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Besan kadi with pakodey

Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Resting for pakodey batter 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients

Part 1 : 3 cups fresh curd [take curd which little sour] • 3 tbsp. Gram flour [besan] • 2 tsp. ginger garlic paste • 1 tsp. corainder powder • 1/4 tsp. turmeric • Salt to taste

Part 2 : Preparing the pakora/bhajiya • 1 cup gram flour [besan] • salt to taste • cumin powder 1/4 tsp • 2 pinch cooking soda [dissolved in water] • 2 green chilly finely chopped • 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste

Instructions

  1. Mix all the part 1 ingredients and run in grinder till you get a running watery paste.

    ii. Now transfer it to a wok and allow it to cook for around 45 minutes on medium heat. Keep stirring in between to ensure it does not stick to the bottom.

    iii. Now add 1/2 cup of each curry, coriander and mint leaves along with 5-6 green chillies [grinded]. Adjust the spices and keep cooking till raw smells of gram flour disappears and you get a thick consistancy.

  2. Make a thick paste out of all the above part 2: ingredients and deep fry the bhajiya/pakoras and set aside.

    Last step : Tampering/ Bagaar / Tadka

    The most important part is what we say is "tadka".

    Take around 3 tbspn of oil and heat well, then add 1 cinnamom stick, 1 bay leave, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 tsp mustard seeds, 5-6 dry red chillies, 4-5 garlic cloves, one bunch of curry leaves, wait till all the seeds pops and cooks nicely, Add a pinch of asafoetida, Cook on low flame till done. Be careful do not overcook. Now add this tampering preparing and over the cooked kadi along with pakoras. Usually kadi tastes better after 5-6 hours of cooking. So prepare before hand. That's it home-made tasty kadi is ready to serve!