Dhaba Style Kadhi pakora

For pakora

200 gm gram flour

200 ml water

1 Finely chopped onion

1/4 tsp salt

Oil for deep fry

For Kadhi

1 kg yogurt at room temperature

125 gm gram flour

250 ml water

2 tsp mustard oil

1 tsp fenugreek seeds

1 tsp finely chopped onion

1 tsp finely chopped garlic

1 tsp finely chopped ginger

1 tsp garam masala

Red chili powder as your taste

Salt as your taste

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp coriander powder

For tadka

4 tsp oil

1/2 tsp chili flakes

Add gram flour and yogurt in a large bowl and whisk until both are well combined

Now, add salt, chili powder, turmeric powder, and coriander powder, whisk properly, to avoid lump

Add water and mix well all together

In a large and deep pan, add mustard oil on medium heat.When oil is hot, add fenugreek seeds, chopped onion, ginger, garlic. Cook for 2 minutes

Add the prepared gram flour yogurt mixture into the pan. Set the flame on medium-high, stir continuously until the kadhi comes to a boil.

Set the flame on low-medium and cook for 40 minutes. Keep stirring it in between

Kadhi is cooking, in the meantime, make the pakora

To a large bowl, add gram flour, chopped onion, salt, and water, first add a small quantity of water, mix well all together. Consistency should not be very runny or thick.

Add 1 pinch of baking soda and mix well to make pakora soft

Heat oil in a pan on medium flame. When the oil is hot, mix the batter again and start dropping the batter into the hot oil

Cook untill golden brown from one side and then flip and cook the other side. Make sure to cook on medium-low heat so that the pakoras cook nicely from inside too.put them on the paper towel

After 40 minutes, kadhi would have considerably thickened and completely cooked. You can little extra water here if kadhi looks too thick to you

Add garam masala, mix well, then add the pakora.

Heat oil in a small pan on medium heat. When the oil is hot, add 2-3 red chili flakes or chili powder

Put kadhi into a serving bowl and pour tadka with a spoon on the top of the kadhi. Serve with chapati and rice