Ingredients:-

• 1 cup of frozen amla
• Green chillies according to your preference
• 1 small piece of ginger
• 4-5 cloves of garlic
• 2 tbsp besan (I used kala channa besan)
• 5 tbsp soy yogurt
• Water
• Turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp coriander powder
• For termpering – cumin seeds, pinch of methi seeds, mustard seeds, curry leaves, red chillies, hing
• cilantro for garnish

Process:-

• Grind amla, green chillies, ginger and garlic into a coarse puree
• Whisk besan, yogurt, water into a very watery consistency batter
• In a pan dry roast the tempering ingredients, then add besan batter, amla puree, spices and keep simmering on low flame for almost 45mins – 1hr.
• At the end add air fried pakoras and garnish with cilantro.

For Pakoras:-

• In a bowl mix 1 large onion cut in long strips, then add chopped spinach (3-4 cups), spices (salt, hing, turmeric powder, 1 tsp chaat masala, chilli powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, pinch of Baking soda), 5-6 tbsp of Chickpea four/besan, 1tbsp brown rice powder. Keep adding water 1 tbsp at a time till you get a stiff dough.
• Spread it on parchment paper or silicon lining and air fry at 350F for 5-6 mins on each side.
• This can be enjoyed as is with ketchup or added to the Kadhi.