More Kozhambu

மோர் கொழம்பு

Ingredients

1. Butter Milk or Sour Yogurt - 3 cups
2. Coconut scrapings - 2 tablespoons
3. Rice - 3 tablespoons
4. Toor Dhal - 1 tablespoon
5. Coriander seeds - 2 teaspoons
6. Cumin seeds - 2 teaspoons
7. Ginger - 1/2 inch bit
8. Green chillies (or Thai chillies) - 7 numbers
9. Coriander leaves chopped - 3 teaspoons
10. White pumpkin புஷநிகை or Chayote Squash Peeled and cut into 2 inch cubes - 2 cups
11. Curry leaves - 7 nos
12. Oil - 1 tablespoon
13. Mustard seeds - 2 teaspoons
14. Urad dhal - 2 teaspoon
15. Red chilli - 2 nos
16. Asafoetida - 3/4 teaspooon
17. Turmeric powder - 3/4 teaspoon
18. Salt - to taste
19. Chopped onion  1 tablespoon
20. Asafoetida - a pinch

Procedure

• Grind ginger, rice, coriander seeds, green chillies, coconut scrapings, chopped onions and toor dhal to a paste
• Mix well and add this to the yogurt with turmeric powder, asafoetida and salt.
• Keep this on the stove and allow this mixture to raise up and immediately remove from fire
• Steam the cut vegetables separately and add this to the gravy.
• Season mustard, urad dhal, red chilly and curry leaves with a little oil
• Add the seasoning to the more kozhambu
• Garnish with coriander leaves
• If using okra, sautee the okra with oil and little salt till it cooks well and add to the gravy in the place of the pumpkin
• You can also add 10 masala vadais instead of vegetables to the gravy