Sindhi Kadhi with Potatoes and Tindora
 
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Recipe type: Curry
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
  • Oil- 2 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
  • Fenugreek seeds- ½ tsp
  • Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
  • Curry leaves- 1 sprig
  • Asafoetida- 2 pinches
  • Gram flour or besan or chick peas flour- ¼ cup
  • Tomatoes- 3
  • Chili powder- 1½ tsp
  • Turmeric powder- ¼ tsp
  • Ginger, minced- 1 inch slice
  • Potatoes, quartered- 4
  • Tindora, cut vertically- 1½ cups ( I used tindora)
  • Tamarind, fresh- 3 inch slice soaked in ¼ cup water
  • Water- 3 cups
Notes
  • In authentic Sindhi Kadhi below veggies are added along with potatoes, add these if you have them:
  • Drumstick, cut into 2 inch pieces- 10 pieces
  • Lady's finger, halved- 10
  • Cluster beans or Guar beans (Avarakka in Malayalam)- 2 handfuls
Instructions
In authentic Sindhi kadhi, veggies like drumstick, lady's finger and cluster beans are added. Add these if you have them.
  1. I only added potatoes and tindora as I didn't have the other veggies.
  2. In a bowl, soak the tamarind with ¼ cup warm water for 5 minutes. Combine the tamarind well in the water and squeeze the juice from it. Strain the juice and discard the skin..
  3. In a blender, puree the tomatoes with ¼ cup water. Keep aside.
  4. Place a large pot over medium heat, add oil, let it turn hot.
  5. Add mustard seeds, let it splutter.
  6. Add fenugreek seeds, cumin seeds and curry leaves, saute for 2 seconds.
  7. Add asafoetida and combine well.
  8. Immediately, add gram flour or besan, saute well for a few seconds.
  9. Add ¼ cup water, combine well with the gram flour and keep stirring and cook for a minute.
  10. Add ¼ cup more water and combine the gram flour without any lumps. You could use a whisk to do this. Let the gram flour cook for a minute.
  11. Add the tomato puree, combine well and cook for 3 minutes.
  12. Add chilly powder, turmeric powder, minced ginger and salt, combine well and cook the tomato puree for 5 more minutes.
  13. Add 2½ cups water and cook covered for 5 minutes.
  14. First, add potatoes and cook covered for a few minutes.
  15. After potatoes have half cooked, add the tindora and cook covered till they have cooked well.
  16. Once the veggies are cooked, add tamarind juice and cook for another 7 to 8 minutes.
  17. The gravy will be thickened.
  18. Taste and add more salt if needed, or chilly powder for more spice.
  19. Remove the pan from the heat and keep covered for sometime.
  20. This sindhi kadhi goes well with roti or rice.
Notes
If using drumstick, lady's finger and cluster beans; add these after the potatoes have half cooked and cook till the veggies have cooked well.
Recipe by Cooking with Thas - Wholesome Homemade Recipes at https://thasneen.com/cooking/sindhi-kadhi-with-potatoes-and-tindora/