Pakora

Vegetables dipped in a spiced chickpea-flour batter and deep-fried into crisp, irregular clusters. Onion, potato, cauliflower and spinach, seasoned with cumin, turmeric and chili, served hot with chutneys. Chickpea flour fries lighter and crisper than wheat and is naturally gluten-free. The Indian answer to a fritter, and the standard order when it rains. Vegetarian. Available at all three Curry Gate locations in Charlotte: Uptown, South Blvd and West 24th Street.