Mor Kulambhu ~Tamizhar Samayal Tuesday

In our households morkulambhu is made slightly in a different way ether with masala vadai or urad dhal vadai which I shared already.
But today's version is a no onion garlic recipe adapted from Cooks Joy.It tasted heavenly with simple potato fry.I used chayote(chow chow) can be made with veggies like white pumpkin,okra and zucchini.Now off to the recipe........................................

Basic information

Preparation time ~ 10minutes
Cooking Time     ~ 10 minutes
Serves ~2

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Beaten Curd/thayir	1cup
Chayote/chow chow(cubed)	1(appro.1 cup)
Oil	2tsp
Salt	1tsp
Red chilly	1 (broken)
Turmeric powder/majal podi	1/8tsp
Curry leaves/karivepillai	4-5 leaves

For the Masala Paste

Ingredient	Quantity
Coriander seeds/dhaniya	2tsp
Urad dhal/ulutham paruppu	2tsp
Fenugreek seeds/vendahyam	a pinch
Red cilly/varamilagai	1tsp
Cumin seeds/jeeragam	1tsp
Coconut(grated)	11/2tbs

Method

Cook the chayote in a boiling water with a pinch of salt,drain the excess water after cooking and keep it aside.
Dry roast the coriander seeds,red chilly urad dhal till the aroma comes out,let it cool down.To this add the green chilly,coconut,ginger and cumin seeds.Grind it to a fine paste with water.

In a bowl take the curd and add 1/2 cup of water,whisk it,to this add the ground paste,turmeric powder,salt and mix it well.Transfer to a pan and allow it to boil in a medium flame for 6-7 minutes,now add the cooked chayote pieces,let it cook for one boil.put off the fire.Now in a pan do the tempering with mustard seeds,asafoetida,red chilly and curry leaves.Pour it in the kulambhu and mix it well.

Mor kulambhu is ready.Serve it with rice.

Enjoy...................................................................

• Do not boil the kulambhu for long time after adding the vegetable.
• Use one day older curd/yogurt to get a nice taste.

Posted in: Sambhar/Kuzhambu/Rasam,Tamilar Samayal Tuesday