How To Prepare Odisha Traditional Pakudi Tarkari ?

After a long gap , once again Odia Khana Khazana is back with a new and delicious recipe named " Pakudi Tarkari " also known as Pakodi Tarkari.

Also read : How To Prepare Odisha Moong Dali Tarkari ?

Pic : Pakudi Tarkari

Ingredients Required :

• One bowl for preparing pakodas
• Besan / Gram Flour based on the number of people
• 2-3 indian bay leaf / Tej Patta
• Green chillie - 2-3-4 based on your taste
• Sabji Masala - 1 teaspoon full
• Salt 
• Turmeric Powder 
• 1 Tea spoon full of coriander powder/ Dhaniya powder
• 1 Tea spoon full of cumin/jeera powder
• 1-2 Full Onion
• 1-2 Tomatoes 

Preparation Steps :

Part I : Preparing Pakodas 

• Put 2-3 cup of gram flour/besan in the bowl
• Add 1/2 tea spoon full of coriander powder
• Add 1/2 tea spoon full of Jeera powder
• Add 1 cup of well chopped onion , you can add more than it if you are Onion lover.
• Add 1/2 or 1 full tea spoon full of well chopped green chilli for making the pakoda spicy.
• Add 1/2 tea spoon full of turmeric powder
• Add 1/2 tea spoon full of sabji masala. It will create a special taste to the item.
• Add salt based on your taste.
• Now add good amount of water and mixed everything till it turned into a good gravy type.
• Leave the mixture for 1/2 hour. This will help the entire thing to get mixed with each other and you will get perfect mixture ready.
• Create small-small pieces out of this mixture and put it on a plate.
• Fry them till they turned gold colour. Remember you have to fry till your see gold colour.
• Pakoda is ready .....tannn...tanaaaa.... :)

Part II : Preparing Recipe 

• Put a pan on the burner and add some refined oil and let it heat for sometime.
• Add some green chilli, chopped onion and fry till everything get well fried.
• Add the Indian bay leaves and fry it till they turned into golden brown colour.
• Add tomatoes ( well chopped ) in it. Add salt and mix it.
• Leave the item for 5-10 minutes and check if tomatoes got well mixed.
• Add turmeric powder 1/2 tea spoon full, 1/2 tea spoon full of sabji masala and cook the mixture till everything get into a nice gravy.
• Add little water so that you get a good gravy and leave it for cooking for 5 minutes.
• Now add the prepared Pakodas in this cooked gravy.
• Your pakudi tarkari is ready to serve....... !
• Present to your family and enjoy it ;)

Next time if you have similar kind of recipe, do share it and let us know how you prepared it.