Instant kadhi pakora-How to make-Step by step photos

Cuisine Style: North india | Cooking Time: 8 to 10 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Type : Curry | Take with : Idli, dosa, rice or chapathi

Ingredients for batter

• Gram flour[Kadalai maavu, besan]– 1/4 cup
• Curd– 1 cup
• Red chilli powder – ½ tbsp
• Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
• Garam masala - 1/ tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Water as needed

Ingredients for Leftover semiya pakora

• Leftover semiya upma or fresh boiled semiya– 1/4 cup
• Red chilli powder – ½ tbsp
• Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
• Gram flour - 3 tbsp
• Rice flour - 2 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep frying

Ingredients for seasoning

• Onion – 1 [sliced]
• Ginger– 1 tbsp
• Garlic – 1 tbsp
• Green chilli – 1 or 2
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Coriander leaves – 2 springs [chopped]
• Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp
• Cumin seeds – 1 tbsp
• Hing– 1/4 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Water as needed

Method

• In a bowl add gram flour, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, salt, curd and water mix well without lumps.
• In a bowl add leftover semiya upma, red chilli powder ,turmeric, salt, gram flour & rice flour mix well.
• Heat oil in a pan, drop semiya pakoda mixture, deepfry till crisp and golden brown.
• Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds, cumin seeds & let it splutter.
• Then add hing, curry leaves, onion, green chilli & garlic sauté till soft.
• Add gram flour curd mixture, mix well & let it boil for 5 min or boil till raw smell out. [Add water if required]
• Once its ready, add coriander leaves, cut off heat.
• Add fried semiya pakoda & Serve hot with idli, dosa or uthappam
  

Notes and variations

• You can add onion pakoda, masala vada, urad dal vada, adai mixture vada, bread vada/pakora, gram flour pakoda, spinach, methi etc.
• You can add dry red chilli & grated coconut.
• You can add ground cumin, ginger, green chilli & coconut paste[For flavour]
• You can add kasoori methi / 1 tbsp sugar

How to make Instant kadhi pakora-Step by step photos

In a bowl add gram flour, & salt

Add garam masala, turmeric and red chilli powder

Add curd,mix well, make smooth batter

Add 1/2 cup of water, mix well. Batter ready, keep it aside

In a bowl add leftover semiya upma,turmerci, red chilli powder, & salt

Add gram flour & rice flour

Mix well

Take small portion

Drop in in hot oil

Deep fry till crisp

Crispy pakoda ready, drain on absorbent paper

Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan add seasoning ingredients

Ginger, green chilli

Add gram flour curd mixture

Mix well, add water if required

Boil on medium flame for 5 min

Add salt if required

Cover lid cook for 3 min

Now its ready, cut off heat

Add coriander leaves

Delicious kadhi pakoda ready

Serve hot with rice, idli, dosa or chapathi

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