83. Kadhi Gole

Final Outcome: Another nostalgic recipe

        I remember, as kids we always finished gole in the kadhi and then asked for more.Despite eating a ton of them, always wanted more:-). Here's to those sweet memories....

Recipe:
Ingredients:
Buttermilk/Curd: 1 cup curd / 2cups buttermilk
Besan: 2 tsp mixed in a 1/4th cup of water
Curry leaves: 8-10
Mustard seeds:  a pinch
Cumin seeds: 1 tsp
Fenugreek seeds: 1 tsp
Asafoetida: 1 pinch
Turmeric powder: 1 pinch
Red chilies: 2
Ginger: 1/2 inch crushed
Sugar: 3-4 tsp
Salt to taste
Ghee: 2 tsp

For gole:
Chana dal: 3-4 tbsp soaked for 3-4 hrs
Fresh coriander: 1 tbsp chopped
Green chilies: 2 chopped
Ginger paste: 1 tsp
Cumin seeds: 1 tsp

Method:
1. Grind Chana dal, coriander, green chilies, cumin and ginger. It should be grainy and not fine paste. Do not add water while grinding. Make small balls of this mixture and set aside.
2. Heat ghee in a pan. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Once the seeds splutter add asafoetida, fenugreek seeds, Curry leaves, red chilies, ginger, and turmeric. Let it cool.
3. In a pan add butter milk, Sugar, salt and beasn mixture. Mix well.
4. After seasoning from step 2 cools down add it to Buttermilk from step 3. Simmer while stirring continuously. After the kadhi comes to a boil leave the balls(gole) one by one. Simmer for a couple more mins and take off heat. Serve hot.