Palak Pakora Kadhi

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Traditional Kadhi recipe with deep fried spinach pakoras, enjoy with roti/rice.

Ingredients:

  

For Kadhi:

1 cup Light sour curd

4 tsp Chickpeas flour ( Besan)

¼ tsp turmeric powder

1  tsp red chili powder

1 tsp coriander powder

3 cups Water

2 tbsp oil

1/4 tsp mustard seeds

1 dry red chilli

A pinch of asafoetida

Salt to taste

For pakoras:

1 cup Chickpeas flour ( Besan)
1/2  cup spinach, roughly chopped

1/2 tsp red chilli powder
a pinch Baking powder

Salt to taste
Water as required
Oil for frying

Method:

• For Kadhi, first beat the sour cream with water and add Besan and whisk it hard so there are no lumps.
• Now add salt, turmeric powder and red chilli powder. Boil on a medium flame for 20 min.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a small pan and add the cumin seeds.
• When the seeds crackle, add the asafoetida, dry red chilli and saute for 3 seconds.
• Pour this tempering in the kadhi and mix well.
• For Pakoras, mix Besan, spinach, red chilli powder, salt, baking powder in enough quantity of water to make a thick paste. (Do not add more water.)
• Heat oil in a deep pan. Now with help of spoon, pour 1 tbsp batter in oil and deep fry till lightly golden. 

• Add them to kadhi before serving and let them soak in Kadhi for couple of minutes. Serve hot.