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:
  1. Dahi and besan should always be in the ratio of 4:1 (e.g. 125gm of besan for 500gms of yoghurt / dahi)
  2. Add Dahi into a big mixing bowl.
  3. Sieve Besan into the mixing bowl.
  4. Mix both thoroughly in a separate pan to ensure a smooth paste like texture is achieved.
  5. Sauté in a deep pan in 1 tabsf of oil:
    • 1tsf cumin seeds
    • 1tsf curry leaves
    • 1tsf crushed garlic
    • 1 heaped tsf of turmeric
  6. Add the above mixture (Yoghurt and Besan) into the pan
  7. 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)
  8. Mix thoroughly & let it boil
  9. Once boiling, leave it boiling on sim fire (half-covered with lid to avoid spill) for ~30 minutes.
  10. Taste & adjust water / salt / pepper to taste.
  11. Add pre-made, warm pakoras / boiled & cut pieces of potatoes to the aforementioned pan & give another quick boil.

Enjoy with rice👍

Cooking Time (Minutes): 45

Difficulty Level: Medium

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