Kadhi Chawal

Ingredients:

• Rice ½ kg
• Cumin seeds 2 tbsp
• Ghee ½ cup
• Salt to taste
• Water as required
• Ingredients for Karhi
• Gram flour 125 gm
• Onion 2
• Yogurt 250 gm
• Chili powder 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder 1 tbsp
• Cumin powder 1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Water as required
• Curry leaves 2 – 3
• Ingredients for Pakora
• Gram flour 250 gm
• Onion 2
• Green chilies 4
• Coriander leaves ¼ bunch
• Turmeric powder ½ tsp
• Cumin seeds 1 tbsp
• Coriander seeds 1 tbsp
• Crushed red pepper 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil for frying

Method:

1. In a bowl mix together 250 gm yogurt, 1 tbsp turmeric powder, 1 tbsp chili powder, 1 tbsp cumin powder and salt to taste.
2. Now add a little water, mix well, then add in 125 gm flour with a little more water.
3. Heat add little oil in a pan, add in chopped onion and sauté for a few seconds.
4. Add in yogurt mixture. Cook till thickens.
5. Lastly heat a little ghee, add in 1 tbsp ground cumin seeds and 2 – 3 curry leaves.
6. Pour tarka mixture on top of karhi.
7. In a bowl put together 2 chopped onion, ¼ bunch of coriander leaves and 4 chopped green chilies.
8. Add in 1 tbsp crushed red pepper,
9. Add 1tbsp cumin seeds, salt and 250 gm gram flour.
10. Now fry fritter with the gram flour mixture.
11. Put all the fritters in karhi mixture, remove from fire and keep aside.
12. For rice heat ghee in a pan, add 2 tbsp cumin seeds, fry till brown.
13. Add ½ kg rice, salt to taste and water as required.
14. Simmer on low flame till rice are tender.
15. Serve karhi with boiled rice.