10 places to eat ... pakora!

Pakora is the ideal pre- or post-pub snack filled with chicken, vegetable, fish or even aubergine. Here, Yelpers bring you 10 places to taste this spicy Indian delicacy... Glasgow or Edinburgh, day or night.

Balbir's

7 Church Street, Glasgow West End

'After an afternoon of light mountaineering is there a more heavenly sight than a lovely pint of Kingfisher and platter of delicious vegetable pakora?' asks Amy R. With aubergine, cauliflower and mushroom pakora, this is a vegetarian delight.

Mother India's Café

3-5 Infirmary Street, Old Town, Edinburgh

For those seeking to try a few different pakoras, Joey A suggests Mother India's. "It's tremendous, setting itself up as an Indian Tapas deal, meaning you get to try a bunch of dishes at the same time. We had so much food we couldn't see the table!"

Balti Club

66 Woodlands Road, Glasgow West End

Are 10 kinds of pakora enough for you? With unusual options like mozzarella, onion, and cashew or Brie and spinach, Dallis M raves, 'my mouth is watering just thinking about the options'.

Gurkha Cafe & Restaurant

25/27 Cockburn Street, Old Town, Edinburgh

"My visit to Gurkha Cafe was an impulse decision made by my stomach. And it wasn't disappointed!" Jamie S suggests trying out the vegetable pakoras as they're "mild but wonderfully flavoured."

Charcoals

26a Renfield Street, Glasgow City Centre

Andrew M loves that the pakora is 'light and delicious'. He also says 'the chicken chaat were fresh and succulent: a real taste of north India.'

Bollywood The Coffee Box

99A Bruntsfield Place, Bruntsfield, Edinburgh

" The welcome you receive from the lady behind the counter makes a visit here that little more special." And for "less than £8 for 2 curries, a can of coke and a portion of pakora"? Alan S thinks you can't go wrong!

Mother India's Café

1355 Argyle Street, Glasgow West End

Offering an 'amazing table of grub', Alastair L reckons they serve up 'faultless meals'. Indian tapas takes centre stage on the menu here so why not get some garlic mushroom pakora while you decide on the other dishes?

Kismot

29 St Leonard's Street, Newington, Edinburgh

For Cressida F, at Kismot, "the food hit the spot perfectly! Our vegetable pakora/onion bhajis were soft and crispy." Try them alongside chicken korma which is "rich, creamy and plentiful."

Rishi's Indian Aroma

61 Bath Street, Glasgow City Centre

You won't find pakora on the menu here but you will find "Chicken 65" - deep fried, marinated spicy chicken pieces! Similar to pakora but possibly more crispy than you'd expect.

Noor Indian Takeaway

56 South Clerk Street, Newington, Edinburgh

"This is now my favourite take away... I have popped in here a half dozen times or so and the food is consistently amazing. The veggie pakoras are worth a mention in that they are great quality and there are loads of them served in a brown paper bag." - Alan S