Heat oil or ghee in a small pan

Add the mustard seeds along with the bay leaf first

Let the mustard seeds start popping and crackling

Then add cumin seeds

Stir and add red chilies and asafoetida

Fry for few seconds till the red chilies darken a bit

Switch off the flame

Add the red chilli powder and stir

Immediately pour this tempering into the kadhi

Cover and let the tempering flavour influse with kadhi

After 5 to 6 min and serve hot kadhi