Ingredients:
For Pakora:
1 container Besan (gram flour)
Squeeze of cumin seeds
2 teaspoon hacked onions
1 hacked green chillies
½ teaspoon ground ginger
squeeze of turmeric powder
¼ teaspoon garam masala
red stew powder (according to taste)
½ teaspoon jwayen (discretionary)
water (to make a smooth hitter)
Salt to taste
Oil for broiling
For Kadi:
2 spoons vegetable Oil
1 glass Besan (gram flour)
1 tremendous onion (cut in long pieces)
1 tomato (cleaved)
1 teaspoon ginger glue
2-3 teaspoon garlic (minced)
4-5 dry red chillies
7-8 curry clears out
2 teaspoon mustard seeds
½ teaspoon fenugreek seeds
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 teaspoon coriander seeds
2-3 cloves
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
3 teaspoon garam masala
1 teaspoon red bean stew powder
1 spoon tamarind glue (blended with water)
2 mugs yogurt
2 teaspoon dry kasturi methi powder (fenugreek powder)
Salt to taste
Preparation
Pakora: | |
1 | Mix besan and all the other ingredients in a bowl. |
2 | Add enough water to make a very thick batter. |
3 | Make any random shape or balls and fry them in oil to make pakoras. |
4 | Deep fry them until they turn brown and crispy. Take them out on a paper towel so that the paper soaks all the extra oil. Keep them aside. |
Kadi Prep: | |
1 | Blend yogurt,double the amount of water, pinch of turmeric powder, salt, pinch of red chilli powder, besan. It should look like a butter milk (lassi) mixture with besan in it. |
2 | Keep it aside for half an hour before starting to make kadi. |
Kadi: | |
1 | Pour oil in a big pan (or any big cooking utensil) and heat it until it gets hot. Add cumin seeds mustard seeds, fenugreek seed, coriander seeds, cloves and let them pop. |
2 | Add curry leaves and dry red chilli to the above tadka (frying mixture) |
3 | Add onions to it and fry them until brown. |
4 | Add garlic, ginger to it and fry for 3 minutes.(watch that it should not stick to the bottom of the pan) |
5 | Add chopped tomatoes and fry for 3-4 minutes. |
6 | Add tamarind paste to the pan and let it come to the boil for 4-5 minutes. |
7 | Add turmeric powder ,garam masala, red chilli powder, salt and fry until oil starts floating on the top and it gives out dark reddish brownish color. |
8 | Add the kadi mixture, which was kept for half an hour to this tadka. |
9 | Keep stirring the curry, as it will start sticking to the bottom. Keep it on a medium flame first, and let it come to a boil. Keep watching it stirring it. After 3-5 boils, lower down the flame to low and let it cook on low flame for 20 minutes and stir in between. |
10 | Stir for another 5 minutes and check if its thick enough and looks dark yellow. Again stir it for 5 minutes and sprinkle dry fenugreek leaves on it and let it boil for another 2 minutes and than add the pakoras in the kadi. |
11 | Boil more for 3 minutes and don’t stir too much as the pakora can break apart. |
12 | For garnishing, sprinkle cilantro and serve hot with rice. |