Kadhi-rice pair in Indian kitchen is considered very special. In different parts of our country, Kadhi is prepared in different style and taste. Somewhere a sharp curry is made by adding gram flour pakoras, then some thin kadhi of sweet and sour taste is preferred. One of these is Maharashtrian style Kadhi, which wins everyone’s heart with its light sour-sweet taste and fragrance. It is not only eaten with rice, but many people also like to drink it, because it is light and digestible.
Material for making Maharashtrian Kadhi:
Curd – 1 cup
Besan-2-3 tablespoons
Rye (mustard seeds) – 1/2 tsp
Cumin – 1/2 tsp
Green chili – 2 (cut in length)
Ginger – 1/2 inch piece (grated or finely chopped)
Curry leaves-5-6
Turmeric Powder – 1/4 T Spoon
Green coriander leaf – 2 tablespoons (finely chopped)
Sugar – 1/4 tsp (as per taste)
Asafoetida – 2 pinch
Oil – 2 tsp
Salt – as per taste
1. Prepare curd-basan solution
First of all, add curd and about 2 cups of water in a large bowl. Whisk it well with the help of churning or whisk. Now add gram flour and mix it well again so that no lump is left. When the curd-basin solution becomes very smooth, keep it on the side.
Now heat oil in a deep pan. As soon as the oil gets hot, add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and add it. After this, add chopped green chillies, ginger and curry leaves and fry for a few seconds so that the fragrance starts coming out.
3. Add and cook the solution
Now add asafetida and turmeric and stir lightly. After this, the curd-basin solution was prepared in advance, churn it again and slowly put it in the pan. Now add salt and sugar according to taste. Allow Kadhi to cook on medium flame and when they start boiling, keep stirring it in between.
When the curry comes to a boil and starts getting good fragrance from it, then slow down the gas. Keep in mind that do not thicken it too much. However, if you want, you can cook for a while and make thick curry.
5. Garnish and serve
When the curry is cooked, turn off the gas and add finely chopped green coriander over it. Your delicious Maharashtrian Kadhi is ready. Serve it with hot rice or khichdi and taste it wonderfully.
