Description
Vibrant, tantalizing and perfect! These adjectives just don’t do justice to the Instant Pot Punjabi Kadhi Pakoda that can be made in minutes!! Punjabi Kadhi Pakoda or Punjabi Karhi is a dish originating from the Indian subcontinent. It consists of a thick gravy based on chickpea flour and contains vegetable fritters called pakoras, to which Dahi (yogurt) is added to give it little sour taste. It is often eaten with boiled rice or roti.
Ingredients
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- 2 cups Sour Yogurt/curd
- 1/2 cup Gram flour/Besan
- One(1) Onion/ chopped
- 1/3 Tsp Asafoetida
- Half (1/2) Tsp Cumin seeds
- 1/2 Tsp Fenugreek seeds/methi daana
- Half (1/2) Tsp Coriander seeds
- 1/2 Tsp Turmeric powder
- Half (1/2) Tsp Red chilli powder
- 1 Tsp Cumin/Corriander powder
- Salt to taste
- 6 cups Water
- 1 Tbsp Oil
- One (1) Tbsp kasoori methi
- 1/2 cup cilantro /chopped
For the Spinach pakodas/fritters
- 1 cup besan /bengal gram flour
- 1 Bunch Spinach/ palak / Chopped
- 1 small Onion / Chopped
- 1 small Potato/ Grated
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder /Haldi
- 1 tsp cumin seeds /Zeera
- 1 green chilli/ chopped
- salt to taste
- 1 Tbsp Oil
Instructions
- Combine the Yogurt,gram flour .
- Add 6 cups of water and whisk well using a whisk. Keep aside.
- Press Saute mode and set it on Normal by pressing the saute mode. Wait till the screen displays Hot.
- Pour the oil ,add the mustard seeds ,cumin seeds, Coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves ,ginger , dried red chili , green chillies and sauté for a few seconds and then add the chopped onions and sauté till translucent.
- Stir to make sure the ingredients don’t burn. Once the onions are soft add in turmeric powder, red chilli powder & coriander powder . Stir it nicely .
- Add the Yogurt,gram flour & water mixture, mix well .
- Set the Float valve to Venting.<<< This is very important step(This will not build the pressure inside the pot and will keep releasing the pressure).
- Press Soup Mode and set it on Less. Make sure that the pressure is set to Less.
- Set the timer for 15 minutes.
- After the time is up open the instant-pot and give the Kadhi a stir.add in the kasoori methi and chopped cilantro.
- Add in your favorite Pakoda , or serve it with Boondi and enjoy it with steam rice or roti.
For the Spinach pakoda
- Combine all the ingredients along with few Tbsp of water in a bowl and mix well to form a dough.
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- Apply little oil or water and make small golf size balls.
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- Heat the pan , add few drops of oil.
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- Add in the spinach fritters /pakoda in each cavity. Keep rotating it after every minute to get a nice round shape and even color on the pakoda. it will take around 8- 10 mins .
- Just before serving Add the pakodas, mix gently and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Additional Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Cuisine: Indian