Mushroom Pakoras with Fresh Herb Chutney

We first developed this recipe when we wrote an article on Asian street food for Food & Wine magazine, now almost fourteen years ago. To this day, the article is one of the most enjoyable articles we’ve ever worked on, because it was such a fun subject, and this recipe is one of our all-time favorites. Our first test of the recipe was at midnight one summer night, when Jeffrey was playing around in the kitchen. The pakoras went together quickly and easily. We made a fresh mint-co