Punjabi kadhi with baked pakoras

Name: Punjabi kadhi with baked pakoras
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 3 persons
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: For pakoras:; 1 cup chopped spinach; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1/2 tsp garlic,finely chopped; 1/2 tsp ginger, finely chopped; 1 cup gramflour or besan; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds, roasted and coarsely ground; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp coriander seeds, coarsely ground; 1/4 tsp carom seeds; 1/2 tsp salt or as per taste; 1/4 tsp asafoetida; 1/5 cup water or as per requirement; 1 tbsp oil; For kadhi:; 3/4 cup gramflour or besan, slightly roasted; 2 1/2 cup Yoghurt; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1 1/2 tsp salt or as per taste; 5-6 cups water; 1 tbsp clarified butter/ghee; 2 dry whole red chilli; 1/4 tsp asafoetida; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tbsp clarified butter or ghee; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder

Debjani Dutta @cook_14360896

Kolkata

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Kadhi pakora is a Punjabi delicacy .Here I baked pakoras instead of deep frying ,which makes it healthy .

Debjani Dutta @cook_14360896

Kolkata

#CookClick
Kadhi pakora is a Punjabi delicacy .Here I baked pakoras instead of deep frying ,which makes it healthy .

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Ingredients

30 minutes

3 persons

For pakoras:
1 cupchopped spinach
1medium onion, chopped
1/2 tspgarlic,finely chopped
1/2 tspginger, finely chopped
1 cupgramflour or besan
1/2 tspcumin seeds, roasted and coarsely ground
1/2 tspred chilli powder
1/2 tspcoriander seeds, coarsely ground
1/4 tspcarom seeds
1/2 tspsalt or as per taste
1/4 tspasafoetida
1/5 cupwater or as per requirement
1 tbspoil
For kadhi:
3/4 cupgramflour or besan, slightly roasted
2 1/2 cupYoghurt
1 tspred chilli powder
1 tspturmeric powder
1 1/2 tspsalt or as per taste
5-6 cupswater
1 tbspclarified butter/ghee
2dry whole red chilli
1/4 tspasafoetida
1 tspmustard seeds
1/4 tspFenugreek seeds
1 tspcumin seeds
For tempering:
1 tbspclarified butter or ghee
1/2 tspcumin seeds
1/2 tspred chilli powder

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Steps

30 minutes

1

For pakoras; in a bowl put all the ingredients for pakoras, except oil.
2

Mix it properly, prepare a homogeneous mixture, the mixture should stick into balls with your hands,let the mixture sit for couple of minutes.
3

Preheat the oven to 220°C for 15 minutes,lined a baking tray with butter paper,brush oil on it.
4

Using a icecream scoop, place scoop of mixture on lined baking tray, give some space in between,spray some oil on the pakoras.
5

Put it in the oven.
6

Bake it at 220°C for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
7

For kadhi; meanwhile prepare besan mixture first,in a bowl add gramflour, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, Yoghurt,salt,water,mix them well, keep aside.
8

Heat pan on medium flame,add ghee, Fenugreek seeds, cumin seeds,dry whole red chilli, mustard seeds, asafoetida,let it sputter.
9

Now add the besan mixture,let it cook for 8-9 minutes or till it thicken in desired consistency,stir it continuously.
10

Add pakoras and cook it for a minute in low flame.
11

For tempering,take a small pan,add ghee, cumin seeds in medium flame,let it sputter,add red chilli powder.
12

Immediately add the mix on the kadhi.
13

Serve hot with steamed basmati rice, enjoy.