Sohaib's Kadhi Pakora (Yogurt Curry with Fritters)

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cup besan (gram flour)
• ½ teaspoon red chili powder
• ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
• ½ teaspoon coriander seeds (toasted and ground)
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 small red onion (diced)
• 4 green chilies (finely chopped)
• ½ cup oil (canola/vegetable/sunflower)
• 2 cups plain full-fat yogurt
• ½ cup besan (gram flour)
• 6 cups water
• 1 tablespoon salt or to taste
• 2 teaspoons Kashmiri red chili powder ((less if using cayenne) )
• 2 teaspoons turmeric powder
• ¼ cup neutral oil (canola/vegetable/sunflower)
• 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
• 1 yellow onion (diced)
• 1 teaspoon crushed ginger
• 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
• 2 roma tomatoes (diced (optional))
• 2 tablespoons neutral oil (canola/vegetable/sunflower)
• 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
• 4 dried red chilies (preferably round)
• 5 kadi patta (curry leaves (optional) )