Sunday, June 15, 2014

Kadhi Pakode - Chawal

Serves - 4
Ingredients : Kadhi
  • Sour buttermilk - 2 cups
  • Besan ( Bengal gram flour ) - 1/2 cup
  • Dalchini - 1/2 inch
  • Oil - 2 table spoons
  • Methi Dana (Fenugreek seeds ) - 1 table spoon
  • Raii (Mustard seeds) - 1/2 table spoon
  • Jeera (Cumin seeds) - 1/2 table spoon
  • Hing ( asafoetida ) - 1/2 table spoon
  • Curry leaves - 8 to 10
  • Dried Red chilies - 2-3
  • Turmeric - a pinch
  • Salt - to taste
  • Sugar - as per liking
  • Coriander - to garnish
  • Water - 2 cups
Procedure :
  • Mix buttermilk , besan to smooth paste . add water ,dalchini , salt & sugar. Bring it to boil on low flame.
  • Turn off the heat once it starts boiling
  • Prepare tampering with rest of the ingredients & pour it over the boiled mixture
  • Add coriander to finish  
 
 
Ingredients : Pakoda
  • Besan (Bengal Gram flour) - 1 cup
  • Soda - a pinch
  • Jeera ( Cumin seeds ) - 1 tspoon
  • Turmeric - a pinch
  • Red Chili powder - 1 tspoon
  • Salt to taste
  • Coriander
  • Water - to achieve batter consistency
  • oil for frying
Procedure :
  • Prepare batter mixing all the above ingredients together.
  • heat oil in kadhai & fry medium size pakodas


Ingredients : Chawal
  • Dawat or any other basmati rice - 2 cups
  • Ghee - 1 table spoon
  • Whole garam masala ( Black pepper , clove , dalchini , bay leaf , green and black cardamom , javitri ) mix - 15 gm
  • Salt as per taste
  • Water 4 cups
Procedure :
  • Wash and keep rice aside
  • Heat ghee in pan
  • Add khada garam masala to it . sauté for half a minute
  • Add rice and sauté for another minute
  • Add water & salt to it , once it starts boiling keep the lid and let it cook on low flame
  • It takes around 15 minutes
Plating : Serve kadhi in a bowl with pakodas dipped  into it. Put  rice in square or Round mould & the unmold it over the plate . All the three things has to be served hot. Looks little long recipe but hardly take 20 minutes to prepare .