Ingredients

• For the Kadi:
• 3 cup - sour curd
• 2.5 tbsp - gram flour
• 1.5 cup - water
• 3 tbsp - oil
• 1/2 tsp - mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp - asafoetida powder
• 5 - green chilies
• 1/2 inch piece ginger, finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp - turmeric powder
• Salt to taste
• For the Rice:
• 250 g - rice
• 1 tsp - ghee
• Water - 1 cup
• Salt to taste

How to Make Dahi Kadi with Plain Rice

• For the Kadi:
• Churn the curd along with the gram flour and water.
• Heat the oil and fry the mustard seeds, asafetida powder, chilies and ginger for 2-3 minutes.
• Then add the curd, turmeric powder and salt.
• Let it come to a boil on a high flame.
• Set the gas and simmer and continue boiling for 3 minutes.
• Serve hot with plain rice.
• For the Rice:
• Wash and soak the rice for about 20 minutes.
• Boil the water. After about 5 minutes add the rice and salt to taste.
• After the first boil simmer till the rice is tender.
• For checking, take it one grain of rice and press it with your finger.
• When you feel the rice is done, strain out the water completely using a strainer.
• Put the rice once again in the vessel and let it simmer on the gas for a few seconds more.
• Put ghee in the rice and switch of the gas.