Sunday, March 27, 2011

How to Prepare "More Kulambu"

Ingredients:
1. White Pumpkin - 1/2 KG
2. Black Pepper - 10 nos
3. Coconut - 1/2
4. Jeera - Little
5. Curd - 1/2 Ltr
6. Small Onions - 100 gm
7. Red Chilli - 4 Nos
8. Oil - 5 teaspoons
9. Mustard - Little
10. Curry Leaves - 1 Leaf
11. Salt - Little
12. Turmeric Powder - 1 teaspoon
13. Chilli Powder - 2 teaspoons

Steps:

Module 1: Coconut Mix
Module 2: Cooking Pumpkin
Module 3: Frying items
Module 4: Final Mix


PreRequisite:
1. Cut the White pumpkin first vertically into slices, then cut into small pieces.








2. Chop the onions into 2 slices each
3. Grate the coconut

Module 1: Coconut Mix
  • Add the grated coconut, Black pepper, Jeera, little water and get it grinded using a mixer.
  • Final mix should be like a thick Chutney.
Module 2: Cooking Pumpkin
  • Add the cut pumpkin, salt(very little) and water (till the pumpkin soaks completely) in a pan and boil it for 10 mins. (half cooked)
  • Reduce the flame to low. (Need to add the Module 1, 3 items here)
Module 3: Frying items
  • Add oil, mustard, red chillies in a pan and fry it for a minute.
  • Add chopped onions and fry it till Golden brown.
  • Add the curry leaves.
  • Add the turmeric, chilli powders
  • Pour this fried items into the pan in Module 2
Module 4: Final Mix
  • Add more salt after adding the coconut mix, fried items(after 5 mins) to the boiling pumpkin and leave it to boil for 10 more mins.
  • Stop the flame and let the mix to cool.
  • Shake the curd well and add it to the above mix. 
  • Add more salt if needed.


"More Kulambu" ready :)