green, healthy kadhi

Green kadhi

Ingredients

Buttermilk 2 cups or you can make with curd too after beating it well

Besan/ chickpea flour 2 tsp

Cumin 1/2 tsp

Mustard seeds ½ tsp

Coriander seeds ¼ tsp

Fenugreek seeds 1/6 tsp

Oil 1 ½ tbsp

Salt to taste

Hing/asafetida ¼ tsp

Turmeric pdr ½ tsp

To grind

Onion 1 small

Green chilies 3-4

Fresh coriander leaves 1 small bunch

Curry leaves 2 sprigs

Few mint leaves

Garlic pearls 3 optional

Ginger 1”

Grind this entire fine.

Method

1)      In a heavy/ non-stick pan, heat oil, add cumin, mustard, fenugreek, coriander seeds, once it crackles, add hing & the ground paste, sauté well.

2)      After 2 minutes, add besan & turmeric pdr. sauté well till a nice aroma comes.

3)      Add well beaten curd or buttermilk, stir well, so that there are no lumps.

4)      Add salt to taste, add ½ cup water if the buttermilk/ curd is too thick, mix well, let the mixture boil well for  5 minutes, if it gets too thick, you may add some more water as desired, add finely chopped coriander leaves.

5)      Remove, garnish with fried onion if desired.

This goes well with hot rice.

Health Tips

 Ready to eat one.

getting cooked.

You all know that curd has good protein, calcium, if it is buttermilk, then it is fat free, so it is healthy. Coriander leaves & green chilies are a good source of Vitamin C, so also mint, curry leaves are a good source of Vitamin E which is good for skin & hair. Ginger & garlic are good for digestion & have anti-cancer properties. Fenugreek is good for diabetes. So, it is a very healthy recipe ! Guten appetite.