MORKUZHAMBU

INGREDIENTS:

Bottle gourd/Lady's finger/Potato/Brinjal - 1 cup
Fresh curd-3 cup
Turmeric powder- 1/4
Salt to taste
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
Red chillies- 2
Curry leaves and Coriander leaves
Onions- 2
Asafoetida- a pinch
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Pepper - 2 -3 nos

NOTE:

Beat the curd well to avoid the curdling.

TO GRIND:

Ginger - very small piece
Jeera-1/2 tsp
Pepper-3 nos
Grated coconut - 3 tsps
Green chillies-2
Channa dal - 1 tsp
Rice - 1 tsp
Urat dal - 1/2 tsp

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Beat curd with turmeric powder and keep aside.

2) Heat a pan,add green chillies,channa dal,urat dal,cocnut,rice,jeera and pepper.Fry
for a minute and grind them.

3)Heat oil in a kadai,add mustard,jeera,red chillies,curry leaves and finely chopped onion.Fry till onion is golden brown.

4)Add the vegetable and cook the for some time with little water to it so that the veggies are cooked well.

5)Add the ground paste to the mixture.Saute them till the raw smell leaves.

6)Add the buttermilk,beaten curd to it.Add salt to it.Allow to boil for 5-7 minutes.Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot with rice.Linking it with Tamizhar Samayal Tuesday event by dear friend Nalini.