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Gujarati Kadhi Yogurt Curry with Cumin

A thin, sweet-sour Gujarati kadhi: yogurt and water bound with a little chickpea flour and simmered with fenugreek and bishop's weed, then finished with a ghee tempering of cumin, dried chiles and curry leaves. Sip it or pour it over rice.

  • YieldMakes about 1 litre (4 cups); serves 4
  • Hands-on12 min
  • Total26 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 480 gplain yogurt, about 2 cups
  • 480 mlwater
  • 15 gchickpea flour (besan), 2 tbsp
  • 1 tbspwhite granulated sugar
  • 1 tspcoarse kosher or sea salt
  • ½ tspground turmeric
  • ½ tspbishop's weed (ajwain)
  • ½ tspfenugreek seeds

Tempering

  • 2 tbspghee or melted butter
  • 2 tspcumin seeds
  • 5dried red Thai or cayenne chiles, stems removed
  • 11 leavesfresh curry leaves, 10 to 12, medium to large
  • 2 tbspfresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, finely chopped, to garnish

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Legumes (any)
  • Chickpeas
  • Fenugreek
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Turmeric
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Curry leaves
  • Cumin
  • Ajwain
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Creamy
  • Brothy

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • Under 20 min active
  • Under 30 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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