Besan Kadi

Ingredients:
For Kadi:
3 cups yogurt
2 cups of water
1 teaspoon besan powder
½ medium sized onion coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon chilli powder
Pinch of turmeric
Salt to taste
½ teaspoon cumin powder
½ teaspoon mustard seeds
3 dried chilles
3 teaspoons cooking oil
Cilantro for garnish

For Besan Bajjis:
3 teaspoons besan
½ cup water
½ teaspoon chilli powder
Pinch of turmeric
Salt to taste
Oil to fry Bajjis

Procedure:
1) Blend yogurt, water, besan, chilli powder, turmeric, salt, cumin powder for two minutes.
2) Place a cooking pot on medium flame and transfer the blended yogurt into it.
3) Add onions and bring it to boil on medium flame with regular stirring.
4) Keep cooking till onions are soft and reduce to the consistency of your choice.
5) Take a sauté pan and add 3 teaspoons of cooking oil to it on high flame. Add mustard seeds and let them crackle. Add dried chillies and fry until brown and remove from flame. Add this to the kadi and garnish with chopped cilantro.

Bajjis:
1) Take besan in a small bowl. Add salt, turmeric, chili powder to the besan. Add water to the besan in small quantities until a smooth paste is formed.
2) Fry spoon fulls of this besan paste in cooking oil until golden brown. Add them to the Kadi.

Serves: 2 to 3
Preparation time: 30 minutes.