Sweet and Tangy Gujarati Kadhi Recipe
Gujarati kadhi is made with the help of sour curd or homemade curd that adds flavor to this simple yet delicious curry.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Yogurt/Curd
- 2 tbsp Gram flour/Besan
- ½ tbsp Ginger garlic paste
- 1 tbsp Sugar (or according to your taste preference)
- 2 cup Water
- 1 tbsp Oil/Ghee
- 1 tbsp Mustard seeds
- 1 tbsp Cumin seeds
- ¼ tsp Fenugreek seeds / Methi
- 3 Cloves
- 1 inch Cinnamon
- 2 Dried red chili (broken and deseeded)
- Pinch of Asafoetida / Hing
- 5 Curry leaves
- 2 Chili (Substitute of red chili)
- Salt as per taste
- Finely chopped Coriander for Garnishing
Instructions
- In a large bowl take 1 cup yogurt, 3 tbsp gram flour (besan), ½ tsp ginger garlic paste and 2 cups of water.
- Blend or whisk the mixture until smooth and lump-free. Keep aside the mixture.
- Now, in a Kadai, put 1 tbsp of oil and splutter ½ tsp cumin seeds, ½ tsp mustard seeds, ¼ tsp methi, 1 dried red chili, 3 cloves, 1 cinnamon stick, 2 chili and a pinch of hing and curry leaves.
- Pour the yogurt mixture and stir well at medium to low heat.
- Stir for 5-8 minutes on low flame or until it starts to boil. Mix and cook until the raw taste of besan is gone.
- Add 1 tsp sugar and ¾ tsp salt (or as per taste) and stir continuously on low flame for a minute.
- Add chopped coriander and serve the kadhi with steamed rice.
Notes
- If you like you can add some boondi to the kadhi.
- You can use homemade buttermilk.
- You can increase or decrease the amount of salt and sugar as per your taste preference.
- Use jaggery as a substitute for sugar if you prefer.
- To add a pleasant color to your kadhi, add a pinch of turmeric to it.