Gujarati Kadhi Recipe (Gluten-free, Vegetarian, and Healthy)

Gujarati Kadhi Recipe (Gluten-free, Vegetarian, and Healthy)

Safiya

5 from 3 votes

Quick and easy, the best Kadhi recipe you will ever try! Gujarati Kadhi is slightly sweet, spicy, and saucy. Perfect over a warm bowl of plain rice or pulao (pilaf) in the winter. Tips for silky-smooth kadhi included!

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings: 4

Course: Main Course, Side Dish, Soup

Cuisine: Gujarati, Indian

Calories: 199

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Ingredients

For the Kadhi

2 cups full fat plain yogurt , preferably Indian store-bought or homemade (No Greek yogurt)
4 Tablespoons chickpea flour
2 cups water , ¼ cup to ½ cup more for thinner consistency
2 tablespoon ghee , or oil
½ teaspoon grated ginger
½ teaspoon green chili paste or coarsely ground , optional
1 Tablespoon jaggery , or cane sugar
1 teaspoon Salt , or to taste

For Tempering

½ teaspoon cumin seeds
¼ teaspoon fenugreek seeds (methi daney)
3 cloves
1 small cinnamon stick
2-4 peppercorns
2 whole dried red chilis , or green chilis
a few curry leaves
2 Tablespoons finely chopped green garlic , optional
¼ cup chopped cilantro

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Method

Whisk yogurt and chickpea flour until no lumps are left. Add water, ginger, green chili paste, jaggery, and salt. Whisk gently to combine. You may blend yogurt and chickpea flour in a blender. (see tips)
Heat ghee in a large saucepan on medium heat. Add all the whole spices including chilies to the pan.
Once cumin seeds start to change their color, add green garlic chives and the curry leaves. Cook for a few seconds then add Kadhi (yogurt)mixture.
Bring the heat down to low-medium and boil while stirring in between until thick.
Turn the heat off and garnish it with chopped cilantro. Run a whisk couple times
Set the saucepan aside and run whisk or keep stirring with a spoon a few times to prevent the yogurt from curdling.
Serve it over plain rice, or mutter pulao.

Nutrition

Calories: 199kcalCarbohydrates: 17.6gProtein: 9.5gFat: 9.1gSaturated Fat: 2.2gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 183mgPotassium: 452mgFiber: 2.3gSugar: 11gCalcium: 245mgIron: 1mg

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Nutrition information is sourced from a third-party application and should be considered as approximate figures for reference purposes only.

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