Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
| Sour Curd |
2 cups |
| Water |
1 cup |
| Gram Flour |
2 tsp |
| Oil |
1 tsp |
| Ginger & Green Chilli Paste |
1 tbsp |
| Cumin Seeds (jeera) |
1 tsp |
| Mustard Seeds |
1 tsp |
| Asafoetida(Hing) |
a pinch |
| Curry Leaves |
6-7 |
| Salt and Black Pepper |
to taste |
| Red Chillies |
2 dry |
| Sugar(option) |
1/2 tsp |
| Turmeric Powder(haldi) |
1/2 tsp |
| Red Chilli Powder |
1/2 tsp |
| Garam Masala Powder |
1/2 tsp |
| Coriander(chopped) |
to garnish |
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| Gram Flour (besan) |
1/2 cup |
| Onion(finely chopped) |
1 nos |
| Fruit-Salt or Soda-bi-carbonate |
1/4 tsp |
| Salt, Black Pepper and Red chilli Powder |
to taste |
| Fenugreek leaves(kasoori methi) |
1 tsp |
Method:
- Mix all the ingredients of pakoras and add water to make a thick batter of dropping consistency. Microwave in small microwave safe idli mould for 1-2 mins. at 100% power.
- Microwave oil at 100% power for 30 secs. in a microwave safe bowl.
- Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves, red chilli, turmeric powder, and salt. Microwave for 1 min. at 100% power. Add chilli-ginger paste and microwave for 2 mins. at 100% power.
- Beat curd, water and gram flour to make a smooth mixture. Add this mixture to masala. Microwave for 7-8 mins. at 100% power.Stir in between.
- Add the pakoras to the kadiand microwave covered at 80% power for 4 mins.
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Serve with boiled rice/roti.
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