Sindhi Tomato Kadhi-tamatar ji kadhi
Sindhi tamatar ji kadhi is a stew similar to sambhar.It is a wholesome chickpea flour based curry which can be served with rice or roti.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- ¼ cup chickpea flour/besan
- 2-3 tablespoon Cooking oil
- 2 Green chillies chopped
- 2 teaspoon chopped ginger
- 2 teaspoon Cumin/jeera
- 2 teaspoon Mustard seeds/rai
- 1 teaspoon Fenugreek seeds/methi dana
- ½ teaspoon Asafoetida/heeng avoid if gluten-free
- Handful of Curry leaves
- 1 tablespoon Red chilli powder/lal mirch
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder/haldi
- Salt as per taste
- 1.25 ltr water
Vegetables:
- 7 -8 medium Tomatoes pureed
- 1-2 large Potatoes
- 14-15 medium sized okra/bhindi
- 8 -10 medium sized Drum sticks or moringa
- 5 -6 medium sized Lotus stem/kamal kakadi optional
- 10 Cluster beans/gwar optional
- ½ cup peas
Instructions
- Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan.Add cumin seeds,mustard seeds,ginger,chillies,hing,curry leaves.Let it splutter.
- Add chickpea flour/besan,mix well.
- Once chickpea flour mix is light brown in color,add salt,turmeric and red chilli powder .
- Add tomato puree with fenugreek seeds and potatoes
- Add water and let it boil. Once the water starts boiling, add drumsticks and other hard vegetables.
- Add all soft vegetables after 10 minutes and let it cook.
- Let it simmer on medium -low heat for 15-20 mins.Keep stirring occasionally.
- Turn off the heat, once the potatoes are nicely cooked.
- Serve hot with rice,sweet boondi & aloo/arbi tuk
Notes
You can even add veggies like brinjal oreggplant halves if you like.Kadhi tastes even better the next day which can be eaten with roti.