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Kafuli

🇮🇳 Indian

Garhwali green curry thickened with rice flour, mountain cooking. A proper gravy curry — the kind that demands something bread-shaped for mopping. Serve with jeera rice or flaky parathas.

Prep 16 min Cook 28 min Serves 3 Medium

Ingredients

  • Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp
  • Garam Masala1 tsp
  • Saltto taste
  • Spinach300 g, chopped
  • Onion2, finely chopped
  • Tomato3, chopped
  • Garlic6 cloves
  • Green Chili2
  • Coriander Powder2 tsp
  • Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
  • Vegetable Oil3 tbsp
  • Red Chili Powder1 tsp
  • Rice Flour1 cup

Optional extras

  • Kasuri Methi1 tsp
  • Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

  1. 1

    Soften the onions over medium heat till they slump and turn bronze at the edges.

  2. 2

    Stir in the ginger garlic paste and cook a full two minutes.

  3. 3

    Tip in the tomato and the ground spices; bhunao until thick, glossy and the oil separates.

  4. 4

    Stir in the spinach and rice flour, saute five minutes, then add hot water and cook covered until done.

  5. 5

    Finish with garam masala, a crush of kasuri methi and fresh cilantro; rest five minutes off the heat.

Chef's tip

Taste as you go — chili heat, salt and sourness should all lift each other, not fight.

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