Kumbalanga Pulissery ( Kumbalanga Mor Curry) is the most popular dish from Kerala Cuisine. This is one of the important dish as part of the Onam Sadya. Puliseery can be made with Cucumber also but Ash gourd tastes so yummy in mor curry. Puliserry is served with hot steaming rice. In TamilNadu, we made morkuzhambu similar to this pulissery but with slight variations like grinding coriander seeds and thoor dal along with grated coconut. Try this Kumbalanga (Ashgourd) Puliserry and share your experience!
Preparation and Yield:
For Grinding:
For Seasoning:
Method:
Preparation and Yield:
| Preparation time | 5 mins |
| Cooking Time | 20 mins |
| Servings | 2 |
| Recipe Category | Main |
| Recipe Cuisine | South Indian |
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Ingredients:
| Ash gourd (Kumbalanga / Poosanikkai) | 1.5 Cups*, Cubed |
| Turmeric Powder | 1/4 Teaspoon |
| Curd / Yogurt | 1.5 cups |
| Salt | To taste |
For Grinding:
| Grated Coconut | 1/2 Cup |
| Green Chilli | 3 |
| Red Chilli | 1 |
| Cumin Seeds | 1/2 Teaspoon |
| Raw Rice | 1 Tablespoon |
For Seasoning:
| Coconut Oil | 2 Teaspoon |
| Mustard Seeds | 1 Teaspoon |
| Fenugreek Seeds | 1/4 Teaspoon |
| Red Chilli | 2 Broken |
| Curry Leaves | Few |
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| Kumbalanga Pulissery | Kumbalanga Mor Curry Recipe | Onam Sadya Recipes |
Method:
- First soak the raw rice in water for 15 minutes. Then take the soaked rice along with other grinding ingredients in a mixer jar
- Grind everything to a nice and smooth paste. Take curd in a vessel. Add the ground coconut spice mixture and stir well. Keep this aside
- Take a sauce pan. Add the ash gourd pieces along with salt and turmeric powder and allow it to cook till they are soft. Generally ash gourd cooks faster so make sure its not over cooked
- When the ash gourd is cooked, add the curd+coconut spice mixture and stir well. Adjust the salt. Keep in medium flame till you get a frothy layer forms on the top. No need to boil the pulissery as it will make it diluted/ watery. Switch off the flame
- In a separate pan, heat coconut oil. Add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter. Then, add fenugreek seeds along with broken red chili and curry leaves and then add this seasoning to the pulissery
- The delicious Kumbalanga Pulissery is now ready to serve with rice!
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| Kumbalanga Pulissery | Kumbalanga Mor Curry Recipe | Onam Sadya Recipes |