Name: Grangma's Lahori kadhi recipe by Zulekha Bose at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: For the kadhi-; Gram flour 1 cup; Medium Sour curd 2cup; Water 6 cups or as per requirement; Salt to taste; For the seasoning-; Oil/ghee 4 tablespoon; Small Mustard 1/2 teaspoon; Fenugreek seeds/menthi 1 /4 tsp; cumin/jeera 1 teaspoon; Onion seeds 1/4teaspoon; Asafoetida 1/4 teaspoon; For the dry powder spices paste-; Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon; Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon; Coriander powder 1/2teaspoon; Ginger garlic paste 1teaspoon; Water 2 tablespoon; For the coriander fritters-; Gram flour 1cup; Salt to taste; Red chilli powder 1/2teaspoon; Turmeric powder 1/4teaspoon; Chatmasala powder 1 teaspoon; Water for making semisolid batter; Baking soda a pinch; Coriander leaves chopped 1/2cup; Oil for frying fritters 200 ml; Other ingredients -; onions big size 2 (thinly sliced)

ABOUT Grangma's Lahori kadhi RECIPE

My grandmother used to make this Kadhi.In this recipe Golden fried onions and coriander leaves pakodi(fritters) are dipped in cooked gram flour and curd batter(mixture )which is cooked on medium flame for minimum 20 minutes.My grandmother learned this Kadhi from one of her friend who used to live in Lahore , that's why I named it as Grandma's Lahori Kadhi. This was one of my childhoods favourite Food used to eat with hot plain Rice.

Ingredients Serving: 4

For the kadhi-
Gram flour 1 cup
Medium Sour curd 2cup
Water 6 cups or as per requirement
Salt to taste
For the seasoning-
Oil/ghee 4 tablespoon
Small Mustard 1/2 teaspoon
Fenugreek seeds/menthi 1 /4 tsp
cumin/jeera 1 teaspoon
Onion seeds 1/4teaspoon
Asafoetida 1/4 teaspoon
For the dry powder spices paste-
Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
Coriander powder 1/2teaspoon
Ginger garlic paste 1teaspoon
Water 2 tablespoon
For the coriander fritters-
Gram flour 1cup
Salt to taste
Red chilli powder 1/2teaspoon
Turmeric powder 1/4teaspoon
Chatmasala powder 1 teaspoon
Water for making semisolid batter
Baking soda a pinch
Coriander leaves chopped 1/2cup
Oil for frying fritters 200 ml
Other ingredients -
onions big size 2 (thinly sliced)
Oil for frying(you can fry onions before shallow frying fritters

Instructions

Make a Kadhi batter by mixing curd,gram flour, 6 cups water or as per requirement and salt to taste.
Heat oil in a Pan add in all the whole seasoning spices saute for a while,make a paste of dry powder spices and ginger garlic paste with 2 tbsp of water,pour over seasoning slowly and cook until oil separates.
Add in gramflour and curd batter in a Pan cook on high to medium flame for 20 minutes constantly stirring inbetween, make sure it should not stick at the bottom.
Make fritters batter by adding gram flour, chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt to taste, chat masala powder, pinch of baking soda ,chopped coriander and add water to make a semisolid batter.
Heat oil in a pan fry sliced onions until golden brown, take out and keep it aside.
Add some more oil in a same pan if you require and shallow fry coriander fritters until golden brown and crispy .
Add in fried brown onions and ready coriander fritters before serving if you want crispy or else you can cook for 5 minutes in the kadhi batter .
Keep some fried brown onions and coriander fritters for garnishing.
Now grandma's Lahori Kadhi is ready to serve. Garnish with fried onions and coriander fritters.
Serve hot for lunch with plain Rice.

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