Name: Pakora kadhi recipe by charu gupta at BetterButter
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: moong dal - 1 cup; besan [gram flour] - 1 cup; Sour curd 2 cups; fenugreek seeds [methi] 1/2 tsp; Cumin seeds [jeera] - 1/2 tsp; mustard seeds [sarson] 1/2 tsp; curry leaves 7-8; dried red chiily -1; salt 1 tsp; red chilly powder - 1 tsp; turmeric powder - 1/4th tsp; amchoor powder - 1/2 tsp; salt; Refined oil/ghee

ABOUT Pakora kadhi RECIPE

A staple curry that is made in almost all north Indian homes. Each region has a different version of this.

Ingredients Serving: 6

moong dal - 1 cup
besan [gram flour] - 1 cup
Sour curd 2 cups
fenugreek seeds [methi] 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds [jeera] - 1/2 tsp
mustard seeds [sarson] 1/2 tsp
curry leaves 7-8
dried red chiily -1
salt 1 tsp
red chilly powder - 1 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/4th tsp
amchoor powder - 1/2 tsp
salt
Refined oil/ghee

Instructions

Soak the dal for 1 hour , grind in a grinder using very less amount of water. keep it aside.
Make a pakoda batter using besan and water. Now heat ample amount of oil in a kadhai, drop the besan batter in droplets to make the pakodas. Deep fry them, strain and keep aside.
Heat about 1 tbsp of ghee in a heavy bottomed pan. add the methi, mustard seeds, curry leaves and dry red chillies.
Once they splutter, add the powdered masalas, and add about 2 cups of water.
Meanwhile, take the dal batter, curd and whisk together with about 4 cups of water, whisk well so that there are no lumps.
Add the dal+curd mixture to the cooking masala in the kadhai and let it cook for 15-20 minutes.
Add the fried pakodas and serve hot with rice or chapathi.

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