Charishma's Punjabi Kadhi With Bhajiyas'
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 25
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
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Ingredients for the Kadhi
- 500 g plain yogurt, beaten
- 44.37-59.16 ml gram flour
- 4.92 ml red chili powder
- 4.92 ml turmeric powder
- 1 inch piece ginger
- 3-4 green chilies, washed, ends trimmed and slit
- 2-3 garlic flakes, peeled, washed and finely chopped
- 15 fresh curry leaves, washed and torn
- salt
- 4.92 ml black mustard seeds
- 9.85 ml extra virgin olive oil
- 14.79 ml cumin seed
- 4.92 ml fenugreek seeds
- 5-6 whole red chilies (optional)
- 1.23 ml asafoetida powder (hing)
- 946.36 ml water
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Ingredients for the Bhajiyas
- 2 green chilies, finely chopped or 1.23 ml red chili powder
- 236.59 ml gram flour
- salt
- 0.25 ml baking soda
- 19.71 ml fresh coriander leaves, washed and finely chopped
- 1 onion, peeled, washed and finely chopped
- oil, to deep fry
- water, as required to knead
- 1.23 ml turmeric powder
directions
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Following is the method to prepare the Punjabi kadhi:
- Heat oil in a pot.
- Add mustard seeds and allow to splutter.
- Add cumin seeds and fenugreek seeds. Allow to crackle.
- Once it stops crackling, add red chillies, if required and stir-fry briefly.
- Fold in the torn curry leaves, ginger, garlic and green chillies. Mix thoroughly. Stir-fry until the raw smell of ginger and garlic is gone.
- In another bowl, mix together yoghurt, gramflour, red chilli and turmeric powders alongwith 4 cups of water.
- Add the ginger and garlic stir fried mixture to the yoghurt mixture. Boil for a few minutes.
- Lower flame and cook on simmer for 45 minutes.
- Serve hot with long grain Basmati rice and Punjabi Masala Papads and mango pickle if you like.
- Following is the method to prepare the Bhajiyas:-.
- In a wide-mouthed bowl, knead together all the dry ingredients with water.
- Shape into bhajiyas and deep fry in hot oil in a wok.
- Drain on clean kitchen paper towels.
- Add to the Punjabi Kadhi or serve as a plain snack with tea.
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