Dapka Kadhi – The delicious traditional Gujrati recipe
This is a traditional Gujrati recipe. It is very easy to prepare and very healthy too.
RECIPE FOR DPAKA KADHI
Preparation time: 15 minutes.
Cooking time: 15 minutes.
Makes 4 to 6 servings
INGREDIENTS
FOR THE KADHI
2 tablespoons Bengal chickpea flour (besan)
2 cups of fresh curd
1 teaspoon green chili ginger paste
2 curry leaves
2 teaspoons of sugar
2 tablespoons coriander chopped
Salt to taste
FOR THE TEMPERATE
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
A pinch of asafoetida (hing)
1 red chilli, cut into pieces
2 teaspoons ghee
FOR THE DAPKAS
1 cup yellow gram divided (Yellow moong dal)
1 tablespoon of oil
1 tablespoon green chili – ginger paste
1/2 teaspoon of sugar
A pinch of baking soda
Salt to taste
Let’s see the recipe for Dapka Kadhi!
The ingredients to make this are whipped curd, curry leaves, mustard seeds, finely chopped coriander leaves, asafoetida, a little baking soda, ginger chili paste, sugar to taste, and dried red chili peppers.
Then we have clarified butter and oil.
We got Bengal chickpea flour, and we also got divided yellow grams, which we have already prepared (cooked).
We will also need some cumin seeds and red chili powder.
TEMPERED:
First we will put a little oil in a pan and also add a little clarified butter.
We will proceed with the spices when the butter is hot. Meanwhile, let’s create the Dapka mix.
DAPKA MIX
Take the cooked split yellow grams in a bowl.
Then add garlic ginger paste and salt to taste.
Add a little sugar and soda.
We have to beat this mixture well.
TEMPERED:
Add mustard seeds and cumin to the pan after it is heated.
Add the curry leaves and dried red chili after the mustard seeds sizzle.
CURD MIX:
Next, we must mix Bengal chickpea flour with curd.
TEMPERED:
Add some asafoetida to the pan.
For the curd mixture in the pan.
Add a little water.
We need to cook it until it thickens.
MAKING THE DAPKAS
We need to make small pieces of cooked yellow grams and dip them in the pan mixture.
We need to serve it when it’s cooked through and the lumps come to the surface.
The yellow gram lumps are called dapkas. These have cooked and risen to the surface, and this indicates that our recipe is ready.
We sprinkle coriander leaves and then serve.
Serve it along with rice and a piece of papad (lentil waffle).
