Thickened and seasoned yogurt

Name: Thickened and seasoned yogurt
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 2.5 ml/½ tsp cumin seeds; 2.5 cm/1 in piece cinnamon stick; 15 ml/1 tbsp sunflower oil or light olive oil; 10 ml/2 tsp finely grated fresh root ginger; 7.5 ml/1½ tsp salt, or to taste; 40 g/1 ½ oz/3 tbsp soft dark brown sugar; 25 g/1oz/¼ cup gram flour (besan); 500 g/1¼lb/2 ¼ cups full-fat (whole) natural (plain) yogurt; 15 ml/1 tbsp fresh coriander (cilantro) leaves, chopped, plus extra, to garnish; 6–8 curry leaves; 1.25 ml/¼ tsp asafoetida; 4 cloves

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook

By Mridula Baljekar

Published 2017

About

Kadhi is the traditional partner for khichdi and there are many types of both dishes around India. This version, Meethi Kadhi, with a slightly sweet and sour taste, is the most popular. Traditionally, palm sugar is used, but soft dark brown sugar is substituted in this recipe.

Ingredients

500 g/1¼lb/2 ¼ cups full-fat (whole) natural (plain) yogurt

Asia
India
Side dish
Starter
Vegetarian

Method

Mix the yogurt and gram flour together in a bowl until smooth and creamy.
Add 300ml/½ pint/1¼