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Organic Pakoda Kadhi With Plain Basmati Rice Recipe

Chickpea Flour Dumplings In Creamy Spiced Yogurt


Sauce

For the Kadhi:

Ingredients:
2 cups thick dahi or yogurt

5 tbsp gram flour or besan

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

3 cups water*

Seasoning:

2 tbsp mustard oil or any other vegetable oil

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

3/4 tsp fenugreek seeds

2 to 3 dry red chilies, broken into pieces

Curry leaves, a sprig

1/2 tsp asafoetida powder

1 1/2 to 2 tsp salt

fresh coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:
In a bowl, put in the yogurt, gram flour and the turmeric and mix
with a whisk until there are no lumps.

Pour in the water, mix well and keep aside.

In a pan heat the oil for seasoning. If using mustard oil, allow it to
smoke and then turn off the heat. Turn on the heat again and add
the mustard seeds. After the mustard seeds start to pop, put in the
cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, chilies, curry leaves and asafoetida in
quick succession. Do not allow the cumin seeds and fenugreek seeds
to turn black.

After about 30 seconds, stir in the whisked yogurt and keep stirring
on medium low heat until the entire mixture comes to a boil.

After the kadhi begins to boil, add the salt, mix well and
immediately turn off the heat.

*If you want a thin consistency add more water and if you want a
thick consistency add less water.

For the Pakodas:


Ingredients:
1 cup cabbage, thinly sliced

1 cup gram flour (besan atta)

tsp red chili powder

tsp turmeric powder

tsp carom seeds (ajwain)

tsp garam masala

tsp salt

water or as required

mustard oil or any other vegetable oil for deep frying

Method:
In a bowl add the gram flour, red chili powder, turmeric powder,
carom seeds, garam masala, salt and water and mix well until there
are no lumps. Adjust the consistency of the water to get a thick
paste. If you have added a little exra water add a spoon or more of
the gram flour. Likewise, if the batter is stiff add a spoon or more of
the water to get the right consistency.

Mix in the sliced cabbage into the gram flour paste.

Pour enough oil in a pan to fill a depth of 1/2 or and place the
pan on moderate heat.

Once the oil is hot, but not smoking, drop spoonfuls of the pakoda
batter and deep fry until the pakodas are golden brown.

Once the base of the pakoda is browned, you need to flip it over and
fry the other side until it is browned too.

After the pakodas are fried, lift them with a slotted spoon and place
them on a plate lined with absorbent paper.

At the time of serving, dunk the pakodas in the kadhi and serve hot
with rice.

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