1.In a bowl take curd and whisk it well till smooth
2. Add foxtail millet flour( 100gm), red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt to the
whisked curd.
3.Mix everything well .Add 3 cups water and mix again. Keep the millet slurry aside.
4.In a mixing bowl take onion , gram flour , foxtail millet flour( 80 gm) , salt , curry leaf,
coriander leaf, greenchilli , redchilli powder and turmeric powder .
5. Add 1 tsp oil in to it and mix all the ingredients properly then add water in to it and
prepare batter.
6. Heat oil in a pan or kadhai. when oil become hot, drop small size pakora from the
batter in the oil.
7. Fry till the pakora are crisp and golden.
8. In another pan or kadhai, heat oil. add mustard seed , allow it to crackle.
9. Add bengal gram dal and blackgram dal , curry leaf, ginger , garlic and red chilli one
by one , sauté for a minute.
10. Add chopped onions, cumin seeds, allow it to crackle .
11. Then add the millet slurry in to it, increase the flame to medium and bring the kadhi
to boil. Keep on stirring often so that the bottom does not get browned.
12.After the kadhi has come to a boil, then lower the heat and cook it for 10-15 minutes.
13. Now add the onion pakora and salt to the kadhi and stir gently.
14. Cover with a lid and let the onion pakora be soaked in it for 4-5 minutes.
15. Lastly sprinkle some coriander leaves & serve kadhi with steamed rice.
Special Programme for Promotion of Millets in Odisha
Department of Agriculture and Food Production(Govt. of Odisha)
