North Indian Cooking by..Geeta Seth

  • North Indian Cooking....By Geeta Seth
  • Recipes - Index
  • Reference to Spices and Herbs
  • Dals / Lentils
    • DAl / Lentils - Index >
      • About Dal/ Lentil's - Indian Dal Preparations
      • Tadka
      • Maa Ki Kali Dal
      • Dal Makhani
      • Masoor Dal
      • Moong dal with spinach (Palak with moong dal)
      • Chana Dal
      • Moong Dal with Spinach (Palak Dal with Yellow Moong Dal)
      • Moong Dal (Split and skinned yellow Moong Dal)
      • Maharni Dal (Black urad, chana Dal & kidney beans mixed)
      • Red split Masoor Dal (Malka Masoor dal)
      • Split Black Urad Dal
      • Sprouted Moong Dal
      • Split Green moong Dal
      • Panchratan Dal or Panchmel Dal ( (Five Dal Mixed )
      • Trevti Dal (Toor Dal & Moong Dal & Chana Dal Mix)
      • Masala Tadka Dal (Arhar dal or Toor Dal)
      • Toor Dal & Masala tadka dal (Arhar Dal or Pigeon pea)
      • Toor Dal (Arhar Dal)
      • Urad Dal (white urad dal)
      • White Urad and chana Dal mix
      • Whole Green Moong Dal
  • Beans
    • Bean- Index
    • Bean- Index
    • About Beans
    • Black Beans
    • Chole (chick pea curry)
    • Lima beans
    • Lima beans curry
    • Rajma (Red kidney Beans)
  • Rice and Pulao's - Index
    • About rice and pulao >
      • Rice and pulao's >
        • Rice and Pulao's - Index
        • Chicken Biryani
        • Shrimp Biryani
        • Rice with caramelized browned onions
        • Vegetables and paneer Biryani
        • Boiled white rice
        • Boiled white rice
        • Toor Dal with rice khichdi (Arhar dal khichdi)
        • Black urad dal with rice khichdi (Maa ki dal ki khichdi)
        • Urad dal with rice khichdi (Black urad dal khichdi, Ma ki dal)
        • Moong Dal and rice khichdi
        • Moong dal and dalia khichdi
        • Kali dal ki khichdi (Black urad dal or Maa ki dal ki khichdi)
        • Maa ki dal ki khichdi (whole urad dal khichdi)
        • Sabudana Khichdi (Tapioca pearls)
        • Muttar paneer pulao (Rice with green peas and cheese)
        • Muttar pulao (Rice with green peas)
        • Pulao with cauliflower, green peas and potatoes
        • Vegetabale Pulao
        • Tamarind Rice (Imly rice)
        • Arhar dal with rice khichdi
  • Meat Dishes - Index
    • Meat Dishes >
      • Meat Dishes - Index
      • About the Indian meat dishes
      • Beef Kebabs
      • Beef Keema with Spinach
      • Ground Beef shammi kebabs
      • Beef Seekah Kebabs (Minced meat roasted on skewers)
      • Beef Frankie (wrap)
      • Beef with Spinach Curry
      • Butter Chicken (Murg makhani)
      • Chicken Curry
      • Chicken Kebabs
      • Chicken Keema with spinach
      • Chicken Seekh Kebabs (Minced meat roasted on skewers)
      • Chicken kebabs Stir fry
      • Chicken Shami kebabs
      • Chicken korma
      • Chicken Frankie (wrap)
      • Chicken tikka Masala
      • Chicken with spinach curry (chicken saag)
      • Palak Gosht (Beef with Spinach Curry)
      • Chicken Saag (Chicken with spinach curry)
      • Tandoori chicken
  • Kati Roll
    • Kati Roll - Index
    • Beef kati roll
    • Chicken kati roll
    • Paneer kati roll
  • Paneer dishes - Index
    • Paneer dishes >
      • About paneer
      • Paneer dishes - Index
      • How to make the paneer at home
      • Butter Paneer (Paneer makhani)
      • Crumbled paneer curry with green peas
      • Kadhai paneer
      • Muttar paneer (paneer with green peas)
      • Paneer curry (paneer ke sabzi)
      • Paneer tikka (Barbecued Paneer Kebabs)
      • Paneer Bhurji (Scrambled Paneer)
      • Palak paneer (spinach with paneer)
      • Paneer Frankie (wrap)
      • Paneer tikka masala
      • Shahi paneer
      • Tandoori Paneer Tikka Kebab
  • Kofta - Index
    • Koftas >
      • Kofta - Index
      • About Koftas
      • Cabbage Koftas (Bandh gobi kofta)
      • Lauki Kofta curry (Bottle Gourd)
      • Masoor Dal Kofta
      • Paneer Koftas
      • Palak Kofta (Spinach kofta)
  • Vegetable dishes - Index
    • Vegetable dishes with gravy >
      • Vegetable dishes - Index
      • About the Vegetables dishes
      • Arbi with gravy (Taro roots)
      • Aloo tamater ke sabzi (Potatoes with toamtoes curry)
      • Aloo Muttar Ki Sabzi (Potato with Green Peas Curry)
      • Aloo wadiyan (Potatoes with urad dal wadiyan)
      • Besan Kadhi
      • Bharwa aloo (Stuffed potatoes)
      • Dum Aloo (Potato curry)
      • Egg curry (Ande Ki curry)
      • Mangories with Aloo, tamater (Moong Dal Mangories with potatoes and tomateos)
      • Sarson Ka Saag
      • Spinach with mushrooms
      • Stuffed cabbage rolls curry (Bandh gobi ki rolls)
      • Palak Mushroom curry (Spinach with Mushroom curry)
      • Punjabi Kadhi (Besan pakoda kadhi)
      • Pyaz ki Aloo (Potatoes with onion curry)
  • Vegetables side dishes - Index
    • Vegetables Side dishes (sukhi sabzi) >
      • Vegetables side dishes - Index
      • About the vegetables
      • Aloo baingan (Eggplant with potatoes)
      • Aloo Gobi masala (Spicy Potatoes and cauliflower curry)
      • Aloo Gobi masala (Cauliflower)
      • Aloo methi ki sabzi (Potatoes with fenugreek leaves)
      • Aloo Muttar sukhe (Sauteed boiled potatoes with green peas)
      • Aloo Muttar masala
      • Aloo palak ke sabzi (Potatoes with spinach)
      • Arbi - Masala arbi (Taro roots)
      • Bell Pepper stuffed with potatoes (Capsicum, Shimla Mirch)
      • Bell peppers with onion and potatoes (Capsicums)
      • Eggplant Bharta- Indian Roasted Banigan Ka Bharta
      • Baingan Ka Bharta (Eggplant Bharta)
      • Bharwa Baingan (Stuffed Eggplants)
      • Bharwa Bhindi (Okra Stuffed with onion masala)
      • Bharwa banana peppers - Banana peppers stuffed with potatoes
      • Bhindi ke Sabzi (Okra)
      • Cabbage Curry (Bandh gobi, patta gobi)
      • Gajar methi ki sabzi (Carrots with Fenugreek leaves)
      • Capsicum masala (Bell peppers)
      • Gawar Ke Phalli (Cluster Beans)
      • Gawar Ke Phalli (Cluster Beans)- 2
      • Gobi aloo with onion & garlic (Cauliflower with onion, garlic & potatoes)
      • Gobi ki bhurji (Grated cauliflower with Green Peas)
      • Gobi aloo ki sabzi, Phool gobi (Cauliflower with potatoes)
      • Gobi Musallam (Cauliflower)
      • Green Beans (French beans)
      • Karela Bharwa with masala (stuffed Bitter Melon)
      • Lobia ki phalli (Green long beans)
      • Kaddu Ki Sabzi (Yellow pumpkin curry)
      • Lauki ki sabzi (Bottle gourd, Long Melon, Ghiya)
      • Jera Aloo (Potatoes with Cumin Seeds)
      • Jeera Aloo (Potatoes with Cumin Seeds)
      • Mooli ki bhurji (White daikon radish bhurji)
      • Methi Matar Malai (Fenugreek leaves, Green peas and Malai)
      • Muttar aloo with tomatoes and onions(Green peas with potatoes,tomatoes& onions)
      • Sangri, mooli ki phalli aloo ki sath (Dikon green beans with potatoes)
      • Sem aloo ki sabzi (Flat beans with potatoes)
      • Sem aloo ki sabzi (Green fava beans with potatoes)
      • Sukhe Aloo ke sabzi (Boiled sautéed potatoes with masala)
      • Masala Turaii (Zucchini with Masala)
      • Turai ki sabzi (zucchini)
  • Salad - Indian salads
    • Salad - Indian salads Index
    • Kala Chana Salad - Indian Black Chickpea salad
    • Cabbage salad - (Indian spicy Cabbage salad)
    • Fruit salad - Indian spicy fruit salad
    • Chickpea Salad - Indian spicy chickpea salad
    • Corn Salad - Spicy Indian Corn Salad
    • Kachumber Salad - Indian Cucumber, Onion & Tomato salad
    • Mixed Bean Salad - Indian Mixed Bean Salad
    • Sprouted Green Moong Salad - (Indian recipe)
    • Quinoa Salad with Strawberries, Blueberries and Grapes
  • Popular Indian Sweet dishes- Index
    • Desserts .. Popular North Indian sweets >
      • About Indian desserts
      • Indian sweet dishes - Index
      • Almond burfi (Badam Ki Burfi)
      • Almond Halwa
      • Besan ka Halwa (Gram flour Halwa)
      • Besan ka ladoo (Gram flour ladoo)
      • Boondi (Sweet Boondi)
      • Boondi or Boondi Ladoo
      • Boondi Ladoo
      • Carrot Burfi (Gajar ki burfi)
      • Carrot Halwa (Gajar ka halwa)
      • Cashew burfi (Kaju burfi, Kaju katli)
      • Coconut Burfi (Nariyal Ki Burfi)
      • Gujia
      • Gulab jamun
      • Kheer (Rice pudding)
      • Kala Jamun
      • Lauki Ka Halwa (Bottle gourd Halwa)
      • Makhanna Kheer (Puffed lotus seeds pudding)
      • Rasugalla
      • Rasgulla
      • Rasmalai
      • Rasmalai
      • Sabudana Kheer (Tapioca Pudding)
      • Vermicelli Kheer (Seviyan kheer, Payasam Kheer)
      • Shrikhand (Sweet Yogurt)
      • Sooji Ka Halwa (Cream of wheat, Rava)
      • Pista burfi (Pistachio Burfi)
      • Phirni (Rice pudding)
      • Petha
      • Pumpkin burfi (kaddu ki burfi)
      • Til ke Burfi (Seasme Seed Burfi)
  • Snacks and chaats - Index
    • Snacks and Chaats >
      • Snacks & chaats - Index
      • About snacks and chaats
      • Aloo Bonda (potato balls dipped in Besan Batter)
      • Aloo Tikki (Potato patties)
      • Besan sev (Gram flour noodles)
      • Besan spicy french toast (Toast dipped in besan batter and cooked)
      • Besan cheela (Gram flour pancake)
      • Besan and sooji ka cheela (Gram flour & cream wheat pancake)
      • Bread rolls stuffed with spicy potatoes
      • Chola Aloo Tikki (Potatoes and chick peas patties)
      • Chole Chaat - Indian spicy Chickpea Chaat
      • Corn Chaat
      • Fruit Chaat - Indian spicy Fruit chaat
      • Kala chana chaat- Indian Black chickpea chaat
      • Dahi Vada ( urad dal pakoras with yogurt)
      • Dokhla Tips
      • Besan Ka Dokhla (Gram flour dokhla)
      • Moong Dal Dokhla
      • Sooji ka Dokhla (Cream of Wheat Dokhla)
      • Urad Dal and Rice Dokhla
      • Gol Gappa (Pani Puri)
      • Dosa
      • Dosa aloo masala for dosa stuffing (Potato Dosa masala)
      • Rava Dosa
      • Sambher
      • Idli
      • Rava Idli (Sooji or Cream of wheat idli)
      • Rava Masala idli (Masala idli)
      • Hariyalli tikki or Hara bhara kebab
      • Mathri (Crispy salty crackers)
      • Gluten Free Mathri (Crispy salty crackers)
      • Medu Vada
      • Vegetable Cutlets (Mixed vegetable cutlets)
      • Moong Dal Cheela (Moong dal pancake)
      • Namkeen paras (Cispy salted crackers)
      • Aloo pakoras (Potato fritters)
      • Cauliflower pakora (Gobi ka pakora)
      • Pakora with Green Moong Dal and potatoes (Fritter)
      • Pyaz ka pakoras (Onion pakoras fritter)
      • Mixed vegetable pakora - Fritters (potatoes, spinach & onion mixed)
      • Potatoes and vegetables mix pakoras (Fritter)
      • Palak pakora (Spinach pakoras)
      • Paneer pakoras (Fritter)
      • Chicken pakoras (Fritters)
      • Papari / papadi Chaat
      • Bharwa mirchi ka pakora (Stuffed green chilie fritters)
      • Poha with green peas
      • Potato Cutlet
      • Potato paneer tots
      • Roasted cauliflower
      • Tandoori Gobi (Tandoori Cauliflower)
      • Sabudana, Aloo Vada (Tapioca cutlet with potato)
      • Samosa (Muttar aloo samosa)
      • Shakkar paras (Sweet crackers)
      • Sprouted Green moong chat
      • Upma
      • Uthappam (Rice & Dal uthappam) (pancake)
      • Uthappam (Rava Uthappam) (Pancake)
  • Chutneys
    • Chutney - Index
    • About Chutney
    • Coconut chutney
    • Hari chutney (Green chutney, coriander leaves or clintro chutney)
    • Pudina Ki chutney (Mint chutney)
    • Tamarind chutney (Imli ki chutney)
    • Tomato Chutney
  • Raita (Yogurt)
    • Raita (Yogurt) - Index
    • About raita and Yogurt
    • Aloo, Dhai ka raita (yogurt with potatoes)
    • Boondi ka raita (yogurt with boondi)
    • Gajar ka raita (Yogurt with carrots)
    • Kheera ka raita (Yogurt with cucumber)
    • Lauki ka raita (Yogurt with lauki)
    • Pudina ka raita (Yogurt with mint leaves)
    • Palak ka raita (Yogurt with spinach)
    • Yogurt with green onion, cucumber and tomatoes
  • Breakfast dishes - Index
    • Breakfast dishes - Index
    • Anda Bhurji (Egg Bhurji)
    • Spicy scrambled eggs
    • Muttar Chaat (Green peas)
    • Kala Chana (Black chana)
    • Moong dal chaat or sukhi moong dal
    • Sweet Dalia (Cream of Wheat Porridge)
  • Indian Breads (Roti, Paratha, poori)
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    • ROTI:
    • Roti - Index
    • Chapattis (Pulkha or Roti)
    • Bajra ki Roti (Millet flour)
    • Besan ki roti with onions (Gram flour roti)
    • Lachha roti (Spiral Layered roti)
    • Makai ki roti (Corn flour roti)
    • Methi ki roti (Roti with Fenugreek leaves)
    • Roti with Layers (Paratdar Roti)
    • Roomali roti
    • PARATHAS:
    • Paratha - Index
    • Aloo paratha (Potato stuffed paratha)
    • Bajra (millet) ka paratha
    • Besan ka paratha (Gram flour paratha)
    • Gobi ka paratha (Cauliflower stuffed paratha)
    • Lachha paratha (Spiral layered paratha)
    • Layered Paratha (Paratdar Paratha)
    • Makai ka paratha (corn flour paratha)
    • Methi Ka Paratha (Paratha with Fenugreek leaves)
    • Mooli ka paratha (Daikon stuffed paratha)
    • Mughlai paratha
    • Muttar Ka paratha (Paratha with green peas)
    • Palak paratha (spinach paratha)
    • Paneer paratha
    • Urad Dal stuffed paratha
    • Puri - Index
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    • Poori (Puri)
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    • Palak poori (Poori with spinach)
    • Poori stuffed with urad dal (kochari)
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 Punjabi Besan pakoda kadhi

                   Punjabi Besan pakoda kadhi                          

Punjabi Besan Pakoda Kadhi is amazingly simple and very tasty crowd pleasing dish. This tantalizingly kadhi is a blend of yogurt and besan.  It is prepared by whisking the sour yogurt with water and gram flour, and then cooking the liquid with spices, over medium heat until  it becomes thick then besan pakodis are added and simmered into the thick besan yogurt gravy. Usually kadhi is prepared for lunch and served with plain boiled rice. 

Besan kadhi is a change in lunch menu especially when bored of eating dal and sabzi (vegetables).  It is always a favorite dish for weddings lunch buffet or lunch parties. Most people love kadhi including children and it is cooked regularly in most Indian households. 

Kadhi is prepared little different in every region of India. Sindhi kadhi, Gujarati kadhi, Punjabi Kadhi are one of the popular kadhi’s, but Punjabi Besan pakoda Kadhi is most popular in north India and is commonly made in North Indian households.
Ingredients for kadhi:

1    Cup besan (gram flour)
½   Cup plain yogurt
2    Tablespoons lemon juice or
      according to your taste
2    Whole dry red chilies- Break each
      whole red chili into 2 pieces
1    Teaspoon methi (fenugreek seeds)
1    Pinch of  hing (asafetida)
1    Tablespoon vegetable oil
½   Teaspoon turmeric powder
2    Teaspoons salt or to your taste


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Besan / Gram flour
                Besan (Gram flour)
Plain Yogurt
                  Plain Yogurt
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Fenugreek seeds, red chilies and asafetida
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Lemon juice
​Ingredients for hot chili tadka:
(Hot oil)
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2   Tablespoons butter or ghee
2   Teaspoons crushed chilies or red
     chili powder
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Crushed chilies and Butter
Directions:

1.  In a bowl add Besan, yogurt and ½ cup of water.
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In a bowl add Besan
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Add Yogurt in Besan
​2. With a hand mixer mix Besan and Yogurt with water  for a minute then add
​    5 cups of water little at a time and mix, make sure there are no lumps.
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Add water
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Mix Besan & Yogurt with a hand mixer
​3.  On medium heat add 1 tablespoon oil in large sauce pan, add fenugreek seeds, 
    asafetida and fry them for 2 minutes or until the fenugreek seeds become 
    brown, add  dry chilies pieces and fry them for less than a minute or till they 
    become brown.
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Kadhi mix
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In a Pan add oil, Fenugreek seeds & asafetida & fry
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Fenugreek seeds are fried
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Add red chilies & fry
4.  Add Besan and yogurt mixture into the pan add turmeric powder and salt, with a serving spoon immediately start stirring for few minutes, otherwise Besan will start forming the lumps. Turn the heat to medium high.
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Add Besan and Yogurt mix
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Add turmeric and salt
5. In 5 to 6 minutes Besan mixture will start boiling and get little thicker, add
    3 more  cups of water, let it cook, turn the heat down to medium low, stir
​     periodically.
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Mix turmeric powder and salt well
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Besan mix become thick
6.  Cook for 15 to 20 minutes add lemon juice, mix and cook for another 10 to 15
​      or  until Besan taste cooked and lemon juice blend in.

7.  Add squeezed pakodis and 2 cups of water, Cook for five minute on low heat,
      and turn the stove off. It takes almost 45 to 50 minutes to make kadhi. (See
      below how to make pakodis)
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Add lemon Juice and mix
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Add soaked pakoras
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Mix Pakoras with Kadhi well
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Kadhi is ready
8  Let it stand for 5 minutes before serving.  When ready to serve transfer the
      kadhi in a serving dish and pour some chili tadka over the kadhi. (See below 
      for chili tadka)

9  Serve this nutritious dish with hot plain boiled rice.
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 Tips:

1.  If yogurt is savor then you need less amount of lemon juice, if yogurt is sweet you need to add more lemon juice according to taste.
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2. Kadhi can also be made without the pakodis (fritters).

                               Besan Pakodis     
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Directions for making the pakodis:  (Fritters)

 Ingredients:


1       Cup of besan
½      Cup of water
2       Cups of vegetable oil

Directions:

1.  In a bowl add besan and water little at a time and mix it with hand beater for 2
     minutes or until besan become light and fluffy. (If beating the besan by hand
     it will take longer to make besan fluffy).
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Besan (Gram flour)
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Add water
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Whip the Besan with mixer or by hand
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Besan paste should be little thick
 2. To test it if the Besan paste is ready,take a one cup of water and drop little
     Besan paste into the water, if the Besan paste float that means it is ready if the
​     paste does not float then beat it little longer.

3. Besan paste should not be too thick or too watery.  It should be at the right

    consisting to drop the balls in the hot oil.
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Besan batter for pakoras
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Drop little Besan paste into water to see if it floats
4.  Heat 2 cups of oil in frying pan on medium heat for 5 to 6 minutes. To check 
     if the oil is ready, drop a small ball of paste in the hot oil, if the paste starts 
     sizzling and come up slowly it means it is the right heat but if it becomes too 
     dark quickly it means oil is too hot, turn the heat down.

5. Now with the help of a spoon or by your fingers take some paste at a time and 
    drop in the hot oil little by little so that it makes little balls (pakodis), drop
    about 10 to 12 balls.

6. At first the pakodis will sink to the bottom of the pan, but do not try to move
    them, with the spatula flicker some oil over the pakodis, within a minute 
    pakodis will puff up and rise to the surface, turn the pakodis to the other side 
    and fry, keep flipping around the pakodis while frying. (When you drop
    pakoris in hot the heat of stove shouuld be medium high once pakoris
    puffed up then turn the heat down so that inside of pakoris get cooked) 
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Drop some paste in the hot oil
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Pakodi's puffed up
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Flip the pakoris to other side
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Besan pakories become golden brown
7.  In about 5 to 6 minutes pakodis will become golden brown take them out of the
    oil, and place them on a plate over paper towel.

8. Turn the heat down, drop the other batch of pakodis in the oil then turn the
     heat up, repeat until all the desired pakodis are made.

9. Fill a bowl with hot water and drop  the pakodis in hot water and soak them for 
    10 to 15 minutes.
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Drop the pakodis in hot water
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Take few soaked pakoris in your hand
 10. Once pakodis are soaked, take few balls out from the water and squeeze
       them gently between your palms to squeeze the water out (Do not press
       pakodis too hard otherwise they will break) By soaking the pakodis in  the
       water they become soft and all the oil from the fried pakodis comes out.    
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Squeeze the Pakodis between palms
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Squeeed pakodis
11.  Add the squeezed pakodis in kadhi and simmer for 5 minutes so that pakodis 
      get soaked in the gravy, turn the stove off and let it sit for few minutes before
      serving.
Directions for making chili tadka: (Hot oil)  Tadka

1.  In a small pan heat butter or ghee, add 2 tablespoons crushed chilies or red chili powder,  with a spoon mix butter and chilies, let them fry on very low heat for few minutes. Turn the stove off.

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Add Butter or Ghee in Tadka pan
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Add crushed chilies or Red chili powder & fry
Please take the time to let me know what you think about my recipe. Your comments would be helpful to me to improve the recipe.

Thank you     

Geeta Seth


Other recipes:

Cauliflower with potatoes                                     Arbi fried masala (taro roots)

Eggplant with potatoes                                         Eggplant bhurta

Potatoes with fenugreek leaves (aloo methi)      Stuffed karela

Boiled white rice                                                  Chappati
    Please take the time to let me know what you think about my recipe. Your comments would be helpful to me to improve the recipe.. Thank you.. Geeta Seth
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