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Kadhi Pakora


  • Author: Myles
  • Total Time: 3 hours
  • Yield: 8 1x

Description

Feeling blue? This kadhi pakora will surely brighten up your day. Imagine the soupy curry loaded with pakoras. It is comfort food at its finest!


Ingredients

Scale

Kadhi yogurt base:

1 c. gram flour

1 1/2 c. yogurt

1 1/2 c. water

4 tbsp. oil

1012 kadhi patta (curry leaves)

1/2 tsp. cumin seeds

1 1/2 tbsp. ginger garlic paste

1 tsp. turmeric powder

1/2 tbsp. kashmiri lal mirch

3 c. water

salt, to taste

Pakoras:

2 c. gram flour

salt, to taste

1/4 tsp. baking powder

1 c. water

1/2 tsp. coriander seeds

1 tsp. kashmiri lal mirch

1 green chili (chopped)

1 medium onion (thinly sliced)

1.4 c. fresh coriander (chopped)

Tadka:

1/4 c. oil

1 small onion (thinly sliced)

3 garlic cloves (thinly sliced)

4 to 5 whole red chilies

1 tsp. cumin seeds

8 to 10 curry leaves


Instructions

Kadhi:

  1. Add gram flour, yogurt, and water in a blender and blend until smooth.
  2. Heat the oil in a large pot and then add the curry leaves, cumin seeds, and ginger-garlic paste. Mix well.
  3. Add the turmeric powder, kashmiri lal mirch, and salt. Stir well.
  4. Add 1/4 cup of water and cook for about 2 minutes.
  5. Add the yogurt mixture and mix well.
  6. Bring to a boil, cover, and cook on low heat for about 2 to 2.5 hours. Stir occasionally.

Pakoras:

  1. Add the gram flour, salt, and baking soda in a medium pot and mix well.
  2. Gradually add water. Stir well to form a smooth batter.
  3. Add red chili powder, coriander seeds, green chili, and fresh coriander. Mix well.
  4. Heat oil in a wok and fry pakoras until golden and crispy.
  5. Add the fried pakoras to the kadhi. Cook over medium heat for about 8 minutes.

Tadka:

  1. Add oil to a frying pan. Cook onions until translucent.
  2. Add the garlic and cook for a few seconds.
  3. Add whole red chilies and mix.
  4. Add cumin seeds and curry leaves. Mix well.
  5. Add the tadka to the kadhi pakora.

Notes

  • You can serve this dish with rice or roti.
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 2 hours 30 minutes