Bhatia Kadhi, Gujarati style

Name: Bhatia Kadhi, Gujarati style
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Kutchi Bhatia
Ingredients: 1 cup toovar dal; 5 cups water; ¼ cup curd; 1 tbsp besan (gram flour); 2 tbsp oil; 1 tsp cumin seeds; ½ tsp mustard seeds; ¼ tsp hing; ½ tsp fenugreek (methi) seeds; 1 cup okra, in 5 cm pieces; ¼ cup sliced radish; 1½ cups drumstick pieces; 3–4 kokum, soaked for 10 minutes; 4 tbsp jaggery; Salt, to taste; 1 cup water; ½ cup thick banana slices; 2 tbsp chopped coriander

Toovar-dal-water kadhi with drumstick and okra

Serves4

Cook45 minutes in all

A Gujarati take on the Bhatia kadhi, made with the water strained from cooked toovar dal and a little curd.

Method

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Pressure-cook the toovar dal with the 5 cups of water for 2 whistles. Strain it and keep only the water.
Whisk the curd with the besan.
Heat the oil. Add the cumin, mustard seeds, hing and methi seeds.
When the mustard seeds splutter, add the okra, radish, drumstick and the dal water. Cover and simmer on low heat for until tender.
Add the kokum, jaggery, curd-besan mixture, salt and 1 cup of water. Simmer for , stirring.
Add the banana slices and cook for . Garnish with coriander.

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Nutrition

Estimated

Per serving

350 kcal

Protein: 14 g
Carbohydrate: 56 g
Fat: 9 g

The recipe serves 4.

Whole recipe

1,380 kcal

Protein: 56 g
Carbohydrate: 224 g
Fat: 36 g

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Where this recipe comes from

Recipe from Tarla Dalal.

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