Gujarati Kadhi

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Ingredients
  • Yogurt – 1 cup, beaten
  • Water – 3 cups
  • Besan (chickpea flour) — 4 Tbs
  • Salt - ¾ tsp (or to taste)
  • Haldi (turmeric) - 1/8 tsp
  • Ginger - ½ tsp grated
  • Green chilies – 1 to 2 (to taste), finely chopped
  • For Vagar (seasoning):
  • Oil - 2 tsp
  • Ghee (clarified butter) - 1 tsp
  • Whole red chili - 1
  • Cloves - 4
  • Cinnamon - 1 small piece
  • Jeera (cumin seeds) - ½ tsp
  • Rai (mustard seeds) - ½ tsp
  • Methi seeds (fenugreek) – 10 seeds
  • Hing (asofoetida) - 1 pinch
  • Curry leaves - 1 sprig
  • Cilantro - 5 sprigs, chopped
Directions
  • In a pot, mix together Yogurt, Water and Besan well until there are no besan lumps.
  • Add Salt, Haldi, Ginger and Green Chilies.
  • Bring mixture to a boil on medium flame, stirring continuously.
  • Reduce flame to low.
  • In a separate small pan, heat Oil and Ghee.
  • Add Whole Red Chili, Cloves, Cinnamon, Jeera, Rai and Methi – allow them to sputter.
  • Turn off flame and add Hing, Curry Leaves and Cilantro – mix well to coat leaves with oil.
  • Add the seasoning to the boiled yogurt mixture and allow it to boil once more.
  • Tips
  • To prevent yogurt from separating when heated, don’t forget to stir CONTINUOUSLY until mixture boils.
  • To make thicker Kadhi, add more besan.
  • Try adding a teaspoon or two of sugar to get and nice sweet and sour taste.
  • If your yogurt is too sour, replace one cup of water with milk


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