Kadhi/कढ़ी /Simple Indian Food 8/ Sadha Jevan 8/ Recipes for beginners

Kadhi is a popular Indian dish, made with chickpea flour and yogurt/ curd as the main ingredients. There are many types of kadhi, but this is a simple yet popular Maharashtrian recipe for both lunch and dinner.

These are the ingredients we will be using today: 

• 1 cups of plain yogurt/ Curd
• 3 tablespoons of chickpea flour (besan)
• 3 cups of water
• 4 green chillies, halved lengthwise
• 1 tablespoon of minced fresh ginger root
• 4 minced garlic cloves
• 1 tablespoon of white sugar for taste (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon of ground turmeric powder 
• salt to taste

• 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil / or 1 tablespoon of ghee
• 1 sprig of fresh curry leaves
• 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon of mustard seeds
• 1 pinch of asafoetida powder
• 1/4 cup of chopped cilantro leaves
• Cilantro stems for more flavor
• Kasuri methi
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Recipe: 

1. Mix the water, yogurt, and chickpea flour together in a large saucepan until smooth
2. Heat the oil or ghee in a pot over medium heat
3. Fry the curry leaves, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, and asafetida powder in the ghee or oil until the seeds splutter
4. Add minced ginger and garlic paste into this. Make sure the rawness of the garlic and ginger is gone. Also add chopped cilantro stems.
5. Stir this mixture into the pot with the cilantro stems.
6. Add mixture of water, yogurt, and chickpea flour together in a large pot and whisk until smooth (Be careful so that the kadhi does not curdle.)
7. Bring it to a boil and mix the ingredients. Then bring it to a boil once more.
8. Serve kadhi with cooked rice or khichadi.