the simplified Dahi Kadi

Item - Dahi Kadi

Serves - 2

Ingredients -

• Curd - 2 cups
• Besan (aka - gram flour) (2 tablespoon)
• Curry leaves (7-8)
• Jeera (aka - cumin seeds) (1 teaspoon)
• Turmeric powder (1 teaspoon)
• Chilli powder (1 teaspoon)
• Green chillies (2, cut into half, slit 1 to add a little spicy zing to the kadi)
• Dry red chilli (1 - round or long)
• Asafoetida (aka - hing) (a pinch ful)
• Dry methi seeds (4-5)
• Salt to taste
• Oil for tadka (11/2 tablespoon) or a mix of ghee + oil

Method -

• Blend the curd & besan with some water to make into smooth paste, with no lumps, keep consistency as thin as desired but not too watery.
• Let the mixture boil over slow flame, stirring continuously. Add to this the turmeric powder, chilli powder & green chillies.
• In a small kadai, heat some oil, add jeera, curry leaves, dry methi seeds & just before removing from flame add the asafoetida.
• Pour this hot oil mixture over the curd & water mixture (this is called the Indian Tadka).
• Simmer for 5 minutes & serve hot with the dal khichdi.