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Annapurna Kitchen
Lunch · Dal dish, illustrative
Volume II · 3.16

Sindhi Vegetable Kadhi (Light, Besan-based)

Serves
4
Portion
1 katori
Time
45 min
Texture
Soft vegetables in gravy
Season
WinterMonsoon
Dosha
  • Vata
  • Pitta
  • Kapha

Vata–Kapha

Ingredients

What you need

Ingredients for 4 servings
DoneIngredientHousehold measureQuantity (4 servings)Café batch ×5
Gram flour (besan)4 tbsp40 g200 g
Ghee (cow)1 tbsp15 g75 g
Cumin (jeera)¼ tsp1 g5 g
Fenugreek seeds¼ tsp0.5 g2.5 g
Water3¾ cups900 ml4500 ml
Tomato2, puréed150 g750 g
Drumstick pods (sahjan)1 pod80 g400 g
Potato1 small80 g400 g
Okra (bhindi)680 g400 g
Carrot½60 g300 g
Ginger, fresh2 tsp10 g50 g
Turmeric powder¼ tsp1 g5 g
Tamarind pulpsmall5 g25 g
Rock salt (sendha namak)¾ tsp4 g20 g
Curry leaves81 g5 g

Method

How to cook it

  1. Step 1: Roast besan in ghee with cumin and methi seeds on low until brown and fragrant (8 minutes).

  2. Step 2: Whisk in water gradually; add tomato, ginger, turmeric.

  3. Step 3: Add vegetables; simmer 20 minutes until all are soft.

  4. Step 4: Add tamarind water and salt; simmer 5 minutes; temper curry leaves.

Nutrition

Per serving, estimated

121kcal
Energy
4g
Protein
4.6g
Fat
16.8g
Carbohydrate
4g
Fibre
1g
Salt

Where the energy comes from

Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g

Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.

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