Gujarati kadhi recipe - Yogurt gram flour kadhi

Gujarati kadhi recipe - Today  I am sharing with you all a tantalizing kadhi recipe of Gujarat. This kadhi  has  full of authentic Gujarati taste and have a combined flavor of the ingredients. It is perfect with moong dal khichadi, mixed dals khichdi and hot rice. The best thing is that the hot kadhi can also be consumed as a soup and it is very filling and soothing. Instead of churning butter milk everyday, for a change, you can make kadhi to serve with the meal. The process is very simple and so easy that it can be prepared within few minutes.  I served it with rice moong dal khichdi.

Gujarati Kadhi Recipe

Prep time : 10 mins
Cook time : 20 mins
Total time :  30 mins
Recipe type : Gravy 
Cuisine : Gujarati
Yield : Serves  2
Author : Vidya Chandrahas

Ingredients

• 1½ cups yogurt / curd
• 2 tbsp gram flour / besan
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• A generous pinch of asafoetida

Grind to paste

• 1/4 green chilli, slit, chopped
• 1/4 tsp cumin seeds / jeera
• 1/4"  ginger piece

For the tempering

• 8 - 10 broken red chillies
• Few curry leaves
• 2 - 3 tsp oil

Method

1. Put the yogurt in a mixer jar. Mash the green chilli, cumin seeds and ginger piece together and add it to the yogurt. Add a generous pinch of hing.
2. Add 2 cups of water. Whip it to make a smooth yogurt, ginger,  chilli, cumin, hing  mixture.
3. Transfer the whipped yogurt mixture to a large bowl. Add the turmeric powder, sugar and salt.
4. Mix till sugar, salt and turmeric combine well. Add the gram flour and mix well. Add 1 cup of water.
5. Pour this yogurt besan mixture to a deep pan. Place this pan on a low heat and bring it to boil, stirring continuously for 15 minutes.
6. When the kadhi is done, remove the pan from the heat. Make a tempering of curry leaves and red chillies. 
7. Pour it on the hot kadhi. Mix well and serve hot with khichdi or hot rice. It can also be consumed  as a soup.

Gujarati kadhi - step by step pictures

1.  Put the yogurt in a mixer jar. Mash the green chilli, cumin seeds and ginger piece together and add it to the yogurt. Add a generous pinch of hing.

2.  Add 2 cups of water. Whip it to make a smooth yogurt, ginger,  chilli, cumin, hing  mixture.

3.  Transfer the whipped yogurt mixture to a large bowl. Add the turmeric powder, sugar and salt.

4.  Mix till sugar, salt and turmeric combine well. Add the gram flour and mix well.

5.  Add 1 cup of water.

6.  Pour this yogurt besan mixture to a deep pan. Place this pan on a low heat and bring it to boil, stirring continuously for 15 minutes.

7.  When the kadhi is done, remove the pan from the heat. Make a tempering of curry leaves and red chillies. 

8.  Pour it on the hot kadhi. Mix well and serve hot with khichdi or hot rice. It can also be consumed  as a soup.