Maharashtrian Kadhi with Pakoda

Introduction:

Kadhi is a yogurt based gravy and pakoda is gram flour dumpling that is spiced up with spices and deep fried. It tastes great with boiled rice or just as it is as a soup.

Ingredients:

• Yogurt 1 cup
• 2 tsp Gram Flour / besan
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp Ghee
• 1 tsp Ginger Juice
• 5 to 6 Curry Leaves
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 1/2 cup Chana Dal
• Water 2 cup
• 3 Green Chillies
• 1/2 inch piece of ginger
• 1/2 tsp Methi Seeds

Method

• Mix yogurt and gram flour and mix well. Add water and whisk until it becomes smooth.
• Add ginger juice and mix well.
• Heat 1 tsp ghee in a sauce pan. Add cumin seeds, green chillies, curry leaves, methi seeds and wait till it gets sputter.
• Now take off pan from heat and add yogurt mixture. Mix well.
• Heat yogurt mixture on a medium heat, stirring continuously for 5 mts.
• To make pakodas - Soak 1/4 cup of chana dal in a water.
• Drain water from dal and grind coarsely adding salt, green chillies and ginger.
• Deep fry pakodas and add in kadhi.
• Kadhi pakoda is ready now!