Cheese Pakora using Sourdough Discard

A few weeks back, I decided to give our much-loved Cheese Pakora recipe a little depth of flavour by adding to it some sourdough discard. And the results have been nothing less than delicious. Not only does the sourdough discard act as a leavener to give the pakors an open crumb, it also amps up the flavour with the quintessential tang. The original recipe is one of the most humble pakoras recipes you will encounter. It has been part of our family’s bhajia, vada, pakora repertoire for more than four decades. It happened to travel back with us from Goa. I am sure the simplicity of this recipe must have appealed my parents the most. The original recipe called for all-purpose flour but mother always made it whole-wheat flour, so do I. And there is cheese, salt and pepper!!
Since the past couple of weeks, I have been toying with the idea of sharing these Sourdough Cheese Pakora recipe on the blog. All I hoped for was some good weather to enjoy these pakors piping hot once I was done shooting them. The persistent humid weather continued to deter me. Finally, the weather turned beautiful, with rains arriving the batter was quickly mixed and rested!! Eka @ekaabhatt was bribed to doodle a backdrop that would tell the story without the use of any prop per se. Chulbuli is one of my two sourdough starters.