Punjabi Kadhi is a yogurt based sauce, thickened with gram flour (besan) and flavored with a number of spices. The list of spices that are added to it is long, and it is recommended to add them all to get the full flavor. Each ingredient and spice adds in a layer of flavor, but if you don’t have them all, add as many as you can. The sauce itself is quite light, and the fritters (pakoras) make it a more substantial meal. I personally don’t add pakoras every time I cook Kadhi, sometimes I just add potatoes and other times I just enjoy the plain Kadhi.