Kadhi Palak Pakoda

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Pakoras prepared with palak and besan and dipped in yogurt gravy.

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Preparation Time: 20 mins Cooking Time: 25 mins Total Time: 45 mins 4Makes 4 serving
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Ingredients

For The Pakodas
5 tbsp besan (bengal gram flour)
2 tbsp finely chopped onions
1/2 cup finely chopped spinach (palak)
1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
1 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp baking powder
salt to taste
oil for deep frying

For The Kadhi
1 cup sour curds (dahi)
besan (bengal gram flour)
2 whole dry kashmiri red chillies
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1 1/3 tsp fenugreek (methi) seeds
2 slit green chillies
1 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) powder
1 tsp coriander (dhania) powder
1/2 tsp chilli powder
salt to taste
1 tsp chopped ginger (adrak)
1 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi) (optional)
1 tsp garam masala (optional)
1 tbsp oil

Method

For the pakodas

Combine all the ingredients, except the oil in a bowl and make a thick batter adding required water.
Now heat oil and add spoonful of batter and deep fry them. Take them out in a kitchen tissue and keep them aside.

For the kadhi

Combine the curd and besan in a bowl and whisk well.
Make sure there should not be any lumps.
Add little turmeric powder, salt and water and whisk it well.
Heat the oil in a wok and add dry red chilli, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and fenugreek seeds.
Once they start crackling add chopped ginger.
After stirring them for a moment, add turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder and salt.
Add the curd-besan mixture, stir well and allow it to boil. Now slower the gas and cook it for 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in between.
Now add the pakoras and green chilli.
Cook for few more minutes.
You may add dried kasoori methi and garam masala from top.

This recipe was contributed by Motions and Emotions on 22 Aug 2014
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