $6.99, dal is $5.99, sauteed vegetables are $4.99, onion pakora is $4.99 and rice is $3.99.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025
Don’t get too full on starters like paneer pakora ($10.99), which could honestly be a meal on its own.
—Camila Pedrosa
july 4, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2025
Start your meal with Indian pakoras pastry stuffed with spicy chorizo, then choose your region for dinner.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Pakora.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pakora. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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