Take 1.5 cups of besan in a bowl.
Punjabi Khadi Pakora RecipeSource: Nita Mehta’s Punjabi RecipesServes: 4 as a sidePreparation time: 45 minsFor the Khadi:
2 cups curd / plain yogurt
1 cup water
1/3 cup besan / kadala maavu / gram flour
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp red chilly powderFor tempering:
1 red chilly, broken into half
1 tsp jeera
2 tsp oil
SaltFor the Pakoras:
1.5 cups besan / kadala maavu / gram flour
1 onion, finely chopped
1 potato, finaly chopped
1 tsp red chilly powder
1 tsp jeera
A pinch of hing
1/2 tsp baking powder
Salt
1 cup waterHow to Make Punjabi Kadhi Pakora:
1. Mix the ingredients for the pakoras to form a batter. The consistency should be that of bajjis, not too loose.
2. Deep fry the pakoras in hot oil or use a paniyaram chatti / aebleskiver pan. This should help reduce the usage of oil and give you uniformly shaped pakoras.
Set aside.3. Beat the curd well. Add besan and other ingredients and beat well.
4. Heat oil and add the jeera and halved red chilly. When the jeera splutters and turns brown, lower heat to minimum and add the curd mixture. Bring to boil stirring continuously. After 5 mins, remove from fire.
5. When you are ready to serve the kadhi, add the dumplings, mix once through and serve.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve with chapatis / roti.
I tried your recipe and it turned out wonderful! It really fulfilled that kadhi craving I was getting- and my mother lives too far away to have her make it for me 🙁 Loved the step-by-step instructions…. thanks so much for making me feel like I'm back at Mummy's house 🙂
thanks for the step by step cooking….. makes better understanding. love your dishes. they look yummy and tasty
Great recipe ! low cal recipe using appa chatti is simply amazing . Tried it , and we love it .. can't wait to try your other recipes !
Anshika, one batch takes anywhere between 4-6 mins to cook, depending on your appam pan, heat and the size of your pakodas 🙂 let me know if you try the khadi pakoda recipe!
Hi I m new to ur site jus get alnd here luking something different for weekends . The pictorial step by step procedure is really awesome and helpful
Its very creative to use appam stand for pakoras . Can u tell me in how much time these pakoras take to cook
To use the paniyaram pan, heat it first, add 1/4 tsp oil in each hole and when the oil is hot, add the batter in little bits until each hole is almost full. Once one side has browned, flip it over within its same hole. Please don't flip the pan over, the food will spill over!
Hi! I was wondering, how do you use that pan? Do you have to flip them over after a few minutes? Thank you for your beautiful recipes and pictures!
That's such a lovely tip for the khadi pakoda recipe, Vidya 🙂 Thanks a lot!
Hi Nags!! M ur regular reader..
Jus a suggestion.. I add grated ginger(2" sized) to the yogurt mixture..As some dislike the raw taste of the besan and curd, ginger gives khadi a lovely flavor.. btw luv all ur pictorials.. keep up d good wrk :o)
Soul food!!! love kadi ..and with the fritters an added treat 🙂
so tempting indeed. I am going to try it right now. Thanks
This is such a great and healthy way to make pakodas. Great Click!
Guess what, we were making chili pakoras yeseterday and I was telling Siv that I want to make khadi with the besan, not with the pakodas though 🙂 Great minds and all that, huh? Those pakodas look so delicious, so I might even go the extra step.
wow this looks so good. New to me too.. will try it out soon. and the pics are perfect as usual 🙂
lovely pic nags….Nice idea to put the batter in that pan,will def try this weekend
very beautifuly explained. Kadhi pakoda hummm it's my fav. so tempting pic.
I've been putting off using the appam pan for pakodas and vada….should try that out some time soon.
looks sooo tempting. Yum 🙂
the step-by-step pictures really help a lot… and I missed buying the kuzhi paniyaaram pan when I went to India this time… am so J 🙂
looks thick and delicious… will make this as soon as I get my hands on the paniyaaram pan!
My mom made this when I was in Blr a few months back and it was awesome…I was just asking her for the recipe and this post came up !! Its great that u used the paniyaram chatti for this – very good idea…I keep away from deep frying, but somehow never thought of this as an alternative ! Pictures are seriously tempting !!
Love you for the step by step pics, Nags! Amazing patience and passion:-) The pakodas look lovely, and the fact that they are less oily and made in the appam chatti makes me feel good about eating them. Will be trying this soon-shreya.
i adore the paniyaram chatti idea 😀 shud try that soon 🙂
yummy!! looks great Nags!
Such a delectable dish, loved the way u prepared the pakoras,yummy dish..
such beautiful presentation! And of course they must be yummy too! 🙂
Woooaahh!! I was thinking about these since yesterday morning and craving so badly that my jaw hurts!! Lovely presentation Nags and love the idea of using paniyaram tray for making pakoras.:))
Best,
Siri
wow, Lovely presentation Nags, and good idea of making pakoras this way, looks delicious.., will give it a try
Beautiful pic, (kadhi never looked that beautiful, though its always tempting) Very nice set of pics to share recipe. too good.
the snap looks nice Nags!! I just loved the healthy style of making pakoras!!
Awesome. Healthier than regular pakodas! Perfect. Now,if you just had a way of sending this over to me!
Yummy Yummy! I made khadi pakoras over the weekend – sadly the pakodas were a bit tough ..guess I did not get the consistency right. I shd have visited your blog earlier!!
I've never had this! It looks incredibly delicious!!
The first pic is just perfect!The thing with kadhi I feel is, it must be either perfect or a disaster, no?Such a cool idea to use that pan for making pakoras 🙂
Your step by step instructions are rocking dear!
Lovely recipe, i will def b tryin..sounds comforting
Hi, First time on your blog and I love it. I have also posted Kadhi Pakora on my blog, I love this side dish.
I love the way you have presented it with pictures.
Aparna
So glad you liked the Khadi Pakora recipe anon 🙂 Thanks for leaving a note to tell me so. I love this version too, from the 2-3 I have tried since then.
This was super delicious! I added a little julienned ginger for garnish and used fresh grated turmeric. I have never had such a tasty kadhi pakora..tried so many other recipes, this one is outstanding. Thank you so much!!
So glad you liked the Khadi Pakora recipe anon 🙂 Thanks for leaving a note to tell me so. I love this version too, from the 2-3 I have tried since then.
This was super delicious! I added a little julienned ginger for garnish and used fresh grated turmeric. I have never had such a tasty kadhi pakora..tried so many other recipes, this one is outstanding. Thank you so much!!
This was super delicious! I added a little julienned ginger for garnish and used fresh grated turmeric. I have never had such a tasty kadhi pakora..tried so many other recipes, this one is outstanding. Thank you so much!!
I love kadhi-pakoda, when in India and visiting my best friend in Delhi I always ask her mom to make this, tons of kadhi, please!!
M'mm – M'mm good!
its so good that you showed step by step procedure….i just loved the first snap…bakki ishtaayilla ennallatto… really temting post..never tasted this… :)wish to hav it from screen itself.. 🙂
The paniyaram pan is a very cool idea and those pakoras look so inviting! I usually end up wolfing down a few even before putting them into the kadhi! I alternate the pakoras with mixed veggies and that version turns out great too.
My hubby's favorite! Looks awesome Nags! You have a different way to make the pakora, I do it with only onions. That bowl looks so delicious.
In Guyana, there is a version of this dish called Karhi and just today my mom and I were talking about it 🙂 For some reason, I don't like it, give me the gravy and the balls separate but not together 🙂
Wow what delicious kadai pokara….Nicely presented…I will try this..
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Ooh, the pics are special in this one! All said and done, Kadhi is comfort food for me 🙂
Hi Nags – Using the appam vessel for frying is a novelty to me!!
Thanks for sharing 🙂 I tend to shy away from deep frying recipes, now I can't wait to get this vessel in my next India trip. 🙂
-Smita
New to me, looks beautiful and tempting.
Hi, First time on your blog and I love it. I have also posted Kadhi Pakora on my blog, I love this side dish.
I love the way you have presented it with pictures.
Aparna
This looks amazing! I always shy away from deep frying my pakoras and have been planning to use a paniyaram chetty for long. Your post has inspired me to do so soon.
Your step by step instructions are rocking dear!
Lovely recipe, i will def b tryin..sounds comforting
The first pic is just perfect!The thing with kadhi I feel is, it must be either perfect or a disaster, no?Such a cool idea to use that pan for making pakoras 🙂
I have been wanting to buy that appe pan for so long … my pakoras are always so shapeless. Lovely presentation Nags .. crisp brown pakoras in that creamy gravy. 🙂
I've never had this! It looks incredibly delicious!!
Yummy Yummy! I made khadi pakoras over the weekend – sadly the pakodas were a bit tough ..guess I did not get the consistency right. I shd have visited your blog earlier!!
That pan really helps right..I should get one,but am scared my hub will pester me to make unniyappam for him everyday..:P..The first pic rocks with the colors in it..:)
Love the colors and the pakora:D Who doesn't like Pakora?
Divya – you are right! To avoid this, i used only 1/3 cup besan when the recipe actually called for 1/2 cup. i have even some some recipes online where they say 2 cups curd and 1 cup besan! whoah, thats way too much for me. The consistency and flavour in this was perfect for me.
HB – i am super glad my first try of khadi pakora was a success 🙂
Awesome. Healthier than regular pakodas! Perfect. Now,if you just had a way of sending this over to me!
the snap looks nice Nags!! I just loved the healthy style of making pakoras!!
nice presentation…liked the idea of making pakoras in paniyaram chatti! 🙂
Beautiful pic, (kadhi never looked that beautiful, though its always tempting) Very nice set of pics to share recipe. too good.
The dish looks super-tempting Nags..I tasted this recently only and had been planning to try this ever since…thanks for sharing the recipe 🙂
Another nice set of pics. I've never had khadi before. Brilliant use of the abelskiver – now that is something I need to get my hands on. The pakoras look perfect!
wow, Lovely presentation Nags, and good idea of making pakoras this way, looks delicious.., will give it a try
Woooaahh!! I was thinking about these since yesterday morning and craving so badly that my jaw hurts!! Lovely presentation Nags and love the idea of using paniyaram tray for making pakoras.:))
Best,
Siri
I so envy that pan of yours. Love Pakodi Kadhi but all that deep frying puts me off and so we make it only once in a while.Maybe I should buy that apee pan
such beautiful presentation! And of course they must be yummy too! 🙂
Such a delectable dish, loved the way u prepared the pakoras,yummy dish..
i like the way you made the pakoras without deep frying them..looks very tasty..
yummy!! looks great Nags!
Beautiful click and a very inviting Kadhi.
Love you for the step by step pics, Nags! Amazing patience and passion:-) The pakodas look lovely, and the fact that they are less oily and made in the appam chatti makes me feel good about eating them. Will be trying this soon-shreya.
My mom made this when I was in Blr a few months back and it was awesome…I was just asking her for the recipe and this post came up !! Its great that u used the paniyaram chatti for this – very good idea…I keep away from deep frying, but somehow never thought of this as an alternative ! Pictures are seriously tempting !!
Wow that curry looks beautiful, I curse myself for not buying apan like that when i was in India, i saw here in a cooking shop almostlike this. Maybe one day I am buying it from here.
nags,
this looks colorfula nd yummy. beautiful pics
thanks
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Looks great. I have been wanting to make them for so long. Having been putting it off, but not anymore:)
Oh wow the healthy pakoras.. without deep frying great idea… Pictures are fantastic asusual.
everything looks so good! I'm going to have to look up the ingredients and see what they are called here. Either that or visit an Indian market 🙂
Love that pictorial…..
the step-by-step pictures really help a lot… and I missed buying the kuzhi paniyaaram pan when I went to India this time… am so J 🙂
looks thick and delicious… will make this as soon as I get my hands on the paniyaaram pan!
One of my favorites…looks really yummy…and bit fat free too..:)
looks sooo tempting. Yum 🙂
I absolutely ♥ed the pictures:).But I am not so fond of kadhis,the taste of besan is quite overpowering isn't it?
I've been putting off using the appam pan for pakodas and vada….should try that out some time soon.
very beautifuly explained. Kadhi pakoda hummm it's my fav. so tempting pic.
Wow…Very nice… Pakodas using paniyara kal is a great idea,,,Healthy snack…Step by step instructions are awesome
Beautiful! 🙂
lovely pic nags….Nice idea to put the batter in that pan,will def try this weekend
wow this looks so good. New to me too.. will try it out soon. and the pics are perfect as usual 🙂
Guess what, we were making chili pakoras yeseterday and I was telling Siv that I want to make khadi with the besan, not with the pakodas though 🙂 Great minds and all that, huh? Those pakodas look so delicious, so I might even go the extra step.
Looks very delightful. Loved the color combination of the kadi, pakodi and the bowl.
This is such a great and healthy way to make pakodas. Great Click!
i adore the paniyaram chatti idea 😀 shud try that soon 🙂
Wow,really looking wonderful! The dumplings are looking so so pretty there in that kadhi! Will sure try soon:)
Nags this is so sensational. My mum makes the most killer khadi pakora and it'S very close to this. It was planned as one of my next Bollywood Cooking series. Love this and I so wish I could dip into this!
So tempting that I want to try it right away, but neede some time in hand…Bookmarked, will try it when my lil one permits 😉 Wonderful step step explanations!!
Wah Nags, you are going very easier with step-by-step recipes. 🙂 Loved the serving bowl and presentation. Looks like Dahi Wada!!! Yummo. 🙂