The untold recipes: Punjabi Kadhi Pakode

About

Kadhi is a very famous curd based gravy curry in north India. It is very easy to cook and delicious in taste.

How to Cook Punjabi kadhi Pakode

Preparation time - 5 minutes

Cook time - 15 minutes

Served to - 5-6 person

Ingredients

. 200 gm gram flour ( besan)

. 100 gm fresh curd

. 1 tablespoon turmeric powder

. 1/2 tablespoon red chilli powder

. 6-7 dry red chilli

. 1 tablespoon cumin seeds

. 1/2 tablespoon mustard seeds

. 1/2 tablespoon fennel seeds

. 1/2 tablespoon fenugreek seeds

. 12-15 curry leaves

. Coriender leaves ( for garnish)

. Salt as needed

. 1/2 tablespoon sugar

. 2 big onion ( finely chopped)

. 6-7 garlic cloves chopped

. 6-7 green chillies

. 1 inch ginger ( crushed)

. 1 tablespoon ghee ( purified butter)
. Oil for frying
. 1 tablespoon mustard oil

Preparation

. Bring 150 gm gram flour in a bowl. Add salt,red chilli powder,3 chopped green chillies,1/2 tablespoon turmeric powder,1 finely chopped onion ,and coriender leaves ,a pinch of hing and 1/2 cup of water in it.This mixture should not be liquid nor dry. Keep aside. This stuff will use for pakode.

. Now bring all spices in plate and keep aside.

. Bring curd in a bowl ,add 1/2 tablespoon turmeric powder and 2 tablespoon gram flour in it. Add 1/2 cup water and mix all stuff properly. Keep aside.

Step by step process to Cook

. Bring a pan add oil for frying pakode on the stove. When oil starts heated up then add small round shape from the prepared stuff like given picture. Fry both side properly. Fry all pakode like this and keep on tissue paper.

. Bring a pan with one tablespoon of mustard oil on the stove. When oil starts heated up add all spices in it with green/ red chillies,curry leaves in it. After 10-12 seconds add onion,garlic, ginger in it. Stir untill color of onion become golden.

. After that add prepared curd mixture in it. Add 3-4 glass of water in it ,mix all stuff. Then add salt,sugar in it. Cook for 5-7 minutes at high flame. Then switch off the stove and add fried pakode in it and cover up the pan.

. Again bring a pan on the stove. Add 1 tablespoon ghee ( purified butter) in it. When ghee starts heated up add 1/6 tablespoon mustard seeds ,4-5 red chilli in it. After 10 seconds switch off the stove. Add this in cooked kadhi. It is a extra tadka to increase the taste of kadhi.