Mor Kuzhambu

Wondering how to stay cool this summer!? Then here is one best way! Keep your food cool. Mor Kuzhambu is a perfect dish for summer.It has curd, coconut, Fenugreek/ Venthayam which will help you beat the heat. I suggest you to make it a night before, it tastes great the next day afternoon! You can make plain mor kuzhambu or with vegetables as you wish! Happy Cooking! Cheers!

Ingredients:

Curd - 1 1/2 cup

Coconut - 1/2 cup grated

Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

To Soak in water,

Rice - 1 Tbsp

Thoor dal/ Thuvaran Paruppu - 2 Tbsp

Coriander Seeds/ Daniya -  2 Tbsp

Jeera - 1 tsp

To Roast,

Fenugreek/ Venthayam - 1 tsp

Green Chiili - 5

Red Chilli - 3

To Temper,

Gingelly oil - 1 tbsp

Mustard/ Kadugu - 1 tsp

Curry Leafs - 1 sprig

Method of making "Mor Kuzhambu" With stepwise pictures

1. Soak the ingredients mentioned in  " To Soak in water" for about 20 to 30 minutes

2.In a pan take a tsp of gingelly oil and roast the ingredients mentioned in "To Roast" section

3.Let the roasted ingredients cool (Meanwhile you can grated 1/2 cup of coconut)

4.In a mixie grind the soaked and roasted ingredients to a fine paste adding needed water

5. Take a thick bottomed vessel and pour the content in mixie to it. Add needed water and make it a thin gravy. (dosa batter Consistency ). I have added cooked ash gourd to it, you can skip this if you are making plain mor kuzhambu

6. Keep the vessel on medium  flame and cook for 5 minutes. (As the rice and dal gets cooked and the gravy will become thick.)

7.Now switch off the flame and add curd to it

8. Heat one tablespoon of gingelly oil and add mustard, Once it splutters add curry leafs and switch off the flame. Add this tempering to the gravy

Note:

1. Mor Kuzhambu is even more tastier the next day. Longer the ingredients we have used  gets soaked in curd, the more tastier it is! 

2. Curd used should not be sour.This is a rule!

3. Mor kuzhambu can be plain or if needed some vegetables can be added to it

4. If you are using pusanikai/ Ash gourd, First cook the vegetable completely and add to the gravy in step 5

5. If you are using Lady's Finger, Fry the lady's finger in oil. Then add it to the gravy in Step 7