Punjabi Karhi
Ingredients
- 500gm Plain Yoghurt (Home made Dahi)
- 125gm Besan (Gram flour)
- 1tsf cumin seeds
- 1tsf curry leaves
- 1tsf crushed garlic
- 1 heaped tsf of turmeric (haldi)
- 6 x 250 ml cups of water
- 2 tsf salt (to taste, essentially)
- 1 tsf black pepper
- 2-3 green chillies / 1-2 tsf red pepper (again to taste)…..
Method
- Dahi and besan should always be in the ratio of 4:1 (e.g. 125gm of besan for 500gms of yoghurt / dahi)
- Add Dahi into a big mixing bowl.
- Sieve Besan into the mixing bowl.
- Mix both thoroughly in a separate pan to ensure a smooth paste like texture is achieved.
- Sauté in a deep pan in 1 tabsf of oil:
- 1tsf cumin seeds
- 1tsf curry leaves
- 1tsf crushed garlic
- 1 heaped tsf of turmeric
- Add the above mixture (Yoghurt and Besan) into the pan
- Add:
- 6 x 250 ml cups of water +
- 2 tsf salt (to taste, essentially)
- 1 tsf black pepper
- 2-3 green chillies / 1-2 tsf red pepper (again to taste)
- Mix thoroughly & let it boil
- Once boiling, leave it boiling on sim fire (half-covered with lid to avoid spill) for ~30 minutes.
- Taste & adjust water / salt / pepper to taste.
- Add pre-made, warm pakoras / boiled & cut pieces of potatoes to the aforementioned pan & give another quick boil.
Enjoy with rice????