Yogurt Curry (Pakora Kadhi)

This goes well with Rice.

INGREDIENTS

CURRY

 1 cup yogurt (curd)
 3 cups water
 3 Tbsp gram flour (besan)
 2 Tbsp oil
salt to taste
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chili powder
6 curry leaves
2 green chilies chopped
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 onion chopped
pinch of asofetida (hing powder)

** quantity of gram flour (besan) you add in buttermilk depends on the consistency of curry you want.
     For very thick curry add more besan.

PAKORA
1 and 1/2 cup besan
1/2 onion chopped
1/2 potato chopped
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
1 tsp green chili paste
salt to taste
1/2 tsp red chili powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/4 cup water to dilute gram flour.
pinch of sodium bicarbonate (soda)

METHOD

CURRY

• Take curd and add water to it. Now blend it to form like a buttermilk.
•  Add gram flour to it. Mix well with blender.
• Keep this mixture aside.
• Now take a Pan and heat oil in it.
• Add asofetida (hing) , mustard seeds. let the mustard seeds split.
• Then add cumin seeds,curry leaves & chopped green chillies.
• Add ginger and garlic paste. let it fry for 10 seconds.
• Add chopped onion. Let it fry for 30 seconds.
• Then add turmeric,red chili powder.
• Add butter milk and gram flour mixture prepared earlier.
• Mix well with spices. keep stirring after every 30 seconds.
• Let this boil for 30 minutes till the curry is cooked properly and it leaves oil or oil comes on surface.

PAKORA

• Take gram flour in a bowl.
• Add water to it such that consitency of gram flour is thick enough for pakora.
• Add salt, turmeric powder,red chili powder,ginger,garlic & green chili paste.
• Add chopped onion & potaoes.
• Mix  all the ingredients well.
• Heat oil in a Pan for frying Pakora.
• After frying put the pakoras in curry and mix well.
• Let it be dipped in curry for half an hour.
• Now the Pakora curry is ready to be served with Rice.