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Has anyone got a good recipe for a Punjabi dish called curd pakora?
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Kadhi Pakora
(Yellow Curry with Fritter Balls tempered with spices)
Ingredients :
For Fritter Balls or "Pakoras" -
Chick Pea(Gram) flour 1 cup
Ajwain 1 tsp. (Asafoetida)
Red chili powder 1 tsp.
Chopped ginger 1 tsp.
Baking powder 1/4 tsp.
Oil for deep frying -
Salt As per taste
For Kadhi -
Sour Curd (yogurt) 1 cup
Gram flour 1/4 cup
Dry red chili whole 2 no.
Turmeric powder 1 tsp.
Asafoetida A pinch
Fenugreek seeds 1 tsp.
Mustard Seeds 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds 1 tsp
8-10 Curry Leaves
8-10 Ginger Juliennes
1-2 Chopped Green Chillies
Garam Masala 1 tsp
Oil 2 tbsp.
Salt As per taste
Method :
1. Mix all pakora ingredients except oil and add about � cup of
water. Mix well.
2. Heat oil in a Kadhai and deep fry vegetable and gram flour
mixture after making into small balls. Fry till pakoras are
golden brown.
3. Beat Curd/Yogurt and mix gram flour in it. Blend thoroughly
so as to ensure that there are no lumps. Add turmeric powder,
salt and 3 cups of water.
4. Heat oil in a Kadhai. Add fenugreek seeds dry red chili,
ginger,asafoetida, mustard seeds,Cumin Seeds, Curry leaves,
Ginger and green chillies. Stir fry for half minute. Add Gram
flour and Yogurt mixture. Bring it to a boil and simmer on a
slow fire for about 15-20 minutes. Stir occasionally.
5. Add fried pakoras and again simmer for about 5 minutes.
6. Serve hot with steamed rice.