Kadhi Pakora - Episode 1 of Must-Make Punjabi Dinners

The perfect, quintessential comfort food from North India is Punjabi kadhi pakora. This is an authentic and traditional recipe in which crispy pakoras (onion-gram flour fritters) are dipped in a tangy and thick yogurt sauce (kadhi).

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INGREDIENTS

For yogurt mixture
2 cup Yogurt, at room temperature
1/4 cup Besan (gram flour), packed
1 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Ground Turmeric (Haldi powder)
4 cup Water

To make kadhi
2 tablespoons Ghee or Oil
1/8 teaspoon Asafoetida (Hing), skip for gluten-free
1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
1/2 teaspoon Mustard Seeds (Rai)
1/4 teaspoon Fenugreek seeds (Methi dana), optional
10-12 Curry Leaves (Kadi Patta), optional
2 Green chili, cut lengthwise and halved
1 teaspoon Ginger, grated
3 cloves Garlic , mince (optional)
1/2 cup Onions, sliced
2 teaspoon Coriander powder (Dhaniya powder)
Cilantro, to garnish

For Pakora
1/2 cup Gram flour (Besan)
1 Green Chili Pepper, finely diced
2 tablespoon Cilantro leaves , chopped
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Ground Turmeric (Haldi powder)
1/2 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder
1/2 teaspoon Coriander powder (Dhaniya powder)
3 tablespoon Water , or more as needed
1 cup Onion , sliced or chopped
Oil, for frying

For tadka
1 tablespoon Ghee
1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
2 Dry Red Chili
1/2 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder

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