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Punjabi kadhi recipe (Kadhi pakora recipe)
US measuring cups are used (1 cup = 240 ml)
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Indian, Punjabi
Prep Time
15
minutes
Cook Time
30
minutes
Total Time
45
minutes
Servings
3
servings
Calories
358
kcal
Author
Kanan
Ingredients
For pakora:
▢
¼
cup
Besan (gram flour)
▢
a pinch
Baking soda
▢
¼
cup
Red onion
finely chopped
▢
1 small
Green chili
finely chopped
▢
¼
inch
Ginger
grated or paste
▢
Salt to taste
▢
3
tablespoons
Water
▢
Oil
for deep frying pakora
For Punjabi kadhi:
▢
¾
cup
Plain yogurt
(dahi or curd), Sour
▢
1
tablespoon
Besan (gram flour)
▢
Salt to taste
▢
¼
teaspoon
Turmeric powder
▢
1 ½
cups
Water
▢
1
tablespoon
Oil
mustard oil
▢
¼
teaspoon
Cumin seeds
▢
⅛
teaspoon
Coriander seeds (sabut dhaniya)
▢
⅛
teaspoon
Fenugreek seeds (methi dana)
▢
1
Dried red chilies
▢
a pinch
Hing (Asafoetida)
For Tempering:
▢
1 ½
teaspoons
Ghee (Clarified butter)
▢
½ to 1
teaspoon
Red chili powder
Instructions
Making pakora:
Mix besan, baking soda, onion, green chili, ginger and salt in a bowl.
Add water and make thick batter.
Meanwhile heat the oil for deep frying on medium heat.
Once oil is hot drop spoonful of batter into hot oil. You can use your hand or spoon.
Fry till it becomes golden brown. Keep moving them so it gets cooked and browned evenly.
Remove it to a paper towel lined plate and keep it aside.
Making punjabi kadhi pakora:
Mix yogurt, besan, salt and turmeric powder in a bowl. Make sure there are no lumps of besan. You can use hand blender or wire whisk.
Add little water at a time and keep whisking to make lump free batter.
Heat oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add cumin seeds and let them sizzle.
Then add coriander seeds and methi seeds. Let them fry for few seconds. You will get nice aroma of it.
Then add dried red chili.
Mix in prepared yogurt-besan mixture. Bring it to a boil and let it simmer on low-medium heat. It will start to thicken up.
Making tempering:
While it is simmering, on another stove heat the ghee in a small pan on medium heat.
Once hot turn off the stove, add red chili powder and immediately add tadka to the simmering kadhi.
Stir it well.
Add fried pakora and let it simmer for 5-7 minutes so pakora gets soft and soak up flavors.
If kadhi gets too thick then add some water to make desire consistency.
Nutrition
Calories:
358
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
10.2
g
|
Protein:
4.6
g
|
Fat:
33.9
g
|
Saturated Fat:
6.4
g
|
Cholesterol:
13
mg
|
Sodium:
688
mg
|
Potassium:
219
mg
|
Fiber:
1.7
g
|
Sugar:
4.4
g
*Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving
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