South Indian Buttermilk Gravy - Moor Kulambu

Moor Kulambu / Buttermilk Gravy

Cooking is not an easy job.Right from cutting vegetables till washing the dishes it is one heck of a process.Preparing both breakfast and lunch in the morning is no piece of cake.Now a days women leave early to work and hence they have no time to cook or eat. That's when this yummy Buttermilk gravy comes to your rescue.This gravy is really quick to prepare and it tastes great with dosa, chappathi and you can have this for lunch with a bowl of hot rice.

South Indian Dishes are known for their spicy and tangy nature and we tend to use a lot of spices.This Buttermilk gravy has very simple ingredients which can be cooked within just 20 mins.



Preparation time : 10 min

Cooking time : 5- 10 min

Serves : 4


Ingredients

• Buttermilk - 1 cup / 300 ml  or Plain Yogurt - 150 ml
• Onion - 1 large
• Tomato - 2 large
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves - 4 to 5
• Coconut oil / Any oil - 3 tblsp
• Salt to taste

To prepare the buttermilk , gently whisk the yogurt so that it has no lumps and then add 150 ml of water.

To grind

• 1/2 spoon black mustard seeds
• 1/4 Fenugreek seeds
• 1 spoon cumin seeds
• a small piece of ginger
• 4 large green green chillies
• 1 spoon coriander seeds
• 2 tblsp channa dal 
• 2 tblsp toor dal 
• 4 tblsp of grated coconut

Ingredients to grind

Take all the ingredients under "to grind" section in a bowl and let them soak in water for 5 mins.Then grind them into a fine paste using a food processor.

Ground ingredients ready to cook

Chop the onions and tomatoes into small pieces .In a pan of medium heat, pour the oil.After it gets hot,add the mustard seeds and allow them to pop.Then add the curry leaves and saute for 10 sec. Add the onions and tomatoes and saute them for about 5 - 6 mins.If you have any vegetables(okra, potato) you can add them too.Turn the flame to low .

Vegetables sauteed for the gravy

In a separate bowl add the buttermilk,salt ,turmeric powder and the grounded paste and mix well until well combined.

Pour the mixture into the pan and let them simmer gently in low flame until bubble started appearing on the top of  the pan.This takes about 8 - 10 mins. Do not boil them in high heat as the curd will start separating.

Moor Kulambu / Buttermilk Gravy

This gravy is really quick to prepare and it tastes great with dosa, chappathi and you can have this for lunch with a bowl of hot rice.

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