By:

Faryal on Thu May 23, 2002

Karhi

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Occasion: Any		Total servings: 6-8
Cuisine: Pakistani		Calories:
Effort: Average		Pre-Prep time:
Best for: All		Preperation time: 3 hours
How to serve: Hot

Karhi recipe by Faryal at PakiRecipes.com.
Karhi is a traditional Pakistani dish that is yogurt and gramflour seaseoned with spices and pakoras (gram flour dumplings).

Keywords: kadhi, pakora, baisan, baisen, baysun

1 cup Gram flour(Baisan)
1 kilo Yogurt(Dahi Click to find more about Dahi

)
1 tsp Red Chillies powder or to taste
1 tsp Salt Click to find more about Salt

or to taste
2-3 Curry leaves Click to find more about Curry leaves

Oil 3 tbs
1 tsp Coriander seeds Click to find more about Coriander seeds

1/4 tsp Tamarind Click to find more about Tamarind

Paste(Imli Click to find more about Imli

)
1 tsp Green chillies
1 tbs Coriander leaves Click to find more about Coriander leaves

1 tsp White Zeera Click to find more about Zeera

1 Medium Onion Click to find more about Onion

2-3 Cloves of garlic Click to find more about garlic

1 inch piece of Ginger Click to find more about Ginger

FOR PAKORAS:
1 cup basan
1 tsp of Red Chillies powder
1 tsp of Salt Click to find more about Salt

1 tbp of Coriander leaves Click to find more about Coriander leaves

1 tbs of Mint Click to find more about Mint

leaves
1/4 tsp Baking powder
1 small onion Click to find more about onion

1 tsp Green chillies
1 tsp white zeera Click to find more about zeera

Oil for frying pakoras

method for Karhi:
Cut onion Click to find more about onion

in thin slices .Heat the Oil and put onion Click to find more about onion

in it .
Make the paste of Garlic Click to find more about Garlic

,Ginger

and green chillis and then put in onion Click to find more about onion

.
Lightly grind Zeera Click to find more about Zeera

& Coriander seeds Click to find more about Coriander seeds

and mix in onion Click to find more about onion

and garlic Click to find more about garlic

mixture and cook on medium heat.
Put Red chillies, Salt Click to find more about Salt

, Curry leaves Click to find more about Curry leaves

and Tamarind Click to find more about Tamarind

paste and cook until oil appears on top.
Meanwhile, Mix 1 cup of Basan in Yougurt and make a smooth paste by adding small amout of water.
Add this yougurt mixture in onion Click to find more about onion

mix and cook by mixing it well.Don't stop mixing till it becomes boil.Then turn heat level low and leave it cook slowly till it becomes thicken or atleast for 2-3 hours.
Method for Pakoras:
Cut the onion Click to find more about onion

in the way we cut for an Omlette and mix it with basan and water to make smooth paste.
Lightly grind coriander and zeera Click to find more about zeera

seeds with green chillies and them mix in basan mixture.
Add all ingredients in the paste and set a side for 1/2 an hour.
Fry Pakoras in deep fry pan and take them out in a plate.
When karhi becomes thick, add 1 cup boiling water and let it cook again,when it comes to boil add pakoras in karhi and then cook on low heat for 10 minutes.
Garnish with coriander leaves Click to find more about coriander leaves

.
Serve with Rice or Chappati.

by Anonymous
Hav tried it n cookd for 2 1/2hrs...it was sooo yummy..i didnt put imlee n even thn th taste was v delicious...wud giv 100/100...
	Tue May 21, 2013

by Anonymous
i like this recipe
	Wed Oct 10, 2012

by SumeraNawed (Jr. Admin)
Yes, the term Karhi means something that cooks on very low flame for longer period of time to get the thickness of the curry or gravy. So if you cook it by following the above direction we bet you will notice the difference in taste.
	Thu Nov 18, 2010

by sivi
i think 2 cook karhi 4 ,2-3 hrs is very long r u sure u got ur timing right,about an hr is ok,havent tried the recipe but im sure it is v tasty,will try
	Thu Nov 18, 2010

by Anonymous
very different recepie and i try it today mashallah its very tasty .
	Thu Jun 25, 2009

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