Yesterday I made Vrat ke pakore for lunch, which we had with Yogurt dip and also had some with tea later in the evening. I still had some pakore left over and I was craving some Dal/kadhi Chawal! Since both are not allowed during fasting, thought of trying out some Kadhi with Rajgira along with Sama ke Chawal/Moraiya Pulao with Kaju and Aloo. I must say it turned out excellent both in looks and taste.
Here is the recipe for Vrat ke Pakore with Aloo/Potato Fritters in Water Chestnut Flour . I looked for recipes online and found this one by Dassana that I liked. I changed it to my taste and style of cooking. Since I didn’t have sour yogurt, I did add a little bit of lemon juice, but you don’t have to if the yogurt is sour.Here is my Collection of Navratri/Vrat Recipes, which includes No onion garlic Paneer Butter Masala, Sabudana Appe with Paneer Kaju Stuffing, Rajgira/Amaranth Aloo Parathas, Sabudana Vadas-tips and tricks for crunchy no fail vadas,No onion garlic Paneer, Vrat ke Dhokle and many more.
Along with sharing recipes with my readers, I also like to tell both my Indian and non Indian friends a little bit about India , its traditions , festivals, cultural and religious similarities. Sharing a nice article written by my friend Mononita. Here she talks about the different ways that navratri is celebrated all across India. http://observationsaboutlif.ipage.com/2016/10/05/the-various-ways-hindus-celebrate-navratri/ .
Here is the written recipe followed by the step by step pictorial one-
Vrat ki Pakore wali kadhi
Ingredients
For Kadhi
- 1 cup Yogurt/dahi/curd
- 1/3 cup Rajgira/Amaranth flour
- 3/4 tsp Jeera/cumin
- 1/2 tsp Haldi/Turmeric optional*
- 1/2 inch piece Ginger
- 2- Green chilies minced
- Curry Leaves-7-8
- Salt to taste
- 2 tbsp Ghee
- 11/2 cup water or as needed
For Tempering
- 1 tsp Ghee
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp lal mirch powder/red chili powder
Instructions
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Whip together Yogurt,Rajgira,salt, Haldi/turmeric(optional) and 1/2 cup water
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Heat Ghee, add Jeera, when it crackles add ginger and green chilies
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Stir for few minutes, then add curry leaves.
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Add the yogurt/Rajgira paste and mix well for a few minutes.
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Add 1 cup water and salt as needed
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Bring to a boil, Add Pakore and simmer for additional 15 minutes.
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Continue stirring, If after adding Pakore the kadhi thickens, add more water.
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After 15 minutes of simmer, remove from stovetop and add tempering.
For Tempering
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In hot ghee, add lal mirch/Red chili powder.
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Pour on top of hot kadhi
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Enjoy
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*Putting Turmeric/Haldi is optional as I know some people don’t consume Haldi while fasting.
Notes
You can add sugar if you like to kadhi, I did not.
Here is the step by step pictorial recipe-
Ingredients for kadhi
Whip Yogurt, Rajgira,Salt, Turmeric(optional) and water
In hot Ghee, add Jeera/Cumin
Add Curry leaves
Add minced Ginger and Green Chilies
Add Yogurt/Rajgira paste
Stir for few minutes
Add Pakore and water, bring to a boil, simmer on lowest setting for 15 minutes
Enjoy!
*I have made this recipe following the fasting rules observed in my family. If there are certain things like turmeric that you don’t consume during fasting, please tweak the recipe and make without it*
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