Pakoda Kadhi

Pakoda Kadhi is just a advanced form of normal kadhi. One can have this with rice and also enjoy eating without rice. 

Pakoda  ingredients: 

Chopped onion in small pieces -  1 onion

Gram flour (besan) - 1 cup

Cooking oil

Salt- 1/2tbs

Turmeric- 1/2tbs

Chilli powder - 1tbs

Coriander powder - 1tbs

Baking powder - 1/4tbs

                                                                

Preparation for Pakodas:

1. Take 1 cup gram flour (besan) and add water gradually to make the batter. Add coriander powder, salt, turmeric, chilli powder, baking powder and the chopped onions.
2. Heat the oil in pan . Take teaspoon of batter and put in oil to fry. It will turn brown, soft .
3. Onion pakodas are ready.

Kadhi ingredients:

3 cup sour buttermilk

2tbs besan (gram flour)

Chilli powder- 1tbs

Salt - 1tbs

Coriander powder - 1tbs

Ginger + Green chilli paste - 1tbs

Neem Leaves - 4 to 5

For Tadka:

Ghee- 3tbs

Garlic paste - 1tbs

 Cumin seeds (Jeera) - 2tbs

Asafoetida (hing) - 1/4tbs 

Chilli powder -1/2tbs

Clove- 3piece

Fenugreek seeds (Methi seeds) - 1/4tbs

Preparation :

1. Grind well gram flour (besan) in sour butter milk. Add chilli powder, salt, coriander powder, garlic and green chilli paste and neem leaves.
2. Boil it for 10 min and add already cooked pakodas in it and again boil for 5min
3. For tadka heat ghee in pan, When its hot add cumin seeds (Jeera) and fenugreek seeds (Methi seeds) and clove. Add asafoetida (hing) and garlic paste and pour it in kadhi.
4. Boil for 5 to 10 min more so that all the ingredients mixes well. 

Pakoda kadhi is ready to serve 4-5.

Dhokli sabji

Today’s dish is on kathiyavad special. Dhokli sabji is hot favourite among kathiyavadi’s. If ever happen to visit kathiyavad restaurant or any kathiyavadi dhaba try dhokli sabji. At home also one can feel the taste of kathiyavadi sabji.

Ingredients for preparing dhokli :-

Gram flour – 1 bowl

Water – 1 and half bowl (must take same bowl for exact measurement between gram flour and water)

Carom seeds (Ajwain) – 3tbs

Salt – 1tbs

Chilli powder – 2tbs

Turmeric – 1tbs

Coriander powder (dhaniya powder) – 1tbs

Preparation :

• Boil water in pan at high temperature. Boil till bubbles are formed in water.
• Now add carom seeds (ajwain) , salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder ( dhaniya powder) in hot water.
• Add 1 bowl gram flour and stir it quickly with wooden cooking spoon. Grease the wooden cooking spoon with oil / ghee so that gram flour does not stick to it.
• Stir the mixture as quickly as possible . Gram flour will absorb all the water and ensure that batter  it is neither too thick nor too soft.
• Grease the plate and spread the batter. Let it cool down at normal temperature and then cut into diamond shape with knife.

The dhokli is ready.

Ingredients for dhokli sabji :-

Butter milk – 1litre

Chopped onion – 1bowl

Garlic paste- 1tbs

Salt- 1tbs

Chilli powder – 2tbs

Turmeric  – ½ tbs

Coriander powder- 1tbs

Cooking oil – 5tbs

Black mustar seeds ( Rai)- 1tbs

Preparation:

• Heat cooking oil in the pan and add black mustard seeds (rai)
• Add chopped onion, garlic paste and cook till it turns brown.
• Now add butter milk along with salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder.
• Add already prepared and diamond shaped dhokli pieces.
• Cook for 15 min until the dhokli pieces becomes a bit soft.
• Add more butter milk or water if required , ensure that the sabji is not fully dry.

Enjoy the dhokli sabji with paratha, salad and buttermilk.