Sprouts Kadhi Recipe (Kadhi For Diabetes)

Ingredients

• 1 cup mixed sprouts
• 2 tsp oil
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds (rai / sarson)
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
• 2 whole dry Kashmiri red chilli, broken into pieces
• 1 bay leaf (tejpatta)
• 1/4 tsp haldi powder (turmeric powder)
• 1 tsp green chilli paste
• 1/4 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp salt (namak)
• 1 1/2 cups whisked curds (dahi), made with cow's milk or low fat milk
• 4 tsp besan (gram flour)

Steps

1. Put the mustard and cumin seeds into the pressure cooker once its oil is heated.
2. When the seeds begin to crackle, add the asafoetida, broken red chillies and bay leaf. Sauté over a medium flame for a few seconds.
3. Add the sprouts, 1½ cups water, turmeric, green chilli paste, chilli powder and salt. Mix thoroughly, then pressure-cook for 3 whistles.
4. Open the lid only after the steam has escaped, then set the cooker aside.
5. In a deep bowl, mix the curds and besan with ½ cup water until smooth and free of lumps.
6. Mix the curds-besan mixture into the cooked sprouts mixture thoroughly. Cook over a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring continuously.
7. Serve the kadhi while hot.