Gujarati Kadhi Recipe

Time and servings

Prep time	5 min
Cook time	20 min
Total time	25 min
Serves	3 servings

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Ingredients

• 1 cup curd / yogurt
• 3 tbsp besan / gram flour
• ½ tsp ginger paste
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 cup water
• 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
• ½ tsp mustard
• ½ tsp cumin / jeera
• ¼ tsp methi / fenugreek
• 3 clove / lavang
• 1 inch cinnamon
• 1 dried red chilli
• pinch hing / asafoetida
• few curry leaves
• 2 chilli (slit)
• ¾ tsp salt
• 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)

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Instructions

1. firstly, in a large bowl take 1 cup curd, 3 tbsp besan, ½ tsp ginger paste and 1 tsp sugar.
2. add 2 cup water and whisk smooth without forming any lumps. keep aside.
3. now in a large kadai heat 1 tbsp ghee and splutter ½ tsp mustard, ½ tsp cumin, ¼ tsp methi, 3 clove, 1 inch cinnamon, 1 dried red chilli, pinch hing, few curry leaves and 2 chilli.
4. pour in prepared curd besan mixture and mix well.
5. keeping the flame on low, stir for 5 minutes or until the mixture comes to a boil. else the curd might curdle.
6. continue to boil for 15-20 minutes on medium flame stirring occasionally.
7. further, add 1 cup water adjusting consistency as required.
8. also, add ¾ tsp salt and simmer for 2 minutes.
9. finally, add 2 tbsp coriander and serve gujarati kadhi with hot steamed rice.

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Notes

• firstly, to have pleasant colour add turmeric in the curd besan mixture.
• also, adding sugar balances the flavour of kadhi.
• additionally, use sour curd / buttermilk for more rich flavour in kadhi.
• finally, boil the gujarati kadhi recipe on low to medium flame for atleast 15 minutes, else the besan taste raw.