Yogurt Curry

For a Vegeterian's Delight and for those days when you re sick of eating meat,I present you with the simplest and best of my recipes!

Although initiated by my beloved mother, this has been tried and tested by me (without assistance!)and it works!! BIG TIME!

Believe me I was one of those who thought of Yogurt curry (or Kadi as we call it) to be one of the complex dishes in our cuisine!But to my surprise this was not only simple, but very very quick, hassle free and extremely delicious!Hope you will enjoy it as much as I did :-)

For Curry

300ml Yogurt

1 cup Water

3Tbsp Gram Daal Flour

Red Chilli Powder To Taste

1tsp Turmeric Powder

1tsp Ginger Garlic PasteSalt to Taste

For Pakoras

4-5Tbsp Gram Daal Flour

1/4 tsp Salt

1 tsp Red Chilli Powder

1/4 tsp Baking Powder

Water to mix

3/4 cup Oil for frying

For Garnishing

1tsp Mustard Seeds

7-8 Curry Leaves

3-4 Green Chillies (Halved from center)

1-2Tbsp Oil for Stir Frying

Freshly Chopped Coriander

Directions:

1. Mix yogurt,water,gram daal flour,red chilli powder,salt and ginger garlic paste thoroghly.

2. Pour this liquid into a saucepan and keep it on low flame.

3. Meanwhile, mix the rest of gram daal flour,salt,red chilli powder,baking powder and water.This will turn up into a paste which should not be very thick.If paste is too thick you can add little bit of water but not too much otherwise the paste will be too watery.

4. Heat up the oil to medium to high heat and start making small dumplings from the paste and put into the oil.Flatten them a bit so that they are not very thick.Make sure to fry both sides till golden brown.

5. The yogurt curry in 1 should now be done and would be yellowish in colour and thick in consistency.

6. Carefully drain out the oil from the dumplings and immerse the dumplings one by one into the curry.

7. Heat up 2 tbsp oil in a frying pan and add mustard seeds,curry leaves,green chillies and stir fry till leaves have wilted out.

8. Pour thix heated mixture into the curry and mix well.

Your Yogurt Curry is now done.

Garnish generously with freshly chopped coriander and enjoy with white rice!