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The south Indian Mor Kuzhambu ( a tangy buttermilk and coconut stew) gets a different avatar in the North by way of Kadhi. There are two types of Kadhi – one is the Gujarati Kadhi and the other is Punjabi Kadhi or Kadhi Pakodi. This kadhi is different from the other version by way of satisfying your needs for something fried. It was love at first taste for me when I had it way back during my college days at a friend’s place. At that point, I was more into eating the foods rather than thinking about what went in etc. Little did I think that I would someday actually sit around blogging about food :)

Anyways, once married, I wanted to revisit the taste of this yummy kadhi and I tried few recipes before hitting it with this one which I have gotten to be comfy with. It is simple and gets done in less than 30 min.

    Ingredients

  • 2 cups fresh curds
  • 2 tbsp besan ( chickpea flour)
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • salt to taste
  • pinch of asafoetida
  • 1/4 tsp of Ajwain

    For the Dumpling

  • 1 cup chickpea flour
  • pinch for Baking Soda
  • 1 medium onion, v finely chopped
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1-2 green chillies (as per taste)
  • 1/4 tsp dried fenugreek leaves (Kasoori methi)

    For tempering

  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2-3 cloves
  • approx 10 peppercorns
  • 1 tsp grated ginger
  • few sprigs of curry leaves
  • 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds
  • 1 tsp cumin

Method

1.Mix the curds, flour turmeric, spices,salt and sugar together.

2.place it on a low flame and simmer it until it starts boiling.

3. Temper all the ingredients given in little oil

and then drop them in the curd mixture.

4.Meanwhile mix all the ingredients of the dumpling in a bowl.

5.Add enough water to make it into a very thick batter.

6.Drop spoonfuls of this batter into hot oil. Make the flame med-high and not too hot otherwise the outsides will get cooked faster than the insides.

7.Remove them once they are browned well.

8.Drop them in a bowl of water. This step is entirely optional. I do it since it helps to absorb the buttermilk mixture well. You can skip this step and add them to the kadhi directly.

9.Remove them after 10 seconds, squeeze out the water and then drop them in the curd mixture just before 5-10min of serving.

10.serve hot with plain rice or Phulka

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22 Responses to “Punjabi Kadhi – Tangy buttermilk stew with fried dumplings”
  1. Sana

    Mouth watering
    i have heard adding coconut milk to the curd also makes it rich and yummy :p

  2. Mahimaa's kitchen

    I made your kadi for dinner today and it was awesome.. thanks for the recipe.

  3. Mahimaa's kitchen

    I made your kadi for dinner today and it was awesome.. thanks for the recipe.

  4. Srivalli

    That looks so lovely Dhivi…kadai paneer also looks tempting!

  5. Bhawana

    I love kadhi chawal very much. I wish I wud have been there at ur place.

  6. RAKS KITCHEN

    This is one in my long “to try” recipe list,but am sure going to follow ur recipe,coz u have given clearly the step by step pics,thanks a lot!

  7. Chandani

    i love the way you explain each and every step with pictures…mouthwatering recipe!!!

  8. raaji

    we naver made them….this is totally new to me…..its like malai kofta except for no veggies……….

  9. AnuSriram

    Thats a lovely step by step instructions… I LOVE THIS RECIPE

  10. Supriya

    I love ur Punjabi kadhi. Been visiting regularly for few days now, ur step-by-step pics are just great.

  11. Uma

    Hi Dhivya,

    I don’t think there is a time limit for this tag! Do at your own pace, no hurry! Enjoy your trip and have fun! Thanks for accepting the tag!

  12. DK

    Thank you all for your sweet comments

    Nags – I have updated that step with the explanation. Hope that helps :)

  13. Divya.M
  14. Uma

    Wow, the kadi looks so mouth-watering Dhivya!

    BTW, I have tagged you to bake a bread for a worthy cause. Please check it out here for details:

    Eggless Banana Cake with Chocolate Chips

  15. Curry Leaf

    Lovely DK.This kadhi is also known as pakoda kadhi.or atleast kadhi with dumplings is pakoda kadhi.Love it and will try today.

  16. DEESHA

    i love kadhi pakode N make this quite often .. looks really yummy

  17. Vcuisine

    Simple and neat recipes DK. It is quite delightful to see the array of recipes. Viji

  18. Kitchen Flavours

    Wow this looks yummylicious.

  19. Medhaa

    I love this but without the dumplings so in our place its alwats just the plain yogurt curry. Looks great DK

  20. Arundathi

    looks great, dk. would love to try this. never made kadhi at home. gotta try it

  21. rekhas kitchen

    mouth watering khadi DK yum yum

  22. Nags

    lovely recipe! will surely try this. but, do you know why we drop them in water?

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