Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, poosanikai mor kuzhambu/ ash gourd buttermilk curry. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Mor Kozhambu is a traditional buttermilk based curry of south India. It uses less oil and chilli. This gives a soothing feeling after eating and suits well for the summer season. The spices used in this curry vary region-to-region and home to home.
Poosanikai Mor Kuzhambu/ Ash Gourd Buttermilk Curry is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. Poosanikai Mor Kuzhambu/ Ash Gourd Buttermilk Curry is something which I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook poosanikai mor kuzhambu/ ash gourd buttermilk curry using 18 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Poosanikai Mor Kuzhambu/ Ash Gourd Buttermilk Curry:
- Get 1/4 kg Ash Gourd/Poosanikai cut into small pieces
- Make ready 1/2 cup grated coconut
- Make ready 1 tsp Toor dal
- Make ready 1 1/2 tsp Coriander seeds
- Prepare 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
- Make ready 4 Garlic pods
- Take 5 Dry Red Chillies broken
- Prepare 1/2 tsp Rice
- Get 10 Shallots roughly chopped
- Take 1 Medium size Onion chopped
- Prepare Curry leaves few
- Prepare Coriander leaves few
- Get 2 tsp Coconut Oil
- Get 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- Make ready 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- Make ready Buttermilk-as required
- Make ready Salt-as per your taste
- Take Water-as required
You can add vegetables like Ash gourd, okra, or you can add paruppu (masala vadai) or Medhu vadai, it is called vadai kuzhambu. It's a different variety from regular sambar and kara kozhambu, no need of cooking dal or soaking tamarind. Mor kuzhambu/ buttermilk kuzhambu/ poosanikai mor kuzhambu recipe with step by step pictures. Poosanikai (Ash Gourd) mor (buttermilk) kuzhambu (curry/sambhar) is a signature Iyengar entree that is must have in festivals, weddings and other important gatherings.
Instructions to make Poosanikai Mor Kuzhambu/ Ash Gourd Buttermilk Curry:
- Place a pan in the stove. Switch on the flame. Add Ash Gourd pieces and some water for it to cook. Cover and cook for 15mins until it becomes transparent.
- In a mixie,add grated coconut, shallots, coriander seeds, cumin seeds,toor dal, rice, red chillies and garlic. Grind to form a smooth paste by adding some water.
- Place another curry pan in the stove. Switch on the flame. Add oil.
- Once the oil gets heat, add mustard seeds(you can also add 1 dry red chilli for extra spicy). Once it gets spluttered, add onions and curry leaves. Saute until onions become translucent.
- Then add the cooked ash gourd. Mix well.
- Then add the ground paste, turmeric powder,salt and buttermilk as required for curry. Half cover the currypan with a lid and cook for 15 mins in medium low flame.
- Add coriander leaves. Mix it and transfer to a bowl.
- Now it's ready to serve with hot rice and dosa.
Mor kuzhambu/ buttermilk kuzhambu/ poosanikai mor kuzhambu recipe with step by step pictures. Poosanikai (Ash Gourd) mor (buttermilk) kuzhambu (curry/sambhar) is a signature Iyengar entree that is must have in festivals, weddings and other important gatherings. The typical recipe that my mom in law uses is one that has coconut, cumin and green chillies as spices, but I thought of giving it a typical "Sambhar" taste with added Rasam. Buttermilk Gravy using Ash Gourd and Curd. Known as Poosanikai Mor Kuzhambu in Tamil.
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