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Try Uttarakhand's Delicious Thick Kafli Recipe at Home Easily
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News18•18-10-2026, 16:21
Try Uttarakhand's Delicious Thick Kafli Recipe at Home Easily
- •Pahadi Kafli is a traditional, rich, and thick curry from Uttarakhand made primarily with fresh spinach and local spices.
- •A special slurry of rice flour is added to give the curry its signature thick and creamy texture rather than a thin gravy.
- •Coarsely crushed fresh spices like ginger, garlic, green chilies, and Kasuri Methi enhance the authentic aroma of the dish.
- •The cooked spinach is well-mashed in the pan to give Kafli a traditional rustic touch before mixing in the rice flour slurry.
- •Kafli is best served piping hot alongside plain rice for a comforting and delicious meal.
Key Questions Answered
A slurry made of rice flour is added to the cooked and mashed spinach, which gives the traditional Kafli curry its desired thick and rich consistency instead of a thin gravy.
Ginger, garlic cloves, green chilies, and Kasuri Methi are coarsely crushed together using a mortar and pestle, or a mixer, to bring a distinct and fresh aroma to the dish.
Once cooked and garnished with fresh coriander leaves, Pahadi Kafli is preferred to be served piping hot alongside plain rice.
