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Kadhi Pakora Recipe | Khadi Pakoda Recipe Punjabi-Style

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I like dumplings in gravies. Its nice to have a curry base and have these cute balls floating in it. This goes for anything, actually, and Punjabi Khadi Pakora has been in my head since forever. I had bookmarked the recipe on many sites but finally ended up making an adapted version from Nita Mehta's Punjabi Recipes book, the same one I made the Paneer Peas Curry from.

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Since a lot of you may feel this is a bit of work, I took step-by-step pictures. Its not that difficult actually. The recipe has two distinct sections - making the khadi and making the pakoras. Let's make the pakoras first.


PinTake 1.5 cups of besan in a bowl.

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Add 1 finely chopped onion of medium size.
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Then add 1 finely chopped potato. I used my chopper that I used in the Gobi Paratha Recipe to chop the onion and potato so fine but you can do it by hand too, just takes longer.
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Throw in 1 teaspoon red chilly powder, 1 teaspoon jeera, salt and a pinch of hing.
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Next comes baking powder. This helps to make the pakoras crisp. You can avoid this but use it if you have it.
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Almost done. Add in 1 cup water.
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And mix well to get a batter of dropping consistency. Make sure the batter is not too lose.
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I used my spanking new paniyaram chatti / aebleskiver pan to fry the pakoras. You can also deep fry them in a kadai by dropping them in using a spoon.
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Excuse the super bright pic! Its my kitchen light 😀 So, the paniyaram chatti is nice to use for mainly two reasons. You use very little oil in the process, especially if the chatti is non stick and also, the pakoras come out very uniformly shaped.
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See, nicely browned and very pretty. Set them aside on a kitchen napkin.
Now for the khadi.
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Take 2 cups of curd / plain yogurt in a bowl.
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Add ⅓ cup besan to the curd.
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Throw in ½ teaspoon turmeric powder, 1 teaspoon red chilly powder and salt. Mix well.
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Add 1 cup water to this mixture.
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Mix well and get ready to temper this.
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For tempering, heat 2 teaspoon oil in a kadai. Add 1 teaspoon jeera and 1 red chilly torn into pieces.
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When the jeera splutters and turns brown, lower the fire to sim and add the curd mixture. Mix well for about 5 mins until the khadi thickens. Adjust salt. Set aside.
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Add the pakoras to the khadi just before serving. Garnish with coriander leaves and some red chilly powder.
Here's the recipe again, all in one place.
Punjabi Khadi Pakora Recipe
Source: Nita Mehta's Punjabi Recipes
Serves: 4 as a side
Preparation time: 45 mins
For the Khadi:
2 cups curd / plain yogurt
1 cup water
⅓ cup besan / kadala maavu / gram flour
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon red chilly powder

For tempering:
1 red chilly, broken into half
1 teaspoon jeera
2 teaspoon oil
Salt

For the Pakoras:
1.5 cups besan / kadala maavu / gram flour
1 onion, finely chopped
1 potato, finaly chopped
1 teaspoon red chilly powder
1 teaspoon jeera
A pinch of hing
½ teaspoon baking powder
Salt
1 cup water

How to Make Punjabi Kadhi Pakora:

1. Mix the ingredients for the pakoras to form a batter. The consistency should be that of bajjis, not too loose.

2. Deep fry the pakoras in hot oil or use a paniyaram chatti / aebleskiver pan. This should help reduce the usage of oil and give you uniformly shaped pakoras.
Set aside.

3. Beat the curd well. Add besan and other ingredients and beat well.

4. Heat oil and add the jeera and halved red chilly. When the jeera splutters and turns brown, lower heat to minimum and add the curd mixture. Bring to boil stirring continuously. After 5 mins, remove from fire.

5. When you are ready to serve the kadhi, add the dumplings, mix once through and serve.

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve with chapatis / roti.

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Comments

  1. Awesome. Healthier than regular pakodas! Perfect. Now,if you just had a way of sending this over to me!

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  2. Yummy Yummy! I made khadi pakoras over the weekend - sadly the pakodas were a bit tough ..guess I did not get the consistency right. I shd have visited your blog earlier!!

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  3. I've never had this! It looks incredibly delicious!!

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  4. The first pic is just perfect!The thing with kadhi I feel is, it must be either perfect or a disaster, no?Such a cool idea to use that pan for making pakoras 🙂

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  5. Your step by step instructions are rocking dear!
    Lovely recipe, i will def b tryin..sounds comforting

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  6. Hi, First time on your blog and I love it. I have also posted Kadhi Pakora on my blog, I love this side dish.
    I love the way you have presented it with pictures.
    Aparna

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  7. So glad you liked the Khadi Pakora recipe anon 🙂 Thanks for leaving a note to tell me so. I love this version too, from the 2-3 I have tried since then.

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  8. This was super delicious! I added a little julienned ginger for garnish and used fresh grated turmeric. I have never had such a tasty kadhi pakora..tried so many other recipes, this one is outstanding. Thank you so much!!

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  9. So glad you liked the Khadi Pakora recipe anon 🙂 Thanks for leaving a note to tell me so. I love this version too, from the 2-3 I have tried since then.

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  10. This was super delicious! I added a little julienned ginger for garnish and used fresh grated turmeric. I have never had such a tasty kadhi pakora..tried so many other recipes, this one is outstanding. Thank you so much!!

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