Khadi Pakora – one of the famous household recipe in north India. Let’s try making it in a very simple, healthy way with no deep frying. Yes you read it right no deep frying, a new healthier way to make Pakoras at home …………………. 

Khadi Pakora :

Ingredients:

For Khadi :

Curd : 2 cups

Besan/Gram Flour : 1/3 cup

Turmeric powder : ½ tsp

Chili Powder : 1 tsp

Water : 1 Cup

Red Chili : 2 nos.

Jeera : 1 tsp

Oil : 2 tsps

Salt to taste

For Pakoras :

Besan : 1 ½ cups

Finely chopped Onions : ½ cup

Chili Powder : 1 tsp

Finely chopped fresh coriander : 2 tsps

Water : 1 Cup

Jeera : 1 tsp

Oil : 3-4 tsps  

Salt to taste

Method:

For Pakoras : 

Take besan in a mixing bowl, add finely chopped onions, red chili powder, Jeera, salt and a cup of water. Mix all these ingredients to normal pakora batter consistency. I avoid using the baking soda/powder, you can always add a pinch to your pakora batter. But it doesn’t make any difference to our Pakoras since we are not deep frying them. 

Now take the Paddu pan/ paniyaram chatti / aebleskiver pan ( I found this name in Goggle!). Heat the Paddu Pan, grease the pan with little oil and use a spoon to drop the batter in pan. 

You will see how very little oil you will be using to make this pakoras. The Pakoras will come out uniformly shaped. Make sure you allow the pakoras to cook on both the sides. 

Let’s make the Khadi now. Take the curd in a bowl, add the besan, turmeric powder, red chili powder, water and salt to taste. Mix all these well. 

Take a medium sized kadai, add 2 tsps of oil, once the oil is hot, add the jeera, red chillies and allow it to splutter. Now add the curd mixture to kadai and add salt to taste. On a low fire let the Khadi thickens for 5 mins. 

Now add the pakoras to the khadi and serve with hot rice.