Kumaoni Cuisine

 Baanth (Yogurt Curry with Radish)

Ingredients

Butter Milk or Yogurt (preferably sour)              1 Kg
Gram Flour                                                        100 grams

Cumin Seeds                                                    1/2 tea spoon
Turmeric Powder                                            1/2 tea spoon
Radish                                                               100 grams
Green Chillies                                               3 (finely chopped)
Coriander Leaves                                           1/4 bunch
Oil                                                                  2 table spoon
Salt                                                                   To taste

Seasoning

Red Chilli Powder                                           1/2 tea spoon    
Whole Red Chillies                                          4 in number
Garlic (finely chopped)                                  2 cloves
Ghee (clarified butter)                                  1 table spoon

Method

-- Mix sour buttermilk, 100g of gram flour, turmeric powder and salt in a bowl.
-- Heat oil in a pan.
-- Add cumin seeds and wait for it to crackle.
-- Add chopped green chillies and cook for one minute.
-- Add the butter milk mixture.
-- Bring it to boil and reduce the heat and cook on low flame for 10 minutes
-- Wash radish and peel the skin.
-- Cut radish into small pieces in any shape of your choice or grate it.
-- Add radish to the curry.
-- Cook until the curry has a thick consistency and radish is cooked.

For Seasoning

-- Add ghee in a pan.
-- Add whole red chillies, chilli powder and chopped garlic.
-- Once the garlic turns brown, season the Baanth with this mixture.

Finally garnish it with freshly chopped coriander leaves.