Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Kadhi


I make it in two different ways. Sometimes I deep fry some pakodas and make a pakode wali kadhi or use boondi instead, to make boondi ki kadhi.
For basic kadhi:
2cups - sour yogurt
3 tbsp - besan
2tsp - ginger garlic paste(optional)
2twigs- curry leaves
2 green chillies - slit length wise
1/2 tsp - turmeric ( haldi) pdr
salt to taste
In a large bowl, mix yogurt with besan and make sure there are no lumps. I use hand blender. Add 8 cups water. and rest of the above ingredients. For variation, I sometimes make it with ginger garlic paste and other times I omit it completely. Pour it in a large pan and cook it on a stove top on medium heat, stirring continuously till it comes to a boil otherwise the water and yogurt will seperate. Boil it untill the raw taste of besan goes away.
In another small pan, heat 2tbsp oil, add rai and jeera. when it splutters, add methi seeds(fenugreek) and whole red chillies. fry till it turns golden and add it to the yogurt mixture that you have prepared above.
now, you can either add some khari boondi to this or some deep fried bhajiyas.

2 comments:

Chickoo said...

Hi,
Lovely recipe, I had never made it with Boondi, will try it next time.

~nm said...

First time here on your Food blog. In fact i didn't know it existed :P

Comin to the point, try the palak kadhi sometime. Its so yummy and so much healthier.

Just make the curry as you do. And once it has come to a boil, add chopped palak in it. And continue like a normal kadhi.