Sindhi Kadhi -Steamed Rice with Sweet Boondi & Sev
 
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A soupy kadi that’s tangy, hot and spicy mixed in with rice. Serve this with sweet boondi and Namkeen Sev and your taste buds would thank you for this.
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Recipe type: Main course
Cuisine: Sindhi, Traditional indian recipes
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • Besan/gram flour 1 katori/bowl
  • Methi dana/Fenugreek seeds 4-5
  • Oil 6 tbsp
  • Jeera/cumin 1 tsp
  • Kadhi patta/ curry leaves few
  • Hing/ asafoetida ½ tsp
  • Haldi/turmeric 1 tsp
  • Salt 1 spoon
  • Adrak mirchi/ginger chilli paste 1 tsp
  • Lalmirch/red chilli powder 1 tsp
  • Hot water around 3 glasses or more
  • Imli/Tamarind pulp 3 tsp or more
  • Vegetables like Bottle gourd cut into thick rounds
  • Gwar/cluster beans( cut both ends of gwar and sprinkle salt keep aside)
  • Bhindi/ladies finger 6 pieces whole
Instructions
  1. Wash and pat dry vegetables you are using for making sindhi kadhi.
  2. Cut dhoodhi/bottle gourd into thick roundels.
  3. Soak it in water in which salt is added.
  4. Cut both ends of gwar/cluster beans and smear some salt to it.
  5. Slit the ladies finger from the center and deep fry it.
  6. Smear some salt. Keep aside.
  7. In a big pan put 6 tsp oil. Add 4- 5 methi dana.
  8. After it splutters add zeera & hing kadi patta and adrak mirchi paste.
  9. Now add 1 katori/small bowl besan.
  10. Saute on slow flame till colour changes to golden brown.
  11. Meantime in a pan boil enough water to add to besan.
  12. As soon as besan is bhunoed nicely add haldi powder.
  13. Now add hot water which you have boiled separately.
  14. Give it a nice mix.
  15. Add salt & lalmirch powder.
  16. Now add bottle gourd/ dhoodhi pieces and gwar.
  17. Cover and simmer for abt 10 -15 minutes.
  18. Check with knife if its done.
  19. Now add imli pulp.
  20. Adjust Consistancy of kadi.
  21. Add deep fried bhindi.
  22. Serve hot with rice.
  23. It tastes awesome along with sweet boondi and namkeen Sev mixed together.
Notes
1. The recipe is gluten free and can be made vegan friendly by ommiting asafoetida/hing.

2. Use vegetables of your choice. It can be cauliflower, Potatoes, carrots, drumsticks or even gram flour dumplings/besan ke pakode too.
Recipe by at https://yummytalesoftummy.com/sindhi-kadhi-steamed-rice-with-sweet-boondi-sev/