Punjab

Kadhi pakora

Name: Kadhi pakora
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Punjabi
Ingredients: 2 cups slightly sour curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt); 1/4 cup for kadhi 1/2 cup for pakoras besan (chickpea flour, gram flour); 1 medium thinly sliced onion; 2 chopped green chilli; 1 inch grated ginger; 1/2 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 1 tsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 1/4 tsp ajwain (carom seeds); 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 2 dried red chilli; a pinch asafoetida; Cooking oil (vegetable oil), for frying, about 3 tbsp absorbed; 1 tbsp ghee; Coriander leaves (cilantro), to garnish; Salt, to taste

Sour curd's finest hour. Fritters that soak up gravy like sponges with ambition.

60 minTime

11 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Punjabi kadhi and its cousins3 chapters · 2 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

339kcalsame

11 gproteinsame

4 gfibresame

60minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt)2 cups, slightly sour

Besan (chickpea flour, gram flour)¼ cup for kadhi, 1/2 cup for pakoras

Onion1 medium, thinly sliced

Green chilli2, chopped

Ginger2.5 cm, grated

Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tsp

Ajwain (carom seeds)¼ tsp

Fenugreek seeds½ tsp

Cumin seeds1 tsp

Dried red chilli2

Asafoetidaa pinch

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying, about 3 tbsp absorbed

Ghee1 tbsp

Coriander leaves (cilantro)to garnish

Saltto taste

Method

6 steps

1Whisk the curd with 1/4 cup besan, turmeric, half the chilli powder and 4 cups water until completely smooth.
2For the pakoras, mix the remaining besan with onion, green chilli, ginger, ajwain, a pinch of salt and a little water. Fry spoonfuls in hot oil.
3Heat a spoon of the frying oil in a deep pot, add fenugreek and cumin seeds, then the curd mixture. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
4Lower the heat, add salt and simmer, stirring now and then.
5Slide in the pakoras and simmer 5 minutes.
6Heat the ghee, add dried red chillies, asafoetida and the remaining chilli powder, and pour over. Garnish with coriander.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Punjab

Kadhi pakora

Sour curd's finest hour. Fritters that soak up gravy like sponges with ambition.

60 minTime

11 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Punjabi kadhi and its cousins3 chapters · 2 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

339kcalsame

11 gproteinsame

4 gfibresame

60minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt)2 cups, slightly sour

Besan (chickpea flour, gram flour)¼ cup for kadhi, 1/2 cup for pakoras

Onion1 medium, thinly sliced

Green chilli2, chopped

Ginger2.5 cm, grated

Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tsp

Ajwain (carom seeds)¼ tsp

Fenugreek seeds½ tsp

Cumin seeds1 tsp

Dried red chilli2

Asafoetidaa pinch

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying, about 3 tbsp absorbed

Ghee1 tbsp

Coriander leaves (cilantro)to garnish

Saltto taste

Method

6 steps

1Whisk the curd with 1/4 cup besan, turmeric, half the chilli powder and 4 cups water until completely smooth.
2For the pakoras, mix the remaining besan with onion, green chilli, ginger, ajwain, a pinch of salt and a little water. Fry spoonfuls in hot oil.
3Heat a spoon of the frying oil in a deep pot, add fenugreek and cumin seeds, then the curd mixture. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
4Lower the heat, add salt and simmer, stirring now and then.
5Slide in the pakoras and simmer 5 minutes.
6Heat the ghee, add dried red chillies, asafoetida and the remaining chilli powder, and pour over. Garnish with coriander.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Kadhi pakora

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Kadhi pakora

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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