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Monday, August 10, 2009

MOR KUZHAMBU / IYENGAR MORKUZHAMBU/ MOR CURRY / KADHI

How to make iyengar morkuzhambu,

INGREDIENTS:

Curd - 2 cups (slightly sour)
Lady's finger - 6
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp.
Toor dhal - 1 tsp.
Jeera - 1 tsp.
Green chillies - 2 or 3
Raw rice - 1/2 tsp.(optional)
Coconut(scraped) - 2 tablespoons
Ginger - 1/2" piece
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp.
Hing - a pinch
Curry leaves - few
Oil- 2 tsp.
Ghee-1 tsp.
Salt - as per taste

METHOD:

Blend curd with a little water. Mix turmeric powder and salt to curd. Keep aside.

Soak toor dhal, jeera and rice in water for 15 minutes. Grind it with coconut, ginger and green chillies to a fine paste. (If the blended curd is thick, need not add rice while soaking).

Cut ladysfinger into long pieces.

Heat a pan, add oil and ghee, temper with mustard seeds, hing and curry leaves and saute the okra well alongwith little salt. Now add the ground paste and allow it to cook till the raw smell goes. Pour in the blended curd and heat till frothy. (Do not bring it to a boil. When boiled it will curdle). Generally, ladysfinger and ashgourd is used for this kozhambu. If using ash gourd, cook it with salt and add to the kozhambu.

VARIATIONS:

MOR CURRY OF KERALA

Toor dhal is not used and chilli powder and dry red chillies are used alongwith green chillies.
Coconut oil is used. Onion mor curry, kumbhalanga mor curry, cheera mor curry etc. are the different names named after the vegetables used in that.

GUJARATI KADHI

Besan flour and ajwain is added to the curd. Chilli powder is also added. Pakodi kadhi (besan flour fritters) is popular in North India. Kadhi is also made without pakodis.

20 comments :

  1. Awesome more kozhambu. I just love it so much. The variations are really new to me.. will try them soon.

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  2. It is exactly the way we do in our home town except the hing. Happy to see the mor kulambu in a traditional version. Other methods are so new to me and very informative a post. Mor kulambu looks so rich n yummy.

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  3. One of my qick fixes shanthi..but i didnt use okra till date..would love to see the variation!!

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  4. Yummy and mouthwatering combo of Okra with Mor. I just love it.

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  5. Moru curry is my favourite! Looks lovely

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  6. We call this Majjiga Pulusu.This looks very tempting!

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  7. Looks very delicious...we call it "Bhinda Ni Kadhi" its my H fav..Nice picture.

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  8. Wow shanthi, this is yummmy version! Loved it!

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  9. I am a huge fan of this dish. I can eat LOTS of it with rice :-)

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  10. Mor curry looks delicious and yummy.Though I have never prepared but now I got your lovely recipe and shall try it out.

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  11. I feel like eating kadhi now...looks gud

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  12. Excellent! my fav! supera iruku!

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  13. à®®ோà®°் குà®´à®®்புà®®் கத்தரிக்காய்,வெண்டைக்காய் பொà®°ியலுà®®் எப்பொà®´ுதுà®®் என் பேவரைட்..நான் à®…à®°ிசிக்கு பதிலாக தனியா சேà®°்த்து செய்வேன்..அடுத்த à®®ுà®±ை à®…à®°ிசி சேà®°்த்து செய்து பாà®°்க்கிà®±ேன்..



    அன்புடன்,

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  14. Was searching for variations of the traditional Kerala Moru Curry/ Moru Kuttan. Found your blog very informative for traditional dishes.

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  15. Hello maami!

    I tried mor kozhambu last evening and it was yummy! both me and my husband thoroughly enjoyed the dinner thanks to your recipe :)

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  16. Extra ordinary taste. Crown of kulambu recipies!!!!

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  17. thanks for sharing, I have tried and it turn out good. my kids like so it will be definitely part of our menu from now onwards...

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