Vendakai Mor Kuzhambu / Okra Buttermilk Curry

I know most of us have our own version of more kuzhambu, and here is mine which I learnt from my mother. I wanted to have it in my site for future reference so thought to share it here. I like this curry anytime, its quick and tasty with rice.

Ingredients:

• Sour curd - 1 cup
• Okra - 4 to 5 chopped into 1 inch pieces
• Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
• Salt As needed
• Curry leaves - few
• Oil - 1 tsp

To Roast and powder:

• Urud dal - 1/2 tsp
• Channa Dhal - 1 tbsp
• Red chillies - 1/2
• Coconut - 1.5 tbsp

To Temper:

• Mustard -1 tsp
• Curry leaves - few
• Red Chillies - 1/2
• Oil - 1/2 tsp

Method:

1. Heat a tsp of oil in a kadai and saute okras till the stickiness is gone. Sprinkle little water and cook the okras until slightly soft. Dont make it soggy.



2. Dry roast the ingredients under 'to roast' till golden brown and grind it to a semi coarse powder.



3. Now add the powder, salt and turmeric powder to sour curd and beat it well. Heat this, add cooked okras. Allow it until the mixture boils and is frothy. Switch off and transfer to serving bowl.



4. Now add 1/2 tsp of oil, add mustard seeds, curry leaves and red chillies allow it to temper then transfer to the curd and mix well. Serve with hot rice.

Even methu vadai can be added to this kuzhambu, we call it vadai kuzhambu :) It tastes divine when the vadais are nicely dunk in the curry.

My Notes:

• The pale yellow color comes only after the curry boils so dont add more turmeric powder than the mentioned quantity.Also adjust red chillies according to your spice level.



• You can add any cooked vegetable of your choice : Chow chow, Sepankizhangu or even methu vadai.