Karwar Style Varan Kadhi Recipe - Toor Dal in Coconut Milk Curry
A vegetarian Karnataka recipe with arhar dal (split toor dal), turmeric powder (haldi), asafoetida (hing). Ready in 25 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
10 steps- 1
To begin making the Karwar Style Varan Kadhi Recipe by cooking the dal in a pressure cooker with 2 cups water, salt and teaspoon of turmeric powder
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)salt - to tastesalt - to taste - 2
Pressure cook it for 4 whistles, turn off the flame and allow the pressure to release naturally
- 3
Meanwhile, grind the coconut and green chilies in a grinder to a smooth paste
fresh coconut - grated(1/2 cup)green chilli(1) - 4
Keep it aside
- 5
Once the dal is cooked, using a masher, mash the dal into a smooth texture
- 6
Place the cooker on medium heat
- 7
Transfer the coconut mixture into the dal and mix it, later add some jaggery and kokum
fresh coconut - grated(1/2 cup)tablespoons jaggery(2)kokum (malabar tamarind)(4) - 8
Check for seasoning as per your taste
salt - to tastesalt - to taste - 9
Keep stirring till it comes to a boil
- 10
Serve the Karwar Style Varan Kadhi Recipe along with Steamed Rice, Bharva Bhindi and Phulka to enjoy your comforting meal
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Karwar Style Varan Kadhi Recipe - Toor Dal in Coconut Milk Curry
A vegetarian Karnataka recipe with arhar dal (split toor dal), turmeric powder (haldi), asafoetida (hing). Ready in 25 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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Directions
10 steps- 1
To begin making the Karwar Style Varan Kadhi Recipe by cooking the dal in a pressure cooker with 2 cups water, salt and teaspoon of turmeric powder
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)salt - to tastesalt - to taste - 2
Pressure cook it for 4 whistles, turn off the flame and allow the pressure to release naturally
- 3
Meanwhile, grind the coconut and green chilies in a grinder to a smooth paste
fresh coconut - grated(1/2 cup)green chilli(1) - 4
Keep it aside
- 5
Once the dal is cooked, using a masher, mash the dal into a smooth texture
- 6
Place the cooker on medium heat
- 7
Transfer the coconut mixture into the dal and mix it, later add some jaggery and kokum
fresh coconut - grated(1/2 cup)tablespoons jaggery(2)kokum (malabar tamarind)(4) - 8
Check for seasoning as per your taste
salt - to tastesalt - to taste - 9
Keep stirring till it comes to a boil
- 10
Serve the Karwar Style Varan Kadhi Recipe along with Steamed Rice, Bharva Bhindi and Phulka to enjoy your comforting meal
Rate this recipe
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