Authentic Punjabi Besan Pakora Kadhi (Chickpea flour gravy with Fritters)



Kadhi or karhi is an Pakistani & Indian dish. It consists of a thick gravy of chickpea flour to which sour yogurt is added to give it little sour taste, and chickpea flour made fritters called pakoras are added in  this gravy.It is often eaten with boiled rice or roti (indian bread).



For Kadhi mixture

Yogurt(Dahi) – 2 cups
Chickpea Flour (Besan) – 4 tbsp
Water – Two glasses
Ginge Garlic Paste (Adrak lehsan) – 2 table spoons
Turmeric (Haldi) – ¼ tea spoon
Red chili powder – 1 tbsp or as per taste.
Lemon juice –   ½  cup
Salt – as per taste
Curry leaves (Kari patta) – 5- 6 leaves
Green  Corriander (Hara dhania) – half bunch – finely chopped
Green Chilies – 5-6

Step 1 :-

Need to mix the ingredients / besan, dahi, namak, red chili powder, water, adrak lehsin paste,lemon juice, mix it together and then strain it, after straining the mixture - cook it on low heat cook it on low heat and then add other ingredients of the mixture !!
keep stirring for first 10 minutes and then cook on low heat until gravy thicken after that add pakoras Fritters  to this  mixture !!


For Pakodas

Chickpea Flour (Besan)- 2-3 cups
Salt – as per taste
Yogurt (Dahi) – 1 tbsp 
Luke warm water – as per requirement -(Tip:- do not add too much water and it should not be very waterery).
Red chili powder –  1 tsp 
Egg – 1 – well beaten 
Soda – 1 tsp 
Roasted Cumin Seeds Powder- – 1 tbsp
(Bhuna pisa zeera)
Oil as per requirement to fry


Step 2 :-

In a bowl put together all above ingredients and mix together to form a smooth paste.Heat Oil in a deep Frying pan.Now fry fritter till golden brown.Put all the fritters in mixture.Now Prepare Tempering (Bhagaar) and after adding this to Kadhi ,remove pan from fire and keep aside.


For  Tempering (Bhagar)

Step 3:-

Mustard Seeds(Rai daana) – 1 tbsp 
Fenugreek(Methi Daana) – 1 tsp 
Curry leaves (Kari patta) – 8-10 
Red Whole Chili – 7-8
Mustard Oil – one cup 
Cumin seed (Zeera) – one tea spoon

To prepare Tempering (Bhagar),Add oil in a small frying pan,now add all above ingredients,and when smell comes pour over kadi and cover instantly with lid .Remove kadhi from Heat.

Enjoy Kadhi with Boiled Rice.Yyummy!!! My ever favourite.