Besan Pakodi ki sabzi recipe, chickpea flour fritters in curd gravy, besan ki pakodi ki sabzi, How to make pakodi ki sabzi
Pakodi ki sabzi is a gluten-free, no onion no garlic curry recipe prepared with chickpea flour fritters.
Ingredients:
For Pakoda or fritters
- 1 cup gram flour
- 1 teaspoon carom seeds
- Salt to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1 boiled potato
- Handful chopped coriander leaves
- Oil for frying
For Curry:
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon ghee
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 pinch of asafoetida
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/4 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mango powder
- Salt to taste
- 2 tomatoes
- 1/2 inch ginger
- 1 green chili
- 1 tablespoon kasoori methi
- Chopped fresh coriander leaves
Method:
- First, we prepare pakora.
- For this take a bowl and to add gram flour, carom seeds, salt, and red chili powder, grated boiled potatoes, chopped coriander leaves, and mix it well.
- Gradually pour water and mix to make a thick, smooth batter.
- Heat oil in a deep pan and check whether the oil is sufficiently hot or not by dropping a pinch of batter into the hot oil.
- Take a small portion of batter in hand or one teaspoon and drop in hot oil.
- Repeat the process for the remaining batter and deep fry until they turn golden brown in color.
- Keep stirring in between so that they cook evenly. Deep fry in batches.
- Grind tomatoes, ginger, and green chili and make a paste.
- If you are using curd then whisked curd and add 1/2 cup water.
- Now for preparing curry heat ghee in a pan and add asafoetida and cumin seeds.
- When seeds change color add turmeric powder and mix well.
- Add tomatoes paste and add red chili powder and coriander powder and sautee till mixture release sides of the pan.
- Now add buttermilk and Stir continuously on high flame till the curd/buttermilk combine well else there is a chance for the curd to curdle.
- When curd/buttermilk starts boiling then add pakodies along with salt and kasoori methi and mix well.
- Now let the boil for 4 to 5 minutes.
- Now add garam masala and dry mango powder and coriander leaves and mix well.
- Serve besan pakodi ki sabzi with roti or paratha.
