Pulissery

Kalan/Moru Curry/Butter Milk Curry/Mor Kolambu/Majjige Huli/Kadi

Pulissery is an very prominent dish in Onam Sadya. Traditional spices are cooked along with curd to give a tangy-spicy gravy. This is served along with the hot rice. Here i have used Ash gourd to Pulissery you can also use vegetables like Bottle Gourd, Cucumber, Bhendi, Ridge Gourd or even Black Channa. If you'll add fried pakodas to this it will become Kadi-Pakora.

Ingredients: 1cup beaten curd/butter Milk

                   3/4cup chopped ash gourd

                   1tbsp grated coconut

                   1tbsp soaked channa dal

                   1tbsp soaked rice

                   3 green chilies

                   1tsp cumin seeds

                   1' chopped ginger

                   2tsp oil

                   1tsp mustard seeds

                   1tbsp curry leaves

                   3 red chilies

                   1/4tsp turmeric powder

                   a pinch of asafoetida

                   salt to taste

Method: 1)Keep little water for boiling in a vessel, add ash gourd and cook till its half cooked.

              2)Grind together coconut, channa dal, green chilies, rice, ginger, and turmeric powder to a 

                  smooth paste. Add this mixture to the ash gourd water and continue cooking till the ash 

                  gourd is cooked completely. 

              3)For tempering heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and when they splutter add curry leaves, 

                 asafoetida, red chilies and after 30secs put off the flame.

              4)Add beaten curd, salt and tempering to the ash gourd mixture and  cook for 2mins.

See Also: Small Onion Kulambu

Small onion kulambu

Kulmabu is a very popular recipe in Tamil nadu. There are numerous varieties of kulambu among them this is the most simple recipe, this is also called as poodu kulambu as garlic is used in large quantity. This spicy and tangy kulambu is a an very good combination along with rice. Keep some papad along with it and this makes an perfect lunch menu.

Ingredients: 1cup pearl(small/sambar) onions
                    1/2cup garlic pods
                    2cups tomatoes finely chopped
                    1/2cup tamarind pulp
                    1/4cup coconut milk
                    1tbsp curry leaves
                    3-4 whole red chillies
                    1tsp mustard seeds
                    1/4tsp methi seeds
                    a pinch of asafoetida
                    2tsp sambar powder
                    1tsp red chilli powder
                    1/4tsp turmeric powder
                    1/2tsp jeera powder
                    5-6 sesame seed oil
                    salt to taste

Method: 1)heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, methi seeds and when they splutter add asafoetida,
                 curry leaves, red chillies, garlic pods and fry for a minute. add onions and fry till they turn
                 pink. add tomatoes and fry till they turn soft.
              2)add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, sambar powder, jeera powder and fry till the oil
                 separates.
              3)add tamarind pulp, coconut milk, salt and cook it in low flame for 5min.
              4)serve hot with rice.