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Posted by Mariam Sodawater on Mar 1, 2018 (Updated Oct 18, 2022)

Bohra Kaari Chawal

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4.89 from 9 votes

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Bohra Kaari, kari or curry is a traditional Bohra dish. It is a coconut and cashew (poppy seed) based curry that requires a special masala called Kari masala. The taste of curry is mildly spiced and nutty.

kaari chawal

It is very easy to cook, if you have masala prepared in advance, it requires very little effort. Although, allow slow cooking of curry to accentuate flavors.

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How does this recipe work?

Kaari Masala: Please check my kaari masala recipe to it make your own spice mix. I recommend making your own over ready-made.

If you use a ready-made kari masala mix then you might need to tweak this recipe with some extra red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and whole spices. Just add these in tempering when we fry masala.

Cooking Method: Just like other Bohra recipes, I cooked meat separately and added it to the curry. But if you have some time you can add meat directly to the gravy and cook. For chicken, pre-cooking is not required anyway.

In a nutshell, masala needs to be fried very well. Now, mix water and then fry; or fry and then add water, it's a personal preference. In fact, you can fry the whole masala and grind them afterward for the crispiest taste.

kaari ChawAL

Ingredients

Bohra is a worldwide community and so most of Bohra's recipes have regional variations.

Meat choices: Kaari tastes best when cooked with mutton or lamb. But you can use chicken and beef with little compromise in taste.

Sour ingredient: You can add tamarind water, lemon juice or yogurt too. Tomatoes are rarely added.

Coconut Milk: We need coconut milk for this recipe. The traditional way to make coconut milk is to blend the fresh or desiccated coconut with water and then strain to extract coconut milk. 

Let's say 300 grams of desiccated coconut and 1 ½ cup water. Repeat process once more with another 1 ½ cup of water to extract three cups of coconut milk. Some of that extracted coconut is also added to rice to avoid waste and add flavours and aroma to rice as well.

Now, considering quick and easy ways, I'm using coconut milk powder, you can even use coconut cream for extra-rich gravy.

So the authentic recipe varies regionally and is simply how your mother cooked and developed your taste buds. I don't believe in dictating recipes but I believe everyone has a unique style so I tried to suggest all options.

How to make it?

Boil meat with ginger, garlic and green chili paste, oil, and salt. You can pressure cook or slow cook.

Also add onions cut into chunks. This cut of onion gets dissolved quickly.

When the meat is tender, stir the meat for a few minutes to dissolve the onions. (bhunofy). Then set aside.

Get the recipe for kaari masala here! While the meat is cooking fry curry masala on medium flame until fragrant. Because we have pre-roasted masala before grinding it, this will take few minutes only. Stir constantly. (The masala will burn before you know.)

I also added some water while frying as soon as it became fragrant. Throw in curry leaves.

Add meat.

Mix and bhonofy for 2 minutes till little oil is visible in sides.

Add coconut milk.

Let the curry simmer for 15 minutes on low flame until oil separates.

I'm adding tamarind pulp at this stage. If you want an even more tarty flavor add lemon juice while serving. (Adding a lot of tamarind pulp can darken the color of curry)

Serving: Kaari is served traditionally with Karak double roti and rice. I highly suggest making this recipe especially if you love coconut-based curries. If you have kids, serve it with noodles to enjoy mock khousay flavors.

bohra kaari chawal

How do make your curry? If this recipe helped you, please let us know in the comments. Don't forget to share so others can benefit too.

Hungry for more? Check these!

  • Bohra Fried Chicken
  • Mutton Leg Roast (Raan)
  • Mutton Soup Recipe (Bohra khurdi)
  • Ketchup Chicken Recipe, Bohra Style

If you try this Red ketchup chicken recipe, I'd LOVE to hear your feedback in the comments. Your 5-ratings motivate me to do my best job. Stay connected for more recipes and videos on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Youtube.

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kaari ChawAL

Kaari Chawal Recipe

A unique nut and coconut based curry that can be eaten with Karak bread and rice.
4.89 from 9 votes
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Prep: 5 minutes minutes
Cook: 30 minutes minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
Servings : 6 servings
Calories: 871kcal

Ingredients

For meat:

  • ½ kg lamb, or any other meat
  • 1 tablespoon green chilli paste
  • 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
  • 1 medium onion, cut in chunks
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tablespoon oil

For gravy

  • 1 ¾ cup Kari masala
  • ⅓ cup oil
  • 2-3 twigs curry leaves
  • ⅔ cup (75 grams) coconut milk powder
  • 3 cups water or more
  • 2 tablespoon tamarind water

For Cumin Rice

  • 400 gram or 2 cups rice
  • Salt, to taste
  • 5-6 peppercorn
  • 4 cloves
  • ⅓ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • 1 tablespoon desiccated coconut
  • 4 tablespoon fried onion, for garnish

Instructions

For Kaari

  • Boil meat with ginger, garlic, green chilli paste and onions until tender. When tender stir for few minutes to dissolve onions. Set aside.
  • In a thick bottomed skillet fry kaari masala, red chilli and curry leaves on low flame. Stir constantly until fragrant. Add a little water if masala is burning.
  • Next add meat to the gravy. Fry until you see a little oil bubbling from sides.
  • Add coconut milk little by little with stirring.
  • Cook curry for 15 minutes on medium flame until oil separates. Serve with lemon, Cumin Rice and karak double roti (bread).

For Coconut rice

  • Wash and soak rice for 20 minutes.
  • Boil water in a large pot, add salt, cumin, pepper, cloves and rice.When rice are 80% cooked strain rice and discard water.
  • In the same pot heat oil,add desiccated coconut, give all a stir. Next , mix in boiled rice.
  • Cover and dum rice for 5-7 minutes until steam rises. Coconut rice for Kaari chawal is ready, garnish with fried onions and serve.

Notes

Check my Kaari masala recipe.
If using ready masala, then you might need to add more red chilli, turmeric and coriander and cumin powder in tempering.
If you like spicy curry add ½ teaspoon red chilli powder in tempering.
If using chicken to make kaari, just marinate chicken in ginger, garlic and chilli paste for 20 minutes. And add marinated chicken in tempering of gravy.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1bowl ,Calories: 871kcal ,Carbohydrates: 71g ,Protein: 22g ,Fat: 57g ,Saturated Fat: 17g ,Trans Fat: 1g ,Cholesterol: 24mg ,Sodium: 115mg ,Potassium: 193mg ,Fiber: 5g ,Sugar: 5g ,Vitamin A: 28IU ,Vitamin C: 15mg ,Calcium: 101mg ,Iron: 3mg
Author : Mariam Sodawater

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March 1, 2018 by Mariam Sodawater 14 Comments Filed Under: Bohra Recipes, Lamb & Mutton Main Dishes

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  1. Sam says

    July 30, 2021 at 6:24 pm

    Hello,
    First things first: An awesome website and a very good collection of recipes.
    On the Kari recipe: My Mom never used to boil the meat. She used to cook the meat as if u were making mutton curry but with very less amount of spices and little water. Once the meat was cooked then fry the masala add coconut milk and then add the meat with the gravy and let it simmer!!

    Reply
    • Mariam Sodawater says

      August 02, 2021 at 4:48 pm

      Thanks for appreciating my work. So she cooked meat with tomato and onions and then added the kaari masala? Quite interesting! Share more details I'd love to try.

      Reply
  2. Asma says

    February 03, 2021 at 9:40 pm

    Hi there. Good recipe. Masala turned out real nice. Nice aroma and color. Thanks

    Reply
    • Recipe 52 says

      February 03, 2021 at 10:04 pm

      Thank a lot Asma for leaving a lovely feedback. I’m glad you liked it. 😊

      Reply
  3. Anil Tyagi says

    September 06, 2020 at 5:18 pm

    5 stars
    Absolutely Outstanding Recipe which I was searching for for quite some time!
    I did check your Kaari Masala recipe with a Bohra Family we know in Bombay and the lady informed me that she does not use any peanuts and also that she avoids the dry ginger powder (sonth) in the Kaari masala since she uses the fresh ginger paste to cook with the mutton.
    This Mutton Kaari Chawal will be made soon!!

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    • Recipe 52 says

      September 06, 2020 at 5:24 pm

      Thanks a lot Anil. Yes, you can substitute peanuts for cashew if you like.
      I hope this recipe turns out great for you. Thanks for leaving a lovely comment.

      Reply
  4. khozem says

    February 26, 2020 at 3:52 pm

    very well presented and easy to understand thank you

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    • Recipe 52 says

      March 02, 2020 at 6:56 pm

      Hi Khozem, thank you so much for the feedback. I'm glad it helped you.

      Reply
  5. Anonymous says

    July 15, 2018 at 2:19 am

    Super

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    • Recipe 52 says

      July 15, 2018 at 8:16 am

      Thanks!

      Reply
  6. Recipe 52 says

    March 04, 2018 at 10:14 am

    ok

    Reply
  7. Tasneem Shoaeb says

    March 03, 2018 at 1:54 pm

    So nice so brief thank hearty ...

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    • Mariam Sodawater says

      March 03, 2018 at 2:08 pm

      Thanks ??

      Reply
    • Recipe 52 says

      March 04, 2018 at 10:15 am

      ok

      Reply

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