Fried Fritters in Gram Flour and Yoghurt Curry

Name: Fried Fritters in Gram Flour and Yoghurt Curry (Karhi)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Ingredients: 1 stem Curry Leaves; 1 Black Cardamom; 6 Black Peppercorns; 2 Cloves; 4-5 tbsp Oil; ½ tsp Red Chilli Powder; 2 tbsp fresh Coriander Leaves (chopped); 1 tsp Cumin Seeds; ¼ tsp Baking Powder; Salt to taste; 5 Whole Dried Red Chillies; 1 small Onion (sliced); 2-3 Green Chillies (chopped); 1 tsp Garlic Paste/Powder; 1 tsp Garlic Paste/Powder; 1 tsp Ginger Paste/Powder; 1 tsp Ginger Paste/Powder; 1 tsp Salt; 1½ cups Gram Flour; 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder; 1 tsp Turmeric Powder; 3 cups Yoghurt (whipped); 1 medium Onion (puréed); 2 tbsp Gram Flour

Karhi

Preparation info

Serves:
5-6
persons

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 30

Appears in

VIRSA

By Shehar Bano Rizvi

Published 2021

About

Karhi is a thick and creamy, gram flour, and sour yoghurt curry with soft gram flour fritters (pakoray). This recipe is yet another family favourite which is devoured with boiled rice in our home. This comfort food always reminds me of home and Ammi’s cooking.

Ingredients

Set 1: For Gravy

3 cups Yoghurt (whipped)
2 tbsp Gram Flour
1

Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Make the batter for pakoray by mixing all the ingredients for pakoray (set 2) with a little water.

Keep the batter aside for a couple of hours.

Mix all the ingredients for the gravy (set 1) in a cooking pot, and add 4 cups of water to it.

Cook it on a high flame