Chil Ni Bhaji or Bathua Kadhi
 
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Cheel Ni Bhaji Or Bathua Kadhi, a sour and spicy yogurt base curry is very popular in rural Sabarkantha, Gujarat. Cheel Ni Bhaji us very healthy. Mostly, Cheel Ni Bhaji is eaten with Makki ki roti or whole wheat flour bhakhri during winter season because this leafy veggie grows only in wintertime.
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 4-5
Ingredients
  • 1 Bunch Bathua
  • 1 ½ cup Sour Yogurt/Dahi
  • ¼ cup Rice
  • ¼ Cup Coarse Yellow Corn Flour/Makki Flour
  • ¼ cup Chopped Coriander Leaves
  • 3-4 Green Chilies
  • 1 Inch Piece of Ginger
  • 3-4 Clove Garlic
  • For Tempering
  • 1-2 tbsp Ghee/Oil
  • ½ tsp Cumin Seeds
  • Pinch of Hing/Asafetida
  • ¼ tsp Red Chili Powder
  • 2 Whole Dry Red Chilies
Instructions
  1. Remove and separate the bathua leaves from stalks, put it into the colander and wash and clean it well, then chop. Add chopped Bathua in a hot water, let it wilt then strain and keep aside. and keep aside.
  2. In mortar pastel or in mixer jar add coriander leaves, green chilies, garlic and ginger and make a coarse paste.
  3. In big deep pan/pot or kadhai add whisked yogurt add yellow corn flour and mix it well till without any lump.
  4. Then add 3-4 cups water in it, mix well and make watery mixture, add rice, coarse paste of ginger-garlic and green chilies, turmeric, salt, blanched bathua leaves and mix it.
  5. Switch the flame on medium and stir it continuously till it start boiling, then cook it while stirring in between, let it start boiling again on low the flame and cook it till rice cook perfectly, check with spoon.
  6. Bathua kadhi/Chil ni bhaji is ready.
  7. Now in small tempering pan add ghee/oil once heat enough add cumin seeds, hing and red chili powder, then add whole red chilies and temper over the prepared kadhi, mix it.
  8. Bathua kadhi is ready for serve, serve hot with roti or bati and enjoy this winter special curry.
Notes
You can use coarse powder of corn flakes if you don’t have coarse corn flour or just use corn meal.
You can skip the tempering if you want.
Recipe by Binjal's VEG Kitchen at https://binjalsvegkitchen.com/cheel-ni-bhaji-or-bathua-kadhi/