Vellarikka Pulissery/Moru Curry (Yellow Cuccumber Broken Curd Curry)

Preparation Time: 15 min

Cooking time: 10min

Serves: 8

Ingredients measure:-

For pressure cook:

Vellarikka(Yellow Cuccumber) : 1 cup

Turmeric powder : ¼ tsp

Red Chilly powder : 2 tsp

Salt : Acc to taste

For Grinding:

Green Chilly :  2 split lengthwise

Ginger garlic Paste : 2 tsp,

Green Chilly : 2 splited lengthwise.

Grated coconut: 1 cup

Broken Curd: 1 ½ cup(Whisked)

Cumin seeds : 1 tsp

Asafetida(hing): 1 pinch

Curry leaves : 2 tsp

Preparation:-

1)      Pressure cook the items under “Pressure cook” and keep it aside to whistle to go off.
2)      Grind the items under “for grinding” to a fine paste and keep it aside.
3)      In Kadai, Pour 2 tsp oil and splutter the  curry leaves, cumin seeds and Asafetida and dry red chillies.
4)      Mix in the pressure cooked items to the above and mix well.
5)      After that add the grinded coconut mix and blend well.
6)      Add sufficient salt and allow the water level to come down.
7)      Make it to a semidry state.
8)      Finally mix the beaten broken curd and cook in slow flame for another 5 mins.
9)      Take it off the stove and serve hot.