Gujarati Kadhi Recipe: Khatti Meethi Kadhi Recipe

Gujarati Kadhi Recipe: Khatti Meethi Kadhi Recipe 

One recipe that you will frequently find in any Gujarati household is ‘Kadhi Khichdi’. At my home, I atleast make this ‘Khatti Meethi Kadhi’ once a week. It is a perfect accompaniment to ‘Khichdi’, be it of any kind. Sometimes, when I am in doubt about my lunch menu, I quickly make this ‘Gujarati Kadhi’ to accompany ‘Plain or Jeera Rice’ or even a simple ‘Pulav’. Being a Gujarati origin Kadhi, it has a perfect balance of sweetness from sugar & sour or tangy taste from curd.  Again, true to our Motto at TGS it is a quick to make recipe & you will probably find all the ingredients in your pantry!

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You will need:

½ Cup Sour Curd (you can use fresh curd if you don’t have 2-3 days old curd)

4 Cups Water

3 Tbsp Gram Flour/Besan

Salt to taste

2 Tbsp Oil

1 Tsp Mustard Seeds / Rai

½ Tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeera

1 Inch Piece of Cinnamon / Dalchini

3-4 Cloves / Laung / Laving

8-10 Curry Leaves

¼ Tsp Asafoetida / Hing

2 Tsp Green Chilli & Ginger Paste

3 Tbsp Sugar (or as per your taste)

2 Tbsp Chopped Coriander Leaves

Serving: 4 – 5 persons

Steps to Make Gujarati Khatti Meethi Kadhi:

1.       In a deep vessel, add curd, whisk it well making sure there no lumps.

2.       Next add in Gram Flour/Besan & mix again.

3.       Add water & mix. If you think there are small lumps then strain the mixture at this point once.

4.       Season the mixture with some salt & keep it aside for a while.

5.       In a separate sauce pan, heat oil & add mustard seeds/rai. Allow it to crackle.

6.       Add cumin seeds/jeera followed by cinnamon/dalchini, cloves/laving, curry leaves, asafoetida/hing.

7.       Turn off the gas immediately & let this mixture cool for about 2 minutes.

8.       After 2 minutes, add the curd mixture to the sauce pan.

9.       Bring it to a boil & keep on stirring it continuously.

10.   Now add green chilli & ginger paste and cook it for 2-3 minutes on medium to high flame, stirring it continuously.

11.   Add in sugar to add some sweetness to Kadhi.

12.   Now stirring it occasionally, let it cook on medium to low flame for about 4-5 minutes. You will see it to start thickening.

13.   Check for salt & if required add more as per your taste.

14.   Turn off the gas.

15.   Add in some freshly chopped coriander leaves.

16.   Serve hot with Khichdi or Rice.

Important Pointers:

·         Adding salt in curd & water mixture will prevent it from curdling later when it is cooked.

·         Similarly, pouring curd mixture on hot tempering will curdle it, so allow it to cool for 2-3 minutes.

·         Stirring continuously after adding the curd & mixture till it comes to boil, will prevent curdling as well as sticking of the mixture on the bottom of the pan.

·         If you do not have sour curd & you are using fresh curd, then add 1 Tbsp lemon juice in the end after turning off the gas, for some tangy-ness

If you want to see how I made this Khatti Meethi Gujarati Kadhi, then head over to video recipe by clicking this link:

https://www.youtube.com/v/y_Otc0qx0Sw?version=3&f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata

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