Urad Dal Kadhi

Ingredients list for Urad Dal Kadhi

• 1 cup Split black gram skinless (dhuli urad dal)
• 1 cup Yogurt
• 1 inch piece Ginger
• 4 cloves Garlic
• to taste Salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoons Red chilli powder
• 2 tablespoons Ghee
• 1 teaspoon Fenugreek seeds (methi dana)
• 1 Bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
• a pinch Asafoetida
• 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder

Method

1. Wash and soak dal in three cups of water for four hours. Drain water and grind coarsely. Peel, wash and grind ginger and garlic. Add half of the ginger-garlic paste, salt to taste and half a teaspoon of red chilli powder to the dal. Mix well and make small balls.
2. Keep aside. Keep a small amount of dal aside. Heat ghee in a pan. Add fenugreek seeds, bay leaf, cumin seeds and asafoetida and sauté till cumin seeds change colour. Add remaining ginger-garlic paste, remaining red chilli powder and turmeric powder.
3. Sauté well and add five cups of water. Bring it to a boil. Add urad dal balls one by one. Continue to boil for two to three minutes. Beat yogurt and add the reserved dal mixture to it. Add this to the kadhi with dumplings. Cook for eight to ten minutes. Add salt and cook for another five minutes. Serve hot.

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