The best Punjabi Kadhi pakora recipe invites you to eat with a heady tempering aroma. Deep-fried pakoras dipped in a long simmered yellowish besan and yogurt curry with special tadka masala make it so delicious to serve with steamed rice or roti. So are you excited to make this pakoda kadhi with me...
Watch video and recipe instructions to prepare on the stovetop.
Follow the instructions to make Instant pot kadhi.
Making quick and easy traditional style "kadhi pakora" that will make your lunch or dinner time special. Step-by-step video directions to make this special kadhi recipe in your home kitchen. First, we will make a kadhi batter then make pakoras and add sizzling tadka. That's it!
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In Pakistani and Indian cuisine, kadhi has a special place at dining and everybody loved it. I personally make it for weekend lunch and serve it with boiled rice. It has a special taste with pakora so all veg and non veg foodies love to have it. Gram flour (besan), yogurt (Dahi), and other spices make a perfect combination with sour taste. Some people also serve kadhi with chapati and phulka.
What is Kadhi Pakora?
Kadhi is 'yogurt' and pakora is gram flour fried fritter. Some people call it kadhi pakora, or pakoda kadhi, The yellow-colored creamy and sour-flavored kadhi pakora is a combination of besan and yogurt that is cooked by adding Indian spices on low heat for about an hour and as it gets thick then add fried pakodas in it along with sizzling kadhi tadka that makes it more tempting and delicious in taste.
Punjabi Vs. Gujarati Vs. Pakistani Kadhi
Punjabi Kadhi: It's thicker and has creaminess in texture that makes it unique from other kadhi recipes. Yogurt and besan mix cooked with ginger garlic, salt, red chili, and turmeric for long hours then dipped with onion pakora. In last, a sprinkle of garam masala makes a big difference.
Gujarati Kadhi: It has little sweetness as the jaggery and sugar are added in kadhi mix. Tempered with mustard seeds, fenugreek, cumin, cinnamon stick, cloves, curry leaves, whole red chili, and asafoetida (hing).
Pakistani Kadhi: Traditional style kadhi pakora recipe Pakistani is prepared with yogurt and besan mixed until it gets thick in texture then dipped with golden fried pakora. Tadka is the main and most attractive part to make it tempting.
Must Try this special Kadhi Recipe in your Dinner & Lunch
Soft Pakora For Kadhi (Tips)
- Always use fine-quality gram flour (besan) to make pakora.
- Properly add the quantity of besan and yogurt to make kadhi.
- Make sure to use sour yogurt to get the best taste.
- Properly cook the besan and yogurt mixture on low heat to relinquish rawness.
- Never add pakora in hot boiling kadhi otherwise it will break.
- Always add tadka on hot kadhi.
- Make smooth besan paste. There should not be any lump.
- Rest the besan paste for 15 minutes (Minimum).
- Make a thick paste of besan as it will be thin as the veggies go in it.
- Always make sure to squeeze excess water of veggies.
- While frying maintains the temperature to get the best result.
- Initially place pakoras for frying on high temperature and then turn to medium to cook from inside.
- Don't add pakoras in extremely hot kadhi otherwise, it will break. Add pakoras in kadhi on medium temperature and turned off the heat after adding pakora.
- Don't run the spoon so hard in kadhi otherwise, the pakora will break.
- If you don't want the pakora to absorb excess oil then avoid baking soda in besan paste.
Kadhi Pakora Ingredients
Kadhi Mixture Ingredients: Yogurt - 2 Cups | Salt - 2 teaspoon | Red Chili Powder - 1 teaspoon | Turmeric Powder - 1 teaspoon | Gram Flour (Besan) - 1 Cup | 4 Glass of Water to Make Semi Thin Paste | Oil - 1 tablespoon | Cumin Seeds - ½ teaspoon | Green Chili | Garlic Paste
Pakora Ingredients: Gram Flour - 2 Cups | Salt - 2 teaspoon | Red Chili Powder - 1 teaspoon | Coriander Seeds - 1 teaspoon | Cumin Seeds - 1 teaspoon | Green chilies (Chopped) | Fresh Coriander (Chopped) | Onion Slices - 1 Cup | Potato Slices - 1 Cup | Water - 150 ml
Oil For Frying
Kadhi Tadka Ingredients: Oil / Ghee - 1 tablespoon | Cumin Seeds - 1 teaspoon | Green Chilies
Whole Red Peppers - 8 | Red Chillies powder - 2 Pinches | Curry leaves 4
How to Make Kadhi Pakora
(Stovetop recipe)
Preparation of Kadhi Mixture In a bowl, add yogurt, salt, red chili powder, turmeric powder, gram flour (besan), and add water. Mix well using a whisk to make a smooth and running solution. Now in a pan add oil and heat it up. add cumin seeds, green chilies, and garlic paste in heated oil. Saute for a few seconds. Now add kadhi solution in a pan and mix well using a whisk or spoon. Stir for few seconds until it starts to reach boiling point. Now cover the pan and cook on low/medium heat for 45 minutes.
How to Make Pakora for Kadhi (Preparation): In a bowl, add gram flour (besan), salt, red chili powder, coriander seeds, chopped green chilies, and chopped coriander. Mix well and add little water to make a smooth thick paste. Now add sliced onion and potatoes (optional) and mix in besan paste. Deep fry the pakoras and take it out on kitchen paper to absorb excess oil.
Assembling & Tadka: After 45 minutes, check the kadhi and mix well using a spoon. Now turn off the heat and as it lowers the temperature then add pakora in kadhi. Give it a gentle mix.
Now prepare kadhi tadka. In a frying pan, add oil, cumin seeds, green chilies, whole red peppers, curry leaves, and mix well until it gets aromatic. Now add a pinch of red chili powder. Pour the tadka in kadhi.
"Kadhi pakora" is ready!! Make a serving with boiled rice, tandoori naan, or roti.
Kadhi in Instant Pot
- Make Kadhi Mix: In a deep bowl, add yogurt, gram flour (besan), salt, red chili powder, and turmeric powder with water. Properly mix to make a homogenous mixture.
- Cooking Kadhi in Instant Pot: Turn on the instant pot and press the Sauté mode. Add oil and let it heat up for few seconds. Now add cumin seeds, green chilies, garlic paste and saute for few seconds until it spread a pleasant aroma.
- Gently add yogurt mix in instant pot and give it a good stir to blend all the spices. As it starts to boil, cancel the Saute mode and press the Pressure cook for 20 minutes. Properly seal the lid and make sure to close the vent.
- Prepare besan pakora batter and deep fry on stovetop. (watch video to fry besan pakora with the deep fried method). You can also use air fryer to make healthy pakora.
- Assembling Pakora with Kadhi: After 20 minutes, open the instant pot vent to release heat and stem. As it gets settled, open the lid and give it a good mix with spoon.
- Add all the fried pakora in kadhi.
- For tadka, you have the option to make tadka in Instant Pot or prepare on stovetop.
- To make tadka in instant pot. Clean the pan and shift the kadhi to serving bowl.
- Tadka Preparation in Instant Pot: Press the Saute mode and add oil. Let it heat for few seconds then add tadka ingredients cumin, green chilies, curry leaves, red whole peppers, and sliced garlic. As it starts to cook and transforms to golden brown color. Place the tadka in kadhi. Now the instant pot kadhi is ready to serve.
Kadhi Recipe Video
Serving
Kadhi can be served with roti, naan, or steamed rice. People love the combination of kadhi chawal. I personally like to have it solely with a spoon (no roti, no rice) as it's a good idea to reduce carbs in diet.
If you are making a platter with kadhi then add one portion with naan, another with rice, veg salad, and different kabab that you can easily serve. I know the Shami kabab is always available in every house freezer so fry few with kadhi serving. If you like then add some place for Achar in platter.
Tawa Naan | Green Raita | Hari Chutney | Veg Salad | Garlic Butter Rice
Q & A
Yes, it is! the best option for diabetic patients as it has a low GI (glycemic index). Yogurt water (chaas, lassi) improves immunity and good for cardiovascular health. If you are dealing with any illness then make sure to make it with less oil. It gives you a filling effect for long hours.
Yes, you can eat if you are having a normal pregnancy. If you are dealing with some problems then consult with your doctor. Kadhi is cooked with yogurt and besan so it's 100% recommended for pregnant women to eat. It's packed with healthy nutrients that help to improve digestion. Full of folate and vitamins including iron that helps the growth of baby and also minimize the chances of miscarriage.
Make sure to properly blend yogurt in water and gram flour (besan) before cooking. Initially as it cooks then stir the spoon to make it running and smooth. Cook on low/medium heat to make it thick. In this way, your kadhi will not curdle and give you a creamy and smooth texture while eating.
If your kadhi is getting sufficiently thick, then add little water to make it thinner. If it's thin then add more besan paste to make it thick.
The balance of yogurt and besan is an art. If the besan is more the kadhi will be pale, thick, and out of taste. Always make sure to add more yogurt than besan as it will create more taste in kadhi pakora.
Yes, you can make kadhi without pakora. Skip the step to prepare pakora and make yogurt, gram flour paste, and simmered with Indian spices for long time. Later, give it a tadka and serve it with rice.
Yes, it's the same! Many people call it curry pakora as an alternative name.
Note: Some people used to make red curry with pakora which is different from kadhi pakora.
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Kadhi Pakora Recipe (Pakoda Kadhi)
Materials
- Kadhi Mix Ingredients:
- 2 cups Yogurt
- 2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Red Chili Powder
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 cup Gram Flour Besan –
- 4 glasses Water To make kahdi paste
- 1 tablespoon Oil –
- ½ teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- Green Chili
- 1 teaspoon Garlic Paste
- Pakora Ingredients
- 2 cups Gram Flour
- 2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Red Chili Powder
- 1 teaspoon Coriander Seeds
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- Green chilies Chopped
- Fresh Coriander Chopped
- 1 cup Onion Slices
- 1 cup Potato Slices
- 150 ml Water
- Oil For Frying
- Kadhi Tadka Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon Oil / Ghee
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- Green Chilies
- 8 Whole Red Peppers
- 2 pinches Red Chillies powder
- 4 Curry leaves
Instructions
Kadhi Pakora on Stovetop
- In a bowl, add yogurt, salt, red chili powder, turmeric powder, gram flour (besan) and add water.
- Mix well using a whisk to make a smooth and running solution.
- Now in a pan add oil and heat it up.
- add cumin seeds, green chilies, and garlic paste in heated oil.
- Saute for a few seconds.
- Now add kadhi solution in a pan and mix well using a whisk or spoon.
- Stir for few seconds until it starts to reach boiling point.
- Now cover the pan and cook on low/medium heat for 45 minutes.
- Kadhi Pakora Preparations:
- In a bowl, add gram flour (besan), salt, red chili powder, coriander seeds, chopped green chilies, chopped coriander.
- Mix well and add little water to make a smooth thick paste.
- Now add sliced onion and potatoes (optional) and mix in besan paste.
- Deep fry the pakoras and take it out on kitchen paper to absorb excess oil.
- Assembling & Tadka
- After 45 minutes, check the kadhi and mix well using spoon.
- Now turn off heat and as the it lower the temperature a bit then add pakoras in kadhi and gently mix.
- Prepare kadhi tadka
- In a frying pan, add oil, cumin seeds, green chilies, whole red peppers, curry leaves and mix well until it gets aromatic.
- Now add a pinch of red chili powder.
- Pour this sizzling tadka in kadhi.
Instant Pot Kadhi Pakora
- Make Kadhi Mix: In a deep bowl, add yogurt, gram flour (besan), salt, red chili powder, and turmeric powder with water. Properly mix to make a homogenous mixture.
- Turn on the instant pot and press the Sauté mode. Add oil and let it heat up for few seconds. Now add cumin seeds, green chilies, garlic paste and saute for few seconds until it spread a pleasant aroma.
- Gently add yogurt mix in instant pot and give it a good stir to blend all the spices. As it starts to boil, cancel the Saute mode and press the Pressure cook for 20 minutes. Properly seal the lid and make sure to close the vent.
- Prepare besan pakora batter and deep fry on stovetop. (watch video to fry besan pakora with the deep fried method). You can also use air fryer to make healthy pakora.
- Assembling Pakora with Kadhi: After 20 minutes, open the instant pot vent to release heat and stem. As it get settled, open the lid and give it a good mix with spoon.
- Add all the fried pakora in kadhi and let it soaked for few minutes.
- For tadka, you have the option to make tadka in Instant Pot or prepare on stovetop.
- To make tadka in instant pot. Clean the pan and shift the kadhi to serving bowl.
- Tadka Preparation in Instant Pot: Press the Saute mode and add oil. Let it heat for few seconds then add tadka ingredients cumin, green chilies, curry leaves, red whole peppers, and sliced garlic. As it starts to cook and transforms to golden brown color. Place the tadka in kadhi. Now the instant pot kadhi is ready to serve.
Notes
- Yogurt and besan should be according to proportion to create the best taste of kadhi.
- Sour yogurt makes good taste but makes sure it should not be too old.
- Cook the kadhi on low heat for about 01 hours to get the best taste.
- Avoid adding pakora in hot kadhi otherwise, it will be deformed. Add on medium temperature and right after that give it a tadka.
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