Pakora Kadhi (कढ़ी)

AUTHOR: Meher
RATING: 3 vote(s)
DESCRIPTION: Pakora Kadhi is a Punjabi dish which does not need an introduction and loved by most and is cooked regularly in most houses. North Indian kadhi is thicker than Gujrati Kadi, being thick, like a custard sauce. It also has dumplings or pakore. This recipe is a very easy dish to make.

Ingredients

Ingredients for Pakora:

1 cup Gram flour
1/4 cup Chopped onion
1/4 cup Chopped potato
1 tsp Ajwain.
1 tsp Red chili powder.
1 tsp Chopped ginger.
1 – 2 green chillies chopped
1/2 tsp Baking powder.
Oil for deep frying
Salt As per taste

Ingredients for Curry:

1 cup Sour Curd (yogurt)
1/4 cup Gram flour
2 – 3 Dry red chili whole
1 tsp Turmeric powder.
A pinch Asafetida
1 tsp of mustard seeds
1 tsp Fenugreek seeds.
2 tbsp Oil.
Salt As per taste

Preparation

Mix all pakora ingredients except oil and add about ½ cup of water approx. Mix well.
Heat oil in a Kadhai and deep fry vegetable and gram flour mixture after making into small balls. Fry till pakoras are golden brown.
Beat Curd/Yogurt and mix gram flour in it. Blend thoroughly so as to ensure that there are no lumps. Add turmeric powder, salt and 3 cups of water.
Heat oil in a Kadhai. Add fenugreek seeds ,mustard seeds and dry red chili. Stir fry for half minute. Add Gram flour and Yogurt mixture. Bring it to a boil and simmer on a slow fire for about 15 minutes. Stir occasionally.
Add red chili powder and fried pakoras and again simmer the kadi for about 5 minutes or the oil leaves the kadai.Kadi is ready when the pakoras turn soft.
Serve kadhi hot with steamed rice.

Preparation Time

20 min

Difficulty

simple

Portions

2 serving

Amount

Country/Region

India

Costs per Portion

Vegetarian

Yes