To make badi or pakoras, combine carom seeds, gram flour, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and baking soda in a bowl. Mix well using sufficient water to make lump free pakora consistency batter.
Heat sufficient oil in a kadhai. Drop small portions of gram flour mixture into the hot oil and deep fry till golden. Drain on absorbent paper and set aside.
To make kadhi, combine curd, 4tbsp gram flour, ginger-garlic-green chilli paste, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt in a bowl. Add 500 ml water and whisk well.
Heat oil in a pan,add asafoetida, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, dry red chilli and curry leaves into it, saute it for a minute.
Then add the mixture of curd and gram flour in the same pan. Give it a boil and then add fried badi or pakoras into the kadhi and then switch off the flame and serve it.
