Drumstick Leaves Kadhi Pakora Recipe - Moringa Kadhi Pakora

Name: Drumstick Leaves Kadhi Pakora Recipe - Moringa Kadhi Pakora
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Drumstick Leaves (1 cup Drumstick Leaves (Moringa/Murungai Keerai)); 1 cup Gram Flour (3/4 cup Gram flour (besan) + 1/4 cup Gram flour (besan)); 1 tsp Red Chili Powder (1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder); 1 tsp Ground Turmeric (1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi) + 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)); ¼ piece Fruit Salt (1/4 Enos Fruit Salt or baking powder); 1 tsp Ajwain (1 teaspoon Ajwain (Carom seeds)); ¼ tsp Asafoetida (1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing) Asafoetida); 0 pieces Vegetable Oil (Oil for frying); 1 cup Yogurt (1 cup Curd (Dahi / Yogurt)); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt as required); 1 tsp Clarified Butter (1 teaspoon Ghee); 1 tsp Mustard Seeds (1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)); 1 piece Red Chili (1 Fresh Red Chilli); 2 pieces Cinnamon Stick (2 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)); 1 sprig Curry leaves (1 sprig Curry leaves); 0 pieces Cilantro (Coriander (Dhania) Leaves for garnish)

Drumstick Leaves Kadhi Pakora Recipe - Moringa Kadhi Pakora - Kadhi Recipes (Indian)

50 minIndian

Servings4

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Ingredients

For 4 servings

Drumstick Leaves1 cup · 1 cup Drumstick Leaves (Moringa/Murungai Keerai)
Gram Flour1 cup · 3/4 cup Gram flour (besan) + 1/4 cup Gram flour (besan)
Red Chili Powder1 tsp · 1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
Ground Turmeric1 tsp · 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi) + 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
Fruit Salt¼ piece · 1/4 Enos Fruit Salt or baking powder
Ajwain1 tsp · 1 teaspoon Ajwain (Carom seeds)
Asafoetida¼ tsp · 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing) Asafoetida
Vegetable Oil0 pieces · Oil for frying
Yogurt1 cup · 1 cup Curd (Dahi / Yogurt)
Table Salt0 pieces · Salt as required
Clarified Butter1 tsp · 1 teaspoon Ghee
Mustard Seeds1 tsp · 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
Red Chili1 piece · 1 Fresh Red Chilli
Cinnamon Stick2 pieces · 2 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
Curry leaves1 sprig · 1 sprig Curry leaves
Cilantro0 pieces · Coriander (Dhania) Leaves for garnish

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Steps

1To begin making Drumstick Leaves Kadhi Pakoda Recipe, the drumstick leaves pakoda should be prepared.
2First wash the drumstick leaves and chop the leaves.
3Take a large bowl and mix all the ingredients for the pakoras - Gram Flour, Red Chili powder, Drumstick leaves, Turmeric powder, Enos Fruits salt, Asafoetida, Salt and Carom seeds.
4To this mixture, add the water a few drops at a time. The final mixture should neither dry or soggy. Divide the mixture into 8-10 pakora balls.
5Into a paniyaram pan, add a few drops of oil into the cavities and add the pakora into the cavities and pan fry them until it is brown and crisp on all sides.
6Once the moringa pakoras are done, keep them aside.
7The next step is to make the Kadhi
8In a saucepan add the curd, gram flour, turmeric powder and salt. Add 2 cups of water and mix the kadhi mixture well. Turn the heat to high and keep whisking the kadhi until it becomes smooth and slightly thick.
9Once the kadhi begins to thicken, turn the heat low and allow the kadhi to simmer for 10 minutes.
10While the kadhi is simmering, heat ghee in a tadka pan; Add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, cinnamon stick, red chillies and curry leaves. Allow them to crackle.
11Add this to the kadhi mixture and also drop in the moringa pakoras. Give the Morinka Kadhi Pakora a brisk boil and turn off the heat.
12Once done, give the Drumstick Leaves Kadhi Pakoda a taste and adjust the salt and spices accordingly. Once done, serve hot.
13Serve Drumstick Leaves Kadhi Pakoda Recipe along with Green Moong Dal Khichdi for a delicious weeknight dinner.