🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Mor Kuzhambu

Name: Mor Kuzhambu
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups, whisked Yogurt; to taste Salt; 2 Green Chili; 1 tsp Cumin Seeds; 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1/4 tsp Fenugreek Seeds; 1 tsp Mustard Seeds; 1 sprig Curry Leaves; 150 g (vendakkai) or ash gourd Okra; 1/2 cup Grated Coconut

🇮🇳 Indian

Yogurt-based mor kuzhambu — gently spiced buttermilk gravy with ash gourd or okra, thickened with coconut-cumin paste. Sour, cooling, rice-perfect.

Prep 15 min Cook 25 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

Yogurt2 cups, whisked
Saltto taste
Green Chili2
Cumin Seeds1 tsp
Turmeric Powder1/4 tsp
Vegetable Oil2 tbsp
Fenugreek Seeds1/4 tsp
Mustard Seeds1 tsp
Curry Leaves1 sprig
Okra150 g (vendakkai) or ash gourd
Grated Coconut1/2 cup

Optional extras

Rice Flour1 tsp optional thickener

Instructions

1
Whisk yogurt/buttermilk smooth with turmeric and salt; keep ready.
2
Grind coconut with cumin, green chili and a little soaked rice or dal for body.
3
Cook vegetable (okra lightly sautéed, or ash gourd boiled) until tender.
4
Add ground paste; simmer.
5
Lower heat; stir in yogurt mix — do not boil hard. Temper mustard, fenugreek and curry leaves in oil; finish.

Chef's tip

Boiling after yogurt goes in will curdle the kuzhambu — keep it just below a simmer.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Vendakkai Mor Kuzhambu Recipe in Tamil · on YouTube