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Chef comments: Nivedita Menon has sent a very nice recipe of Dhahi Pakkoda, which is light and tasty. A unique recipe of a pakoda, which is later on tossed with aromas and lentils. Well done on an excellent contribution!

PRADEEP KHOSLA

Executive Chef, Taj Krishna

Dhahi Pakkoda

Ingredients:

Cinnamon: 2 pieces

Cloves: 2 pieces

Basil: 3 leaves

Pepper: 4

Chickpea flour (Besan):1 cup

Onions: 2

Green chillies slit: 2

Ginger, slit: 1 tsp

Chat masala: a pinch

Turmeric powder: a pinch

Salt to taste

Oil to fry

Water: 1 1/2 cup

Hung curd: 3 cups

For tempering

Mustard: 1 tsp

Urud Daal: 2 tsp

Cashew nut: 4 pieces

Red chillies: 2

Curry leaves: 3 stalksCoriander leaves(Chopped): 3

Method:

Grind the cinnamon, cloves, basil, pepper, chat masala, turmeric powder and salt. Add the besan to this, along with the chopped onions and water. Mix well.

In a kadai, pour oil and heat well. Make ball shaped- pakodas and fry till golden brown. Take out and put the pakodas in water for few seconds. Remove from the water and set aside.

Pour hung curd in the same bowl. Now add salt and chat masala to taste in the curd.

For tempering, take oil in a kadai and add the mustard, urud daal, cashew nut, red chillies, curry leaves. Pour it in the serving dish. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves, julienned ginger and slit green chillies.

Nivedita Menon,

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