Instant Moru Curry

Recipe For Instant Moru Curry

Ingredients

Vegetable of choice - 1/2 cup (You could use any vegetable like cucumber, pumpkin, raw banana, okra, yam etc. Here I have used 1/2 cup of chopped elephant foot yam)
Red Chili Powder - 1/4 tsp
Black Pepper Powder - 1/4 tsp
Rice powder - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Yogurt - 1/2 cup
Sugar or jaggery - 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida - a pinch
Chopped green coriander leaves - for garnishing

For Seasoning

1. Oil - 1 tsp
2. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
3. Fenugreek Seeds - 1/4 tsp
4. Cumin Seeds - 1/4 tsp
5. Dry Red Chili - 1
6. Curry Leaves - 1 sprig

Method

• Cook the yam or any vegetable of your choice in a vessel by adding salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder and black pepper powder.
• Add the rice powder in 2 tbsp water mix well and add to the cooked vegetables.
• When it comes to boil, add the jaggery and cook till it dissolves.
• Then add the beaten curd. Mix well and switch off the gas.
• Season with the ingredients mentioned under seasoning.
• Garnish with coriander leaves. Moru curry is ready to be served.

Variation

• You can also use chundakkai, manathakali or anyother vattals instead of vegetables.

Serving Suggestion

• Serve hot with steamed rice, kichadi or chapatti. This simple curry tastes really good.