Kadhi Pakora Recipe by Food Park | How to Make Kadhi Pakora at Home

Pakora Kadhi Recipe Ingredients For Kadhi: Yogurt — 500 g Onion 1 Medium Gram flour (Besan) — ¾ cup, roasted & sifted Turmeric powder — 2 tsp Salt — 2 tsp or to taste Water — 6 cups Cooking oil — 2 tbsp Ginger garlic — 1 tbsp, crushed Green chili paste — 7–8 tbsp Cumin seeds — ½ tbsp, crushed Water — 1–2 cups, as required For Pakoras: Onion — 2 medium, sliced Green chilies — 2, chopped Potato — 1 large, grated or finely chopped Spinach — 1 cup, chopped Fresh coriander — 1 handful, chopped Salt — 1 tsp or to taste Coriander seeds — ½ tbsp, roasted & crushed Cumin seeds — 1 tsp, roasted & crushed Red chili powder — 1 tsp or to taste Gram flour (Besan) — 1½ cups Water — ¼ cup or as required Cooking oil — for frying For Tadka: Cooking oil — ½ cup Onion — 1 medium, sliced Button red chilies — 7–8 Cumin seeds — 1 tsp Method: Prepare Kadhi: In a bowl, add yogurt and sifted roasted gram flour. Add turmeric powder, salt and 6 cups of water. Whisk well until smooth. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pot. Add sliced onion and sauté . Add crushed ginger garlic Sauté until fragrant. Add green chili paste and cook for 4–5 minutes. Add the prepared yogurt mixture and bring it to a boil, whisking continuously. Cover and cook on low heat for 1½ hours, stirring occasionally. Add 1–2 cups water as required to adjust the consistency. Prepare Pakoras: In a bowl, add onion, potato, spinach, green chilies and fresh coriander. Add salt, roasted coriander seeds, roasted cumin seeds and red chili powder. Mix well. Cover and let it rest for 15 minutes. Add gram flour and mix well. Gradually add water and mix until you get a thick batter. Heat cooking oil in a wok. Drop spoonfuls of batter into the hot oil and fry on medium heat until golden brown. Add the hot fried pakoras to the prepared kadhi. Mix gently, cover and cook on low heat for 5–6 minutes. Prepare Tadka: Heat ½ cup oil in a small pan. Add sliced onion and fry on medium heat until light golden. Add button red chilies and cumin seeds. Fry for a few seconds, then pour the hot tadka over the kadhi. Serving 🍚: Serve hot Pakora Kadhi with fragrant Zeera Rice. Tip: Add the pakoras while they are still hot so they absorb the kadhi beautifully.