Today I am sharing a very delicious and easy recipe for Onam . Kumbalanga Pulissery / Moru Curry is important dish that is an integral part of Onam Sadhya. I love to have it with steaming hot rice and papad on any day of the week. Some recipes from Kerala and Tamil Nadu are quite similar. It is quick to whip up .Pulissery is something similar to mor Kuzhambu. It is made using sour curd or butter milk and spice-coconut paste to thicken it.
Some Info on the Onam Sadhya :
Onam sadhya consists of traditional vegetarian dishes served on a Banana Leaf. Sadya means banquet in Malayalam. Sadya is typically served as a traditional feast for Onam, the state festival of Kerala and Vishu.A typical Sadya can have about 24–28 dishes served as a single course. In cases where it is a much larger one it can have over 64 or more items, such as the Sadya for Aranmula Boat race. The main dish is plain boiled rice, served along with other curries, Koottaan which include curries like parippu, sambar, rasam, pulisseri and others like kaalan, avial, thoran, olan, pachadi, kichadi, koottukari, erissery, mango pickle, injipuli, mezhukkupuratti, naranga achaar (lime pickle), as well as papadam, plantain chips, sharkara upperi, banana, plain curd and buttermilk. The buttermilk is typically served near the end of the meal. The traditional dessert called payasam served at the end of the meal. Some of the varieties are Paal Ada pradhaman, Ada pradhaman, Parippu pradhaman, Chakka pradhaman, Gothampu payasam, Paal Payasam. They even serve banana. There is an order to serve the respective dish. People sit cross legged on the floor and savour the meal with family and friends. We enjoy it every year with our Malayali friends .
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Our host for this Onam Sadhya theme is Priya VJ. An amazing blogger with many versatile recipes on her blog. Check out her Vendakka Pachadi for this theme . I am paired with priya Iyer for this theme. She gave two secret Ingredients Green Chilli and Cumin and I gave her Black Chana and Coconut Oil. She whipped up this lip smacking Onam Special Yam and Pumpkin Curry and I made this delicious Kumbalanga Pulissery / Moru Curry. Do check it out.
KUMBALANGA PULISSERY / MORU CURRY
Equipment
- 1 Wide Bottom Pan
- 1 Blender
- 1 Spatula
Ingredients
- 250 Gms Ash Gourd diced into cubes
- Salt to taste
- 1.5 Cups Sour Yogurt
- 1/4 Tsp Turmeric / Haldi
Ingredients For the Paste :
- 5 Nos Fresh Green Chillies
- 1/2 Cup Freshly grated coconut
- 1.5 Tsp Jeera / Cumin Seeds
- 1 Tsp Rice Flour
Ingredients for Tempering :
- 2 Tsp Coconut oil
- 2 Nos Dry Red Chillies
- 1/2 Tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1/4 Tsp Fenugreek Seeds
- 1 Sprig Fresh Curry Leaves
Instructions
- Boil 2 Cups of Water in a Pan with salt and haldi /turmeric. Add the diced ash gourd pieces to this and boil for up to 10 minutes until they are tender.
- Remember not to overcook as it will dissolve if overcooked and will not retain it's shape .
- In a blender blend grated coconut, rice flour,green chillies and jeera to a fine paste using about 3 tbsp of water. Transfer this mixture to a bowl and keep it aside.
- Add this ground paste to the yogurt and whisk until lump free and smooth.
- Now add this whisked mixture to the cooked Ash gourd and and let it simmer over low flame.
- Turn off the heat. Heat coconut oil in a small pan. Add mustard ,red chillies ,fenugreek seeds and curry leaves.Turn off the heat once the fenugreek is lightly browned and mustard splutters.
- Pour this tempering over the Puliserry .
- Enjoy with steaming hot rice, spicy thoran and papadum.
Notes
- Use fresh Ingredients for better taste.
- You can replace Ashgourd with Arbi(Colocassia ) , Bhindi (Okra), Baigan (Eggplant) or pumpkin.
- Adjust the chillies as per your spice tolerance.
- Sour yogurt works best.
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Tempting recipe. Amma always made moru curry or kalan for Sunday meals. Your recipe reminded me of those lovely times.
The Pulissery looks absolutely fabulous! I love the flavours here – the curd, green chillies, coconut, and cumin seeds all blend together so beautifully.
An easy to make and delicious moru curry. Love it with some plain rice. Miss it as I don’t get ash gourd where I live. Sometimes I use bottle gourd. Such easy recipes come to rescue whenever I am fighting for time.
Moru curry looks super tempting. I made this recently and it was very good, I just replaced it with yam as could not source ash gourd.
Ahhh! this kumbalanga pulissery is my favourite, and my mom made the best one. This recipe takes me back to her cooking and it sounds perfectly like what she made. Thanks Preethi I must try this delicious moru curry.
My grandmother’s favorite recipe, kumbalanga moru curry looks very tasty di. Whenever we visit my granny’s place she use to prepare this atleast once and my brother totally hate it and end up with potato fry and I’m the one who complete the bowl of curry
Moru curry is simple yet tasty dish from Kerala cuisine. Will try your version next time I buy ash gourd .
This is delicious and tempting curry and I can never say no to this. SO YUMMY! This is a often made recipe at home.
Kumbalanga pulissery is one the easiest curries to make. It’s one of those curries that can never go wrong. I love how yours has turned out.
Moru curry looks so inviting. Loved this simple yet delicious recipe Preethi. I can imagine the wonderful taste and flavour of this coconut and curd based curry. Beautiful click.
Moru curry looks super tempting !!!!! Loved this simple yet delicious recipe ….
This Kumbalanga Pulissery / Moru Curry looks absolutely delicious! It’s great to learn about the traditional dishes served during Onam Sadhya. The combination of ash gourd, yogurt, and the spice-coconut paste sounds amazing. Thanks for sharing this authentic recipe! #OnamSpecial #TraditionalCuisine
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Thank you . I am so glad you liked it .
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This is a great post. I appreciate your work.