More Kuzhambu

More kuzhambu is a tasty gravy like the north Indian kadi, but that it has vegetables like pumpkin or ladies finger. It has no tamarind in it, has butter milk, hence cools the body. It is served with rice and with some curry as sidedish to savour it to the fullest. There are two ways you can prepare it – with a ground paste, without ground paste. Let’s see both the varities. And note that, for this dish, butter milk should be sour. So at home, if your curd gets sour, don’t worry. A delicious dish awaits!

Arachi Utta More Kuzhambu (with ground paste)

Ingredients: (serves 3-4)

Tuwar dal (Tuwaram paruppu) : 1tsp

Dhaniya seeds : ½ tsp

Fenugreek/Vendayam : ¼ tsp

Red chilli : 2 No.

Jeera : ¼ tsp

Green chilli : 2 No.s

Tomato – 1 medium sized

Vegetables – pumpkin/lady’s finger (1 small cup chopped)

Grated coconut  - 2tbsp

Oil

Mustard/Rai : 1/4 tsp

Butter milk (little thick and sour) – 1 tumbler

Sambhar powder : ¼ to ½ tsp
Salt : as per taste

Method:

1. Soak tuwar dal ,dhaniya seeds , fenugreek, red chilli ,jeera  and green chilli  in water for 45min – 1hr.

     Drain water, add coconut to it and grind it into coarse paste.

2. Heat a vessel, pour 1 tumbler water in it.

3. Add chopped  tomato a6nd vegetable.

4. Add turmeric,salt,hing/asafoetida, sambhar powder. Let it boil till vegetable gets cooked.

5. Now  add the coarsely ground paste and let it boil for 2-3 min

6. Then add 1 tumbler butter milk and keep stirring. As the gravy boils and foam is formed on its surface, stir well 2-3 times  and then switch off flame..

7. Take a tadka pan, add oil, mustard seeds, allow it to crackle. Then add curry leaves. Add this tadka to the More Kuzhambu.

Vedika utta More Kuzhambu (without ground paste):

Ingredients: (serves 3-4)

Butter Milk (little thich and sour) – 2 tumbler

Besan/kadala maav – 2 tsp

Mustard/Rai – ¼ to ½ tsp

Ajwain/omam – ¼ tsp

Green chilli – 1

Red Chilli - 1

Fenugreek seeds/Vendhayam – ¼ tsp

Jeera – ¼ tsp

Sambhar  powder– ½ tsp

Curry leaves – 2 strands

Salt – 1 tsp (or) as per taste

Asafoetida/Hing – pinch

Ginger – ½ inch

Tomato – 1 medium

Pumpkin/ladies finger – 150g (chopped)

Method:

1. Heat oil in a vessel, add mustard seeds and let it crackle.

2. Add chopped Green chilli,ginger, fenugreek,curryy leaves, jeera.

3. Add ajwain and immediately add chopped tomato. Add chopped pumpkin/ladies finger.

4. Saute for 2 minutes and then add ½ tumbler water

5.Add turmeric, asafetida, salt and sambhar powder. Mix well.

6. Close vessel with lid and let it boil till vegetable gets cooked.

7.Now make sure Flame is at sim. Mix besan and butter milk. Make sure there are no lumps. Add it to the boiling mixture, mix well and keep stirring.

8. As the gravy boils and foam is formed on its surface, stir well 2-3 times  and then switch off flame.

Delicious More Kuzhambu is Ready!!!