Gujarati kadhi
Gujarati kadhi, from above
VegGujarat

Gujarati kadhi

Sweet, sour, silky. Kadhi that keeps it light and lets the tempering talk.

25 minTime
6 gProtein each
mildSpice
Kadhi khichdi3 chapters · 2 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
152kcalsame
6 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
25minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt)2 cups, slightly sour
Besan (chickpea flour, gram flour)3 tbsp
Water3 cups
Ginger2.5 cm, as paste
Green chilli1 to 2, as paste
Sugar1 tbsp
Saltto taste
Ghee1 tbsp
Cumin seeds½ tsp
Mustard seeds½ tsp
Fenugreek seedsa few
Whole spices1 small stick cinnamon, 3 cloves
Dried red chilli1
Curry leaves1 sprig
Asafoetidaa pinch
Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Whisk the curd and besan together until smooth, then whisk in the water, ginger chilli paste, sugar and salt.
  2. 2Heat on medium, stirring constantly, until it comes to the first boil.
  3. 3Lower the heat and simmer, stirring now and then.
  4. 4Heat the ghee. Add mustard, cumin, fenugreek, cinnamon, cloves, red chilli, curry leaves and asafoetida. Pour over the kadhi.
  5. 5Cover for a minute, add coriander and serve hot with khichdi or rice.
Serve it like this

Ladle into warm bowls and serve hot, with a few coriander leaves on top.

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What goes with Gujarati kadhi: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
Bread or rice Lauki thepla40 min
With a main Lilva tuver nu shaak30 min
With a main Bharela ringan bateta nu shaak45 min
To drink Masala chaas10 min
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