Punjabi Kadhi Pakora Recipe

Punjabi Kadhi Pakora Recipe is spiced up yogurt based curry cooked along with spiced gram flour dumplings. It is a classic dish from North India and Punjab where the yogurt is simmered along with chillies, ginger and coriander and delicious pan fried dumplings (pakora).  Gram flour (besan), Red Chilli powder, Turmeric powder (Haldi), Enos Fruit Salt, Oil, Gram flour (besan), Hung Curd (Greek Yogurt), Water, Onion, Turmeric powder (Haldi), Red Chilli powder, Coriander Powder (Dhania), Garam masala powder, Asafoetida (hing), Cumin seeds (Jeera), Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini), Dry Red Chillies, Curry leaves, Ghee, Coriander (Dhania) Leaves, Salt   Ingredients for the Pakoras 1/2 cup Gram flour (besan) 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi) 1/2 teaspoon Enos Fruit Salt Oil , for pan frying Ingredients For the Punjabi Kadhi 3/4 cup Gram flour (besan) 1 cup Hung Curd (Greek Yogurt) 2-1/2 cups Water 1 Onion , thinly sliced 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi) 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania) 1/2 teaspoon Garam masala powder 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing) Ingredients for seasoning 1/4 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera) 1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini) 3 Dry Red Chillies 1 sprig Curry leaves 1 tablespoon Ghee Coriander (Dhania) Leaves , few, chopped Salt , to taste     10   45     To begin making the Punjabi Kadhi Pakora recipe, firstly we will make the pakoras. Combine all the ingredients for the pakora including gram flour, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, fruit salt in a large bowl. Add very little water to make a thick batter.Heat the kuzhi paniyaram pan on medium heat; add a teaspoon of oil into each of the cavities and drop a spoon of the pakora batter into the cavity. Cover the pan and steam cook the pakora’s until you notice the top has steamed. Once the top has steamed, flip them over to cook on the other side. Continue to cook on medium heat until the pakoras has cooked through from the inside and have a golden brown color. Proceed the same way with the remaining pakora batter and keep them aside.