Indian Yoghurt Soup - Kadhi

Submitted by Sudika

"Originally from the Indian state of Gujerat, a quick and easy way to use leftover yoghurt. High in vegetarian protein too!"

 

• Ready In: 22mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 500 ml plain bulgarian yoghurt (thinned with 1 cup of water)
• 59.14 ml chickpea flour, sifted (besan)
• 14.79 ml ghee
• 2 dried red chilies (whole)
• 9.85 ml turmeric powder
• 14.79 ml gingerroot, grated
• 2.46 ml asafoetida powder (hing)
• 59.14 ml peanuts (roasted, skinned and ground)
• 4.92 ml cumin seed, roasted (jeera)
• 1 cinnamon stick (daalchini)
• 4.92 ml mustard seeds (sarso)
• 2 sprig curry leaves
• 4.92 ml salt
• chopped cilantro (to garnish, coriander or dhania)

directions

1. Stir chickpea flour and turmeric into yoghurt. Set aside.
2. Heat ghee. Add chillies, ginger, cinnamon, cumin, curry leaf, peanuts and mustard. Stir briefly.
3. Add asafetida, stirrring briefly again.
4. Lower heat and add yoghurt mixture and salt.
5. Cook partially covered on a medium heat for 15 - 20 minutes till soup has thickened.
6. Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve with basmati rice.

Reviews

[RecipeTsarina]

Made this last week and forgot to review it. It was okay but slightly too stringent for my taste (I suppose with all that yoghurt, that's to be expected). I think maybe the water dilution in this needs to be a bit higher?