Velarikai Mor Kuzhambu |Cucumber Butter Milk Kuzhambu

Mor Kuzhambu is mainly prepared in south india. It made with main ingredients butter milk and ladies finger or cucumber, white pumpkin. its very easy to prepare and Mor kuzhambu is great combination with potato fry or vazhakai fry or yam fry

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 15 minutes

Total times:25 minutes

Serving: 4

Course: Lunch

Cuisine: south Indian recipe

Ingredients:

1 Cup Curd (whisked)

1 Cucumber, chopped

1 tsp Turmeric

1 Pinch Hing(Perungayam)

Coriander leaves, handful

Salt to taste

For Grinding:

(1 cup = 50ml)

1 Cup Grated coconut

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 small piece Ginger

4 sambar shallots

2 Green chilies

1 tblsp Channa dal

For Tempering:

1 tsp Mustard seeds

1 tblsp oil

2 sambar shallots, finely chopped

1 sprig curry leaves

Preparation:

1. In a bowl add 1 tblsp Channa dal and soak it in water for 30 minutes. After the 30 minutes drain the water and keep aside

2. Transfer Cumin seeds, Ginger, Sambar shallots, Green chilies, channa dal and grated coconut to the blender, grind it as smooth paste and keep aside

Method:

1. In a pan add 1 cup water and chopped cucumber

2. Then add turmeric and hing and close the lid until the cucumber cooks well.

3. Add grinding paste and let them cook till the raw smell disappear

4. Add whisked Curd on low heat or switch off the flame and stir continuously till the curd combines well

5. Meanwhile heat a pan, add 1 tblsp oil and mustard seeds

6. When mustard seeds crackle, add shallots

7. When sambar shallots turns golden brown add curry leaves

8. Pour the tempering over the Mor kulambu and mix well