Karhi

Ingredients

• Besan (Gram flour)- 150grms
• Alloo(Potato) - 2 (Medium size)
• Tinda - 100 grms
• Phool Gobhi(cauliflower) - 100grms (only flower)
• Bhindi (ladies finger)- 100 grms
• Gwar Phali - 50 grms
• Kamal Kakri - 50 grms
• (besides above other vegetable like Bangan, Arbi, Jimikand, drumsticks can also be added but total of all vegetable should not exceed 500grms. Proportion of all vegetable may be worked out accordingly)
• Tomato - 2 medium size
• Green Chili (Big one) - 5
• Green chili chopped -1tbsp
• Ginger chopped - 1tbsp
• Kari Patta - 2-3 stems
• Salt to taste
• Cooking oil - 4tbsps.
• Turmeric (Haldi) - 1/3 tsp
• Red Chili Powder - 1/2 tsp
• Kukam - 10-15 leafs
• Imli (tamarind) - 10 grms
• Jeera(cumin seeds)- 1 tsp
• Methi seeds 1/2 tsp
• Fresh Green Dhania(coriander leaves) finally chopped for garnishing.

Method

Chop all vegetables in big pieces approximately 1&1/2 inches, except Bhidhi and Green Chili(big) slit them in the midle.Wash them properly and keep aside. Fry the Bhindi to remove its starch and keep aside. Heat the oil in big vessel with broad bottom or rounded bottom add Bessan stir for few seconds add jeera and Methi seeds stir continuously till bessan becomes golden brown. Add the water approximately 6 cups of water stir it continuously to avoid the lumps if there are lumps smash them to make smooth kari. Add salt, haldi, chopped green chili and ginger. When it starts boiling add the vegetable serially according to time required to soften them like Kamal kakri requires maximum time it should be added first of all and then other vegetables keeping a gap of time more required for each vegetable. After adding the last lot of vegetables close the vessel with its lid and sim the gas for about 5 minutes or till last lot of vegetable added softens. Add fried bhindi, finally chopped tomatoes, red chili powder, pulp of imli, kari patta & kukam.Check consistency of the curry(Karhi) if it is thick add the water. Let it boil for few minutes. Remove from the gas and garnish with finally chopped Fresh Green Dhania. Serve hot with rice.