SINDHI KADHI ( for 4 serving )

INGREDIENTS ;

• 1/4 cup drum sticks

• 1/2 cup potato, peeled & diced

• 1/4 cup carrot, peeled & diced

• 1/4 cup bhindi ( lady's finger ) slit vertically into two halves
  

• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds ( jeera )

• 1-2 tbsp tamarind pulp

• 3 tbsp oil

• 1 tsp red chilli powder

• 5-6 curry leaves

• 1 tsp ginger, grated

• 1/4 tsp turmaric powder ( haldi )

• 2-3 green chilli , chopped

• 4 tbsp gram flour ( besan )

• 1/4 tsp asafoetida ( hing )

• 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds ( methi )

• salt to taste

METHOD ;

Take a pan or a pressure cooker. Boil drum sticks, potato and carrots in 2 cups of water
to make it tender. Retain the water and keep it aside .Heat the oil in a pan on medium
flame. Put cumin seeds and fenugreek seeds, let them crackle, add the asafoetida ( hing )
Now add the besan. Saute on a slow fire for 4-5 minutes or it turns golden brown in color.
Add 4-5 cups of water in the pan and bring the mixture to boil. When the mixture is boiled,
add cooked vegetables, curry leaves, green chilli, ginger, bhindi, turmeric powder, chilli
powder, tamarind pulp and salt. Cook for a while on the simmer flame till the bhindi gets
tender. Serve hot with rice .