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Papad aur Dahi ki Kadhi

Rajasthani comfort food: a ginger and green chile yogurt kadhi, steadied with a spoon of chickpea flour and seasoned with a mustard, cumin and coriander tempering, in which broken papads soften into chewy ribbons.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on24 min
  • Total24 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Yogurt base

  • 240 gplain yogurt, about 1 cup
  • 1 tbspchickpea flour
  • 1 tspcoarse kosher or sea salt
  • ¼ tspground turmeric
  • 20 gfresh ginger, finely chopped (four thin 5 cm slices)
  • 2fresh green Thai, cayenne or serrano chiles, stems removed, finely chopped with seeds
  • 240 mlwater

Tempering

  • 2 tbspghee or canola oil
  • 1 tspblack or yellow mustard seeds
  • 2 tspcumin seeds, 1 tsp left whole, 1 tsp ground
  • 2 tspcoriander seeds, ground
  • ¼ tspground asafetida
  • 3uncooked papads (lentil wafers), at least 15 cm across, broken into bite-size pieces
  • 15 gfresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, finely chopped (about 1/4 cup), to garnish

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Mustard
  • Legumes (any)
  • Chickpeas
  • Lentils
  • Mung beans
  • Wheat
  • Rice
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Ginger
  • Turmeric
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cumin
  • Asafoetida
  • Gums and thickeners
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)
  • Urad dal (black gram)

Taste

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

Texture

  • Creamy
  • Chewy

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

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

Nutrition

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

Budget

  • Budget: low

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