Methi Pakoda kadhi | Popular pakora kadi recipe with detailed step-by-step pictures, pairs well with plain rice or jeera rice.
Methi kadhi pakoda, for the first time I tried kadhi after I tasted it at my friend’s place and that really turned out so well. I took the recipe from her, the original source of the recipe is Tarla Dalal’s space. I slightly modified the original recipe to suit my family’s taste. Thanks, J for introducing such a yummy dish to me.
I have posted the Punjabi pakora kadhi recipe in Jeyashris kitchen. Kadhi is similar to the South Indian Morkuzhambu. We usually make mor kuzhambu with coconut and also we use thick curd. In this North Indian version, we don’t use coconut, and we use besan | gram flour.
Kadi pairs well with plain basmati rice or jeera rice or naan or roti or with khichadi too. Kadhi chawal is a popular one in Punjabi cuisine. Kadhi is widely made in Maharastra, Punjab, and Gujarat and each state has its own version of the kadhi.
Check out our Punjabi kadhi recipe, South Indian bonda morkuzhambu, Varuthu aracha morkuzhambu , Restaurant style Jeera rice
Methi pakora kadhi
Ingredients
For the pakora (around 12 pakoras)
- ½ cup methi leaves finely chopped
- ¾ cup besan | gram flour
- ¼ cup curd
- Salt to taste
- Oil for deep frying
For kadhi
- 1 cup thick curd
- 1 cup water
- 2 tbsp gram flour | besan kadala maavu
- 3 tsp oil
- 1 onion thinly sliced
- 2 green chili
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 pinches asafoetida
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- Salt as needed
Instructions
FOR MAKING PAKODAS:
- Wash the methi leaves and chop them finely.
- Add this to a bowl and add the salt, curd and gram flour to this.
- Mix everything well. This mixture will be little sticky only.
- Heat oil for deep frying.
- Take a small portions of the batter and deep fry this in oil.
- Fry till golden brown.
- Once done, take out and drain excess oil in a kitchen towel.
- Repeat the same for the rest.
- Keep this aside.
For making Kadhi
- In a bowl add 1 cup curd, 1 cup water, salt, turmeric powder and 2 tbsp gram flour.
- Whisk this well without any lumps.
- In a pan add 3 tsp oil and add 1 tsp cumin seeds, 2 slit green chilis.
- Once the cumin seeds crackle, add the thinly sliced onions.
- Saute till the onions turns translucent.
- Now add the curd mixtue.
- Keep the flame low-medium and stir this up well.
- Boil this for 10-15 minutes, keep stirring in between.
- Switch off the flame.
- Transfer this to a serving bowl and add the pakodas to this, just before serving.
- Serve with hot steamed rice or jeera rice.
Notes
1. If you are not serving the kadhi immediately don’t add the pakodas to this. 2. Before serving just heat up the kadhi nicely and dip the pakodas in warm milk for a minute and add this to the kadhi. 3. Methi pakora kadhi pairs well with rice, roti, and kichadi.
FOR MAKING PAKODAS:
- Wash the methi leaves and chop them finely.
- Add this to a bowl and add the salt, curd, and gram flour to this.
- Mix everything well. This mixture will be a little sticky only.
- Heat oil for deep frying.
- Take a small portion of the batter and deep fry this in oil.
- Fry till golden brown.
- Once done, take out and drain excess oil in a kitchen towel.
- Repeat the same for the rest.
- Keep this aside.
For making Kadhi
- In a bowl add 1 cup curd, 1 cup water, salt, turmeric powder and 2 tbsp gram flour.
- Whisk this well without any lumps.
- In a pan add 3 tsp oil and add 1 tsp cumin seeds, and 2 slit green chilis.
- Once the cumin seeds crackle, add the thinly sliced onions.
- Saute till the onions turn translucent.
- Now add the curd mixture.
- Keep the flame low-medium and stir this up well.
- Boil this for 10-15 minutes, and keep stirring in between.
- Switch off the flame.
- Transfer this to a serving bowl and add the pakodas to this, just before serving.
- Serve with hot steamed rice or jeera rice.
Notes:
- If you are not serving the kadhi immediately don’t add the pakodas to this.
- Before serving just heat up the kadhi nicely and dip the pakodas in warm milk for a minute and add this to the kadhi.
- Methi pakora kadhi pairs well with rice, roti, and kichadi.
Yummy n filling dish.. hv tried this earlier n its a winner !! Awesome presentation n so so colorful!!
looks very nice and yumm..
Paakave super a irukku,cute clicks jeyashri,never tasted this so far…Nice recipe!
Lovely pics.Never tried this before!!
i love them jeyashri.. Had made them during NAvrathri when it was a no onion time… …
Beautifully captured pics..
This sounds and looks interesting……
Love the pakodas very much and swimming in the kadi makes it super duper good.
Looks fantastic, lovely shaped pakodas.
That looks absolutely delicious:-) Love those crunchy pakodas in the soothing kadhi..
wow!!interesting…nice click jeya!
just wanna taste it now..love d colorful shots..:)
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Never heard of this before.. Looks so yummy. The colour is so rich!
Those pakoras look so crunchy Jeya !! cute star shape bowl.I love this methi kadhi
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Super delicious Kadhi!!!!! The pakoras look crispy & tempting & the gravy is just perfect & creamy!!!
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Kadhi is once a week fare at my place…we love it very much..:)
nicely done crispy pakoras definitely complement kadhi better..:)
I can't wait to taste after seeing ur kadhi!!!!it looks so delicious 🙂
Looks v delicious Jaishree beautifuly captured as well:)
The pakoras look crispy & tempting & the gravy is just perfect & creamy!!!
You know what Jeyashri, nowadays your sidedishes/gravy are all new and iam craving for each recipe you post!
Kadhi looks so creamy!
Very delicious looking recipe…nice presentation…
I couldnt take my eyes off this kadhi…just superb..
So delicious and yummy recipe.The pakora looks so crispy,excellent presentation.
Very interesting and perfectly executed..Bookmarked .
Oh.. looks so beautiful… lovely kadhi…
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The picture itself tempts me a lot, irresistible pakoda kadhi..
Lovely and healthy dish… Looks so tempting…
Adi dhool. Sooper yummy dish. I badly want to eat it right now 🙂 Pasikudhu paathaley 🙂
wow looks so beautiful and delicious too !!
Wow Kadhi looks perfect…love the methi pakoda version than the plain one
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Awesome jeyashri..sounds interesting and very tempting!
Am more interested in the pakodas than the kadhi! 😛 😛
delicious recipe!
lovely recipe and looks so so good.
yUMMY KADHI, NEVER ADDED METHI TO PAKODAS, NICE COMBO. NICE CLICKS.
creamy n yummy gravy nice clicks too
I am totally drooling over this dish! What a lovely picture – meant to make one drool!! two thumbs up dear 🙂
I am a BIG fan of this kadhi n you have made it beautifully ~ totally craving it now 🙂
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very nice .made me drool jey 🙂
Kadis are my fav too…loved the way you've made it..