Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, poosanikai mor kuzhambu/ ash gourd buttermilk curry. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Poosanikai Mor Kuzhambu/ Ash Gourd Buttermilk Curry is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Poosanikai Mor Kuzhambu/ Ash Gourd Buttermilk Curry is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
Poosanikai (Ash Gourd) mor (buttermilk) kuzhambu (curry/sambhar) is a signature Iyengar entree that is must have in festivals, weddings and other important gatherings. Mor Kuzhambu or buttermilk kulambu is a curd based gravy from South India. It is ash gourd- pusanikkai in tamil.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have poosanikai mor kuzhambu/ ash gourd buttermilk curry using 18 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Poosanikai Mor Kuzhambu/ Ash Gourd Buttermilk Curry:
- Prepare 1/4 kg Ash Gourd/Poosanikai cut into small pieces
- Prepare 1/2 cup grated coconut
- Take 1 Tbsp Toor dal
- Get 1 1/2 Tbsp Coriander seeds
- Prepare 1/2 Tbsp Cumin seeds
- Get 4 Garlic pods
- Make ready 5 Dry Red Chillies broken
- Make ready 1/2 Tbsp Rice
- Get 7 Shallots roughly chopped
- Prepare 1 Medium size Onion chopped
- Take Curry leaves few
- Get Coriander leaves few
- Take 2 Tbsp Oil
- Make ready 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- Make ready 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- Take As required Buttermilk
- Take Salt as per your taste
- Get Water as required
First remove the centre soft & spongy parts along with seeds. Steam the ash gourd either using the pressure cooker or a steamer. Tamil style Mor kuzhambu made with coconut masala and onion. So, I don't make mor kuzhambu often as its too "yogurty" for me to handle.
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 like glass colour.
- 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 the lid and cook for 15 mins in low medium flame.
- Add coriander leaves. Mix it and transfer to a bowl.
- Now it's ready to serve with hot rice.
Yogurt in kurma, biryani and things like that is fine but I still haven't made friends with Mor Kuzhambu. Mor Kuzhambu or Moru Curry is nothing but a buttermilk curry using coconut and lentils. Veggies like Poosanikai/White Pumpkin(Ash Gourd), Vendakka/Okra, Zucchini, Yam or Paruppu Urundai or even Masal Vadai can be used for Mor Kuzhambu. Mor Kuzhambu is a coconut-based side dish with buttermilk and vegetables This version is called Vellai Poosanikai Mor Kuzhambu in Tamil as Vellai Poosanikai is the Tamil word for ash gourd. Elsewhere in this blog you will find recipes for two types of curries called Kulave Sasam and.
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