Besan kadhi dahi kadhi recipe
Besan kadhi dahi kadhi recipe is a basically yogurt (curd – dahi) and besan (chana dal/ chickpea flour) curry recipe. You could call it a yogurt curry too.
Equipment
- 1 Mixing Bowl
- 1 Deep pot
Ingredients
How to make basic Besan kadhi
Ingredients for besan kadhi serving 2-3 persons
- Fresh Plain yogurt a little sour can be used if you prefer – 1 cup
- Water – 2 cups
- Besan chickpea / chana dal flour – 1 tbsp
- Garlic optional – 1/4 tsp – paste or chopped
- Ginger – 1/4 tsp – paste or chopped
- Salt – 1/2 tsp
- Haldi Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
- Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp chopped
- Sugar – 1 tsp – more or less according to taste or to balance the sourness of the yogurt.
Ingredients for the tempering
- Vegetable oil or ghee – 1 tsp
- Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
- Cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp
- Hing asafetida – a pinch
- Green or red chilies – 1 or 2 according to taste
- Curry leaves – 5-6
Instructions
Method to make kadhi
- Add besan and yogurt in a bowl. Mix well to form a lumpless batter.
- Add water and mix again.
- Add sugar, salt, garlic (if adding) and ginger, turmeric powder. Mix well.
In a deep pan, heat oil or ghee.
- Add mustard and cumin seeds. When they stop crackling, add hing, chopped green chili and curry leaves. Fry for a few seconds.
- Add the curd / besan mixture.
- Keep stirring and bring to boil.
- Reduce flame and continue boiling for a minute. Kadhi cooks very fast.
- Once it starts boiling, you need to be careful. Kadhi has a tendency to boil over. So watch. Give the contents a stir when you feel it may boil over.
- Switch off the stove. Besan kadhi is ready.
- Serve hot with plain rice, moong dal khichadi or chapatti or as a hot drink.
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Notes
Tips for besan dahi kadhi
- The thickness of the kadhi will depend of what you are planning to serve it with.
- To serve with rice or by itself, keep it thin.
- To serve with chapatti, make it thick.
- Vegetables such as bhindi (okra), cucumber, tomatoes, onion, gourds, drumsticks are added to kadhi. You will first need to cook the vegetables in water before adding to the boiling kadhi.
- You may also add besan pakodas to kadhi.
- If you want thicker kadhi, add less water or more besan.
- Turmeric can be added after curry leaves while cooking seasoning. I have not added any turmeric powder today.
- Besan / chickpea flour is gluten free flour. You may visit page List of glutenfree flours to know more.