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Authentic Pakistani Kadhi Pakora

Authentic Pakistani Kadhi Pakora curry is perfectly creamy and tart from using full fat yogurt and lemon juice.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Main
Cuisine: Indian, Pakistani
Diet: Halal
Keyword: kadhi, kadhi pakora, kadhi pakora curry, khadi, pokora, punjabi kadhi, Punjabi Kadhi Pakora Curry
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 82kcal
Author: Sarah Mirza

Equipment

  • blender

Ingredients

Curry

  • 2 cups yogurt full fat
  • ½ cup garam flour (besan)
  • 1 tsp red chili powder
  • 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • 2 green peppers chopped
  • ½ onion finely sliced
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 6 black peppercorns
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp corriander seeds (make sure you hand crush the seeds)
  • 4 whole cloves
  • 4 green cardamom pods
  • ¼ tsp mustard seeds
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tsp salt
  • water

Pakora or Fritters

  • 2 cup garam flour besan
  • ½ cup warm water
  • 1 tbsp all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp semolina
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tbsp yogurt
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 cup spinach roughly chopped
  • 1 medium onion thinly sliced
  • 1 green pepper chopped
  • ½ bunch cilantro chopped

Whole spices for fritters

  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds crushed
  • ¼ tsp carom seeds ajwein

Powdered spices for fritters

  • ½ tsp coriander powder
  • ¼ tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tbsp dried mango powder amchur powder
  • ½ tsp red chili powder
  • ½ tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp black salt
  • 1 tsp salt

Tempering

  • cup olive oil extra virgin
  • 2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 10 curry leaves
  • 4 garlic cloves finely chopped
  • 3-4 long dried red peppers

Instructions

For the Curry

  • In a blender, combine yogurt, gram flour, green chili pepper, red chili powder, salt, turmeric, lemon juice, ginger garlic paste, onion, and 2 cups of water.
  • Blend for 1-2 minutes.
  • In a pot, heat olive oil on medium heat, add in cumin seeds, whole cloves, green cardamom pods, black peppercorns, mustard seeds, coriander seeds, and sauté all for 1-2 minutes on low to medium flame.
  • Mix in the yogurt mixture.
  • Bring it to boil and let it cook on medium heat for 5 minutes.
  • Next add in 2 cups of water.
  • Let it cook for 15 minutes on medium low heat stirring ocssionally.

For the Pakoras or Fritters

  • In a bowl, combine gram flour, all purpose flour, semolina, baking soda, yogurt, lemon juice, spinach, onion, green pepper, cilantro, salt, powdered spices in fritters, whole spices in fritters.
  • Add warm water little by little (please refer to the video how to properly do this step.)
  • Set it aside for 15 minutes.
  • In a fry pan, on medium heat, heat the oil dollop the batter into the fry pan with a help of a spoon.
  • Make sure fritters turn golden brown on both sides, drain the oil, and keep them aside on a plate lined up with paper towel so it can suck the extra oil from the fritters. 

Tempering

  • In a fry pan, on medium heat, heat the oil then add in cumin seeds, garlic cloves, curry leaves and dried long red peppers.
  • Keep stirring it for 2-3 minutes continuously.

Assembly

  • In the curry, combine pakoras or fritters then top it off with hot tempering.
  • Serve it with white rice.

Video

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 82kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 165mg | Potassium: 39mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 109IU | Vitamin C: -20mg | Calcium: 15mg