Gujarati kadhi
Sweet and sour yogurt curry with a spiced tempering
A thin, silky Gujarati kadhi of sour yogurt and gram flour, gently sweet with jaggery and fragrant with cinnamon, cloves, curry leaves and fenugreek seeds. Stir it all the time as it comes to the boil so it doesn't split. Serve with pigeon pea lentil khichdi or rice.
- Total time
- 35 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
For the kadhi
For the seasoning
For the tempering
To garnish
Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Whisk 2 tbsp gram flour (besan), 1 ⅛ lb sour yogurt, 4 ¼ cups water and 2 tsp green chilli paste together until completely smooth, with no lumps.
Step 2: Heat 1 tbsp ghee and oil, mixed in a deep pan and add 2 cinnamon sticks, 2 cloves, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 dried red chilli, 1 tsp mustard seeds, 6 curry leaves, ¼ tsp asafoetida (hing) and ½ tsp fenugreek seeds.
1 minStep 3: Add the yogurt mixture with ½ tsp garlic paste, 1 tsp ginger paste, 2 tsp lemon juice, 1 pinch ground turmeric, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 tbsp jaggery and 1 tsp salt.
Step 4: Bring to the boil, stirring continuously.
8 minStep 5: Lower the heat and let it boil gently for 10–15 minutes more, stirring now and then.
12 minStep 6: Garnish with 2 tbsp fresh coriander and serve with pigeon pea lentil khichdi or rice.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 110 kcal
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbs
- 11 g
- Fat
- 5 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does gujarati kadhi take?
- About 35 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of sour yogurt?
- Sour cream or buttermilk, same amount.
- What can I use instead of green chilli paste?
- 1 finely chopped green chilli per tsp.
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