Name: Poricha kuzhambu recipe by Karkuzhali Shanmugam at BetterButter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Bottle gourd chopped 1 cup; Moong dhal 1\4 cup; Sambhar powder. 1 tablespoon; Salt. As needed; To grind; Coconut 1\4 cup; Cumin seeds. 1 teaspoon; Shallots. 2 or 3 (optional); For tempering; Oil 1 tablespoon; Mustard seeds. 1 teaspon; Urad dhal. 1 teaspoon; Cumin seeds. 1\2 teaspon; Red chillies. 2; Curry leaves few

ABOUT Poricha kuzhambu RECIPE

It is one of the traditional recipe served with rice in Tamil Nadu. It is a easy less spicy curry that goes very well with rice. We can use any vegetables like drumstick, pumpkin,mango, etc to make this curry. Here i have used bottle gourd .

Ingredients Serving: 2

Bottle gourd chopped 1 cup
Moong dhal 1\4 cup
Sambhar powder. 1 tablespoon
Salt. As needed
To grind
Coconut 1\4 cup
Cumin seeds. 1 teaspoon
Shallots. 2 or 3 (optional)
For tempering
Oil 1 tablespoon
Mustard seeds. 1 teaspon
Urad dhal. 1 teaspoon
Cumin seeds. 1\2 teaspon
Red chillies. 2
Curry leaves few

Instructions

Cook moong dal in water till it becomes soft.
Once the dal is cooked completely add cubed bottle gourd with the cooked moong dal.
Add the sambhar powder and salt. Let it boil till the bottle gourd becomes soft.
Let it boil till the veggie becomes soft.
Grind coconut, cumin seeds and shallots into smooth paste.
Add required water to make it into smooth paste
Once the veg is cooked add the coconut paste and stir well. Let it boil for 1 to 2 minutes. Don't boil more after adding coconut.
In another small pan take half of the oil and prepare the tempering. Once the oil is hot add mustard seeds and red chillies let it splutter. Add this to the curry.
Then add remaining oil and add urad dal and cumin seeds and fry for few seconds.
Finally add the curry leaves and switch off the heat.
Add the tempering to the prepared curry and mix well
Serve hot with rice and some spicy vegetable fry or simple papad as side dish.

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