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# ਕੜ੍ਹੀ

kadhi

Say it**KUR-hee**Type**Noun**

In short

Kadhi (ਕੜ੍ਹੀ) is a sour, spiced curry made by slow cooking sour curd or yogurt whisked with gram flour (besan). The Punjabi version is thick and creamy, with fried onion pakoras soaked in it, and it is most often eaten with steamed rice as kadhi chawal.

## How it's used

1. 1ਅੱਜ ਦੁਪਹਿਰ ਨੂੰ ਕੜ੍ਹੀ ਚਾਵਲ ਬਣੇ ਹਨ।Kadhi and rice have been made for lunch today. _Kadhi chawal, the usual pairing_
2. 2ਕੜ੍ਹੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਕੌੜੇ ਪਾ ਕੇ ਥੋੜ੍ਹੀ ਦੇਰ ਰੱਖੋ, ਨਰਮ ਹੋ ਜਾਣਗੇ।Put the pakoras in the kadhi and leave them a while; they will soften. _How the pakoras are finished_
3. 3ਦਹੀਂ ਖੱਟਾ ਸੀ, ਇਸ ਲਈ ਕੜ੍ਹੀ ਚੰਗੀ ਬਣੀ।The curd was sour, so the kadhi turned out well. _Sour curd is wanted, not a fault_
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1. 4ਕੜ੍ਹੀ ਨੂੰ ਹੌਲੀ ਅੱਗ ਤੇ ਪਕਾਉਂਦੇ ਰਹੋ।Keep cooking the kadhi on a slow flame.

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ

ਕੜ੍ਹੀ ਦਹੀਂ ਅਤੇ ਵੇਸਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਣੀ ਖੱਟੀ ਸਬਜ਼ੀ ਹੈ। ਖੱਟੇ ਦਹੀਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੇਸਣ, ਹਲਦੀ, ਲਾਲ ਮਿਰਚ ਅਤੇ ਨਮਕ ਮਿਲਾ ਕੇ ਹੌਲੀ ਅੱਗ ਤੇ ਪਕਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਤਾਂ ਕਿ ਦਹੀਂ ਫਟੇ ਨਾ ਅਤੇ ਕੜ੍ਹੀ ਗਾੜ੍ਹੀ ਹੋ ਜਾਵੇ। ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕੜ੍ਹੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਿਆਜ਼ ਅਤੇ ਵੇਸਣ ਦੇ ਪਕੌੜੇ ਤਲ ਕੇ ਪਾਏ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ, ਜੋ ਕੜ੍ਹੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਥੋੜ੍ਹੀ ਦੇਰ ਰਹਿ ਕੇ ਨਰਮ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ਗੁਜਰਾਤੀ ਕੜ੍ਹੀ ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਪਤਲੀ ਅਤੇ ਮਿੱਠੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਉਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਕੌੜੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਪੈਂਦੇ। ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੜ੍ਹੀ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ ਚੌਲਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਖਾਧੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ, ਜਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਕੜ੍ਹੀ ਚਾਵਲ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ।

What does kadhi mean in Punjabi? Kadhi (ਕੜ੍ਹੀ) is the sour yogurt curry that Punjabi homes cook slowly with gram flour, called besan, whisked into the curd so it thickens without splitting. In Punjab it is made thick and creamy, with crisp onion pakoras dropped in at the end, and it is a regular lunch, not a festival dish.

## What does kadhi mean in Punjabi?

The word names the sauce itself. Veg Recipes of India explains that kadhi denotes a yogurt sauce that has been slow cooked for a long time, and that pakora means fritters made from gram flour. The curd used is deliberately sour curd, so the finished dish tastes sour, spiced and creamy at once. Wikibooks lists the Punjabi dish in the same short form cooks use: ਕੜ੍ਹੀ ਪਕੌੜਾ, pakoras cooked in curd with gram flour. The besan does two jobs: it gives the kadhi its body and it keeps the yogurt from separating while the pot simmers, first with a tempering of cumin, fenugreek and asafoetida in mustard oil, then with onion, ginger, garlic and chillies.

## How is Punjabi kadhi different from Gujarati kadhi?

Both start from yogurt and besan, and both are served warm with rice, but they finish in different places. Slurrp, comparing the two, says Gujarati kadhi is thinner and lighter, sweetened with jaggery or sugar, and made without fritters. Punjabi kadhi is much thicker, from a higher proportion of besan and the use of sour yogurt, it carries deep fried pakoras that soak up the gravy, and it goes through a dual tempering, which gives it a stronger, spicier flavour with red chilli, ginger and garlic. In short, the Gujarati bowl is a light sweet and sour sauce; the Punjabi bowl is a hearty meal in itself.

## What is kadhi served with?

Most often it is served over steamed rice, and that pairing has its own name: kadhi chawal. Veg Recipes of India calls kadhi chawal, along with rajma chawal, a staple and much loved food in Punjabi homes, though kadhi is also eaten with roti or paratha. The pakoras are added once the kadhi is ready and left covered for about eight to ten minutes, so they soften and drink in the sauce without falling apart, and a final sprinkle of garam masala goes on before the pot reaches the table.

## Related words

[ਦਹੀਂdahiCurd; set fermented milk](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/dahi/)[ਪਕੌੜਾpakoraChickpea-batter fritters, fried crisp](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/pakora/)[ਰੋਟੀrotiFlatbread; daily bread](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/roti/)[ਪਰਾਂਠਾparathaLayered flatbread, plain or stuffed](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/paratha/)

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Sources (3)
1. [Veg Recipes of India, Punjabi Kadhi Pakora: kadhi denotes a yogurt sauce slow cooked for a long time, made with sour curd and gram flour, the Punjabi version is thicker and creamier than other regional versions, onion pakora balances the sauce, and kadhi with rice is a staple in Punjabi homes](https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/punjabi-kadhi-recipe-punjabi-kadhi-pakora/)
2. [Slurrp, Gujarati Kadhi vs Punjabi Kadhi: both share a yogurt and besan base, but Gujarati kadhi is thinner and sweetened with jaggery or sugar with no fritters, while Punjabi kadhi is thicker, made with sour yogurt and a higher proportion of besan, contains deep fried pakoras and gets a dual tempering](https://www.slurrp.com/article/gujarati-kadhi-vs-punjabi-kadhi-similarities-and-differences-you-should-know-about-1714566463128)
3. [Wikibooks, Punjabi Vocabulary, Food: lists kadhi pakora (ਕੜ੍ਹੀ ਪਕੌੜਾ) as pakoras cooked in curd with gram flour](https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Punjabi/Vocabulary/Food&diff=prev&oldid=4385191&diff-type=inline)
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