A delicious creamy gravy with soft fried pakodis dipped in it, makes for an amazing Punjabi kadhi. It is made from gram flour, spices and chillies that makes for a popular lunch dish in an Indian household.

Ingredients:

  • For curry:
  • 300 gram Gram flour
  • 500 gram Yogurt
  • 100 gram Onion
  • 20 gram Ginger
  • 5 gram Red chilli powder
  • to taste Salt
  • 3 gram Turmeric
  • 2 gram Garam masala powder
  • 200 ml Oil
  • 1 glass Water
  • For tadka:
  • 2 gram Dry red chilli
  • 10 gram Ghee
  • 2 gram Cumin seeds
  • 2 gram Onion seeds
  • Dry fenugreek leaves
  • 1 gram Green chilli
  • For pakodi:
  • 250 gram Gram flour
  • 100 gram Onion (medium sized), sliced
  • 6 Green chilli, sliced
  • to taste Salt
  • 5 gram Red chilli powder
  • 20 gram Fresh coriander
  • 3 gram Cumin seeds
  • 10 gram Coriander seeds
  • As required Water

Method:

  • 1.In a blender add the yogurt, water and blend to mix it well and place it in a bowl.
  • 2.Add the gram flour in the blender and fill it with water and blend.
  • 3.Heat oil and add the onion till so they get soft, then add the ginger & garlic paste and fry till they get golden on high flame.
  • 4.Add the tomatoes, salt, turmeric and red chili powder mix cook on high flame till the oil comes on top.
  • 5.Now add gram flour and water mixture along with yogurt and an extra jug of water mix well, wait for a boil and cook on low to medium for 20 to 25 minutes and starts to get thick.
  • Prepare the tadka:
  • 1.Heat ghee in a pan.
  • 2.Add the cumin seeds, onion seeds, fenugreek leaves, green chill, dry red chili fry well on high flame and add to kadhi and mix.
  • 3.Prepare the pakodi:
  • 4.In a bowl add the gram flour, all the spices, onions, green chili add the water slowly and mix it to make medium batter.
  • 5.Heat the oil and add the batter and make pakora, fry them on medium flame till golden.
  • 6.Remove them and place on kitchen paper roll.
  • 7.Then add the pakora in the curry.
  • 8.Add the tadka, garam masala and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes.
  • 9.Serve the Kadhi Pakora hot.

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