Kadhi Chawal
A short home-style guide to Kadhi Chawal. Basics like salt, oil, haldi, red chilli, cumin, garam masala, ginger-garlic, vinegar, chilli sauce and ketchup are assumed.
Ingredients
- Yogurt (Dahi)No yogurt? Use milk with 1 tsp lemon juice, rested 10 minutes.
- Gram flour (besan)No gram flour (besan)? Use finely ground chana daal or rice flour (less flavour).
- Rice (Chawal)No rice? Use any other rice, or broken rice (cooks faster).
- Onion (Pyaz)No onion? Use spring onions, or a little onion powder (less depth).
Method
- Whisk yogurt, besan, turmeric and water, then cook, stirring, until thick (about 25 minutes).
- Add fried besan-onion pakoras, finish with a hot tarka and serve with rice.
Not for the air fryer. The batter is runny, so it drips through the basket. Fry this one.