83. Kadhi Gole

Final Outcome: Another nostalgic recipe

        I remember, as kids we always finished gole in the kadhi and then asked for more.Despite eating a ton of them, always wanted more:-). Here's to those sweet memories....

Recipe:
Ingredients:
Buttermilk/Curd: 1 cup curd / 2cups buttermilk
Besan: 2 tsp mixed in a 1/4th cup of water
Curry leaves: 8-10
Mustard seeds:  a pinch
Cumin seeds: 1 tsp
Fenugreek seeds: 1 tsp
Asafoetida: 1 pinch
Turmeric powder: 1 pinch
Red chilies: 2
Ginger: 1/2 inch crushed
Sugar: 3-4 tsp
Salt to taste
Ghee: 2 tsp

For gole:
Chana dal: 3-4 tbsp soaked for 3-4 hrs
Fresh coriander: 1 tbsp chopped
Green chilies: 2 chopped
Ginger paste: 1 tsp
Cumin seeds: 1 tsp

Method:
1. Grind Chana dal, coriander, green chilies, cumin and ginger. It should be grainy and not fine paste. Do not add water while grinding. Make small balls of this mixture and set aside.
2. Heat ghee in a pan. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Once the seeds splutter add asafoetida, fenugreek seeds, Curry leaves, red chilies, ginger, and turmeric. Let it cool.
3. In a pan add butter milk, Sugar, salt and beasn mixture. Mix well.
4. After seasoning from step 2 cools down add it to Buttermilk from step 3. Simmer while stirring continuously. After the kadhi comes to a boil leave the balls(gole) one by one. Simmer for a couple more mins and take off heat. Serve hot.

28. Gujrati Kadhi

Source: http://www.sanjeevkapoor.com/Gujarati-Kadhi-Cooking-With-Love.aspx
Final Outcome: Good. My daughter asked 'if its a kadhi why isn't it yellow?'

        I am updating the blog after a short break as I was down with fever (again). A few days ago I went over a few of my previous posts and found some grammatical errors. I usually write in a hurry and never find time to recheck it. So dear reader please bring such errors to my notice so that i can correct it.
          I made this kadhi along with shahi paneer. Below is the recipe with the changes that I made.

Recipe:
Ingredients:
Besan: 1 tbsp
Yogurt: 2 cups
Ginger Garlic paste: 1 tsp
Green Chili chopped: 1
Ghee: 1/2tbsp (or oil)
Cumin seeds: 1tsp
Curry leaves: 8-10
Asafoetida: little
Cloves: 2
Cinnamon: 1/2 inch
Radish cut into strips: 1
Sugar: 1tsp
Salt: to taste
Coriander leaves to garnish

Method:
1. Whisk together yogurt, besan, ginger garlic paste, green chilies and salt. Add water and set aside.
2. Heat  ghee in a pan. Add cumin seeds, curry leaves, asafoetida, cloves and cinnamon. Add Radish strips and a cup of water. Bring it to a boil (till radish is cooked).
3. Add Yogurt mixture and continue to cook on low heat stirring continuously.
4. Serve garnished with fresh coriander leaves.  

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