Punjabi kadhi with baked pakoras

Debjani Dutta
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 .

Punjabi kadhi with baked pakoras

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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
  1. For pakoras:
  2. 1 cupchopped spinach
  3. 1medium onion, chopped
  4. 1/2 tspgarlic,finely chopped
  5. 1/2 tspginger, finely chopped
  6. 1 cupgramflour or besan
  7. 1/2 tspcumin seeds, roasted and coarsely ground
  8. 1/2 tspred chilli powder
  9. 1/2 tspcoriander seeds, coarsely ground
  10. 1/4 tspcarom seeds
  11. 1/2 tspsalt or as per taste
  12. 1/4 tspasafoetida
  13. 1/5 cupwater or as per requirement
  14. 1 tbspoil
  15. For kadhi:
  16. 3/4 cupgramflour or besan, slightly roasted
  17. 2 1/2 cupYoghurt
  18. 1 tspred chilli powder
  19. 1 tspturmeric powder
  20. 1 1/2 tspsalt or as per taste
  21. 5-6 cupswater
  22. 1 tbspclarified butter/ghee
  23. 2dry whole red chilli
  24. 1/4 tspasafoetida
  25. 1 tspmustard seeds
  26. 1/4 tspFenugreek seeds
  27. 1 tspcumin seeds
  28. For tempering:
  29. 1 tbspclarified butter or ghee
  30. 1/2 tspcumin seeds
  31. 1/2 tspred chilli powder

Cooking Instructions

30 minutes
  1. 1

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

  2. 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. 3

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

  4. 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. 5

    Put it in the oven.

  6. 6

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

  7. 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. 8

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

  9. 9

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

  10. 10

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

  11. 11

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

  12. 12

    Immediately add the mix on the kadhi.

  13. 13

    Serve hot with steamed basmati rice, enjoy.

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