Bathua Kadhi Recipe: If you haven't eaten Bathua Kadhi in winter, what have you eaten? You'll be licking your fingers. Here's the recipe

Bathua is considered a winter superfood because it's warming and nutrient-rich. Bathua is a leafy vegetable that helps prevent many health problems during the winter season. 

Hot curry and rice are delicious in winter, and imagine adding nutrient-rich bathua to it, which not only enhances the flavor but also increases the nutritional value. According to the National Library of Medicine , Chenopodium album (Bathua) is rich in protein and has a balanced amino acid spectrum. 

It's also a source of calcium and vitamins A and C. Bathua boasts numerous other beneficial properties. So, let's explore Bathua's curry recipe in this winter-specific recipe.

Once you make Bathua Kadhi, it will be a frequent order in your household. Following the recipe here will not only result in a rich curry texture, but also in mouth-melting pakodas. So, let's take a look at the full recipe.

Note the ingredients

To make the base of the curry, you will need 1.5 cups curd, twice its quantity i.e. 3 cups water, 4 tablespoons gram flour, 1/2 teaspoon crushed celery, 1 tablespoon mustard oil, 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, 4-5 green onions (chopped), 2 tablespoons ginger-garlic-onion paste, 1 teaspoon red chili powder, 1 teaspoon turmeric, two cups bathua leaves (washed and finely chopped), salt as per taste, 1 teaspoon red chili flakes,

Ingredients for dumplings

½ cup gram flour, 1 onion (chopped), 1 green chilli (chopped), coriander, 1 tsp red chilli powder, ½ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp cumin, a little salt, water (to make a thick batter) as needed,

Ingredients for Tadka

¼ cup mustard oil, ½ teaspoon cumin seeds, ½ teaspoon mustard seeds, ½ teaspoon nigella seeds, 3-4 whole red chilies, 1 small onion (chopped), 1 green chili (finely chopped), a pinch of asafoetida, 5-6 curry leaves, 2 teaspoons chopped fresh coriander for garnish. Now learn how to make curry.

Bathua Kadhi Recipe

1. First, you'll need to prepare the base of the curry. Whisk the yogurt until smooth. Add the gram flour and whisk, then add 3 cups of water and turmeric.
2. Crush or crush the celery seeds with your palms and add them to the yogurt and gram flour mixture. If you don't like celery, you can skip it. Cover the mixture and let it rest for a while.
3. Now the second step is to prepare the bathua. Heat mustard oil, add cumin seeds, green onions, red chili powder, ginger-garlic-onion paste, and chopped bathua and fry.

Bathua Kadhi Recipe

1. After the bathua is roasted, turn off the gas and add the yogurt-gram flour mixture, mixing well. Then, turn the gas back on.
2. Keep stirring the curry continuously until it comes to a boil, otherwise it will either spill out of the vessel or stick to the bottom.
3. When the curry comes to a boil, add salt and red chili pepper. Then, reduce the heat to low and cook for at least 35-40 minutes, allowing a layer to form. Also read: This 3-minute peanut snack will provide energy for 5 hours, Sadhguru shares the recipe.
4. How to make dumplings
5. While your curry is cooking, prepare the pakodas. Mix all the basic spices in gram flour and add some water to it and whisk it well.
6. Beat the gram flour for the pakoras until it puffs up. Then, test the consistency by dropping a small amount of the batter into water. If it floats, it's ready to make the pakoras.
7. You should keep the gram flour slightly thick so that you don't have any problems while making the pakoras. Pour the flour into the pan, heat it, and reduce the heat to medium. Fry the pakoras until golden brown.
8. When the curry is ready, turn off the heat and add the pakoras. Within a few minutes, the curry will be absorbed into the pakoras.

Method of tempering

To temper the cooked curry, heat mustard oil until smoking. Add whole spices like nigella seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, and other ingredients and fry them. 

Add onions and green chilies. Pour this tempering over the curry and garnish with coriander leaves. You can eat this with both roti and rice.