Marwadi Kadhi

Marwadi Kadhi

INGREDIENTS:

For besan dumplings

Gram flour (besan) - 1 cup
baking soda - a pinch
Green chillies, chopped - 2
Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Carom seeds (ajwain) - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Salt - to taste

For Kadhi:

Sour yogurt - 2 cups
Gram flour (besan) - 2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Turmeric powder - 3/4 tsp
Oil - 1 tablespoon
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida - a pinch
dry red chilli, broken - 2-3
Ginger, chopped - 1 inch piece
garlic 2-3 cloves chopped
Curry leaves - 10-12
Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

METHOD:

For dumplings mix all the ingredients  with  water in a bowl to make a thick paste.
Heat oil in a kadai, drop small portions (balls)  of this batter and deep fry till golden brown. Drain and place on an absorbent paper and set aside.
For kadhi, mix together yogurt, besan, salt, turmeric powder and whisk well. Heat one tablespoon oil in a kadai and add cumin seeds. When they begin to change colour, add asafoetida, dry red chillies, ginger n garlic and sauté for a minute.
Add curry leaves, red chilli powder and the yogurt mixture. Add 1/2 cup water too.
Simmer for few mins .
Stir in the pakodis/ dumplings  .
Simmer more for ten mins so that th dumplings become soft in sauce and serve hot with rice.