Bidisha's Corner

Wednesday, 30 April 2014

Reduce body temperature with KADI

                                                           KADI

Kadi is a item which reduces our body temperature in this sizzling hot summer.

Ingredients:

Curd(1 bowl).

Onions finely chopped(2).

Tomatoes finely chopped(1).

Curry leaves(2-3)twigs.

Salt to taste, mustard seeds(1 teaspoon),garlic(2 pcs)
Dry red chillies(3-4), bengal gram seeds(1/2 teaspoon).

Turmeric powder( 1 teaspoon), red chilli powder( 1 teaspoon ) ,
Besan(chickpeas powder)(5-6 tablespoons)
Chopped coriander  leaves for garnish.

Procedure:

Take a neat and clean bowl add little besan(4 tsp), finely chopped onions(1)salt and very little amount of water and knead it, heat oil in a pan and make small small pakodas with the batter and keep aside.

Now remove excess oil from the pan leaving behind very little oil near about 2tsp in the pan.
Heat the oil and pop in some mustard seeds, dry red chillies to it. Once they get fried in oil add bengalgram seeds remaining onions, garlic and fry them mean while add chopped tomatoes and little curry leaves to it and some salt and fry them, now add some turmeric and red chilli powder to it and add the churned curd  and equal amount of water to the pan and cook in simmer by continuously stirring it, now in a small bowl take the remaining besan and add water to it and mix it well so that no lumps are found if required strain it and add it to the pan this will increase the consistency of the content, once it gets to boil add curry leaves to it. Once it boils check the consistency and off the gas stove and add the pakodas to it and garnish it with chopped coriander leaves and serve it with hot steamed rice. Best summer item to control body temperature.

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