Punjabi Kadhi Pakora

Punjabi Kadhi pakora is a traditional Punjabi curry in which the fried pakora's are dipped in delicious seasoned curd mixture.

Ingredients:

For making pakora:

1. Onion-1 thiny chopped
2. Besan flour- 3 tbsp
3. Baking soda- a pinch
4. Green chilly-2 thinly chopped
5. Salt-to taste
6. Turmeric powder-a pinch
7. Chilly powder- ½ tsp

• Mix everything in a bowl;  add little water (almost 3 tbsp) and mix well to a thick batter (like idli batter).
• Let it rest for 15 minutes.
• After that; take a spoon of batter and deep fried it in hot oil; in a low flame until golden in color.
• Drain in to paper towels and keep aside.

For The Curry:

1. Curd / yogurt – ½ cup
2. Besan flour- 1 ½ tbsp
3. Water- ½ cup
4. Salt-to taste
5. Turmeric powder- a pinch

• Mix everything in a bowl well; without any lumps in it.
• Heat it for about 10 minutes in low flame; by stirring until starts thickens and the raw taste of besan gets rid off .(add more water if desired).
• Add fried pakora’s in to it and switch off the flame; then do the seasoning.

For Seasoning:

1. Oil- 1 ½ tbsp
2. Mustard seeds- ½ tsp
3. Fenugreek seeds- ¼ tsp
4. Cumin seeds- ¼ tsp
5. Asafetida / hing – a pinch
6. Dry red chilly- 1 large
7. Curry leaves- 1 spring
8. Ginger thinly sliced- 1 tsp
9. Chilly powder- ½ tsp
10. Coriander leaves chopped-1 tbsp

• Heat oil; splutter fenugreek and cumin seeds; add mustard seeds.
• Add dry red chilly; curry leaves and ginger chopped.
• Saute for a minute and add chilly powder, asafoetida.
• Quickly turn off the flame and add chopped coriander leaves.
• Add it on top of the curry and mix well before serving.

Serve hot it with steamed rice or the choice of your roti…J

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