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Besan Kadhi Recipe
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How To Make Besan Kadhi
About Besan Kadhi Recipe | Kadhi PakoraRecipe: Kadhi is a popular north Indian dish, made with besan and yogurt as main ingredients along with various spices with gram flour pakodas dipped in it. A popular lunch recipe across all Indian households, Kadhi is best served along with cooked rice.
Ingredients of Besan Kadhi Recipe: This tasty dish of kadhi has fried chickpea pakoris in a beautiful seasoned pool of chickpea gravy, when served along with steamed rice this makes for a perfect summer meal.- Total Cook Time1 hr 15 mins
- Prep Time 05 mins
- Cook Time1 hr 10 mins
- Recipe Servings4
- Intermediate
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Ingredients of Besan Kadhi
- 3 Cups yogurt
- 1 cup gram flour
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- to taste salt
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 6 cups water
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1/2 tsp asafoetida
- 2 tsp cumin seeds
- 5-6 Whole red chillies
- For tempering:
- 1 tbsp clarified butter
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- For the pakoris:
- 1 cup gram flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup oil
How to Make Besan Kadhi
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Mix the chickpea flour, turmeric, chilli powder, salt and garam masala.
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Add yogurt gradually to this mixture to form a smooth paste, and then add the water.
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Heat the oil in a large, heavy-based pan; add the asafoetida, cumin seeds and the whole red chillies.
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When the cumin seeds begin to splutter, add the flour and yogurt mixture and bring to a boil.
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Simmer over a low heat till it thickens a bit.
Prepare the pakoris:
1.
Mix the ingredients listed above into a smooth batter with enough water to form a thick dropping consistency. Let the batter rest for at least 15 minutes.
2.
In a frying pan, heat 1/2 cup of oil.
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Beat the pakori mixture till light and fluffy and add teaspoons full of the mixture.
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Reduce heat to medium and fry the pakoris.
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When the pakoris fluff up, and the base becomes golden-brown, turn them over and brown on the other side.
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Scoop out the pakoris from the oil and drop them into a kadahi. Repeat this procedure with the rest of the mixture.
7.
Transfer the hot kadahi into a serving dish.
8.
Heat the clarified butter, add the chilli powder and pour over the kadahi immediately to garnish.
Nutritional Value
- 91gProtien
- 84gFats
- 175gCarbs
- 1842 KcalCalories
- 4.11Iron
- 412.49MgSodium
- 4041MgPotassium
Recipe Notes
The recipe video uses a different quantity of ingredients for representation. You can alter the quantity as per your need.