Instant mor kuzhambu recipe | easy and quick mor kuzhambu recipe, with full video and step-by-step instructions.
Mor kuzhambu is one of the popular South Indian gravy. We make a coconut-based paste and add it to buttermilk to make Mor kuzhambu. To make this coconut paste, we add soaked dal or roasted dal. In this Instant mor kuzhambu recipe, we are not soaking anything. We can make this Mor kuzhambu in just 20 minutes.
This is a typical South Indian hotel-style mor kuzhambu recipe. We add onions to this, which we usually don’t add in mor kuzhambu. We add besan | kadalai maavu along with coconut, cumin seeds, and green chilis to make the paste. The besan gives thickness to the gravy.
If you are a working woman and looking for an Instant and easy recipe, then you should try out this recipe.
Also, check out, Vendakkai mor kuzhambu, Kalyana mor kuzhambu, Varuthu aracha mor kuzhambu and Mor rasam
Instant Mor Kuzhambu recipe
Ingredients
- 1 and 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 3 tsp oil
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- 2 red chilis
- Curry leaves
- Salt as needed
- 1 thinly sliced onions
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
To Grind
- 3 green chilis
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tbsp besan | kadalaimaavu
- 3 tbsp coconut
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- In a mixie jar add 3 green chilis, coconut, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 tbsp besan and ½ cup water.
- Grind this into a smooth paste.
- In a pan add oil and add mustard seeds, curry leaves and broken red chilis.
- Once the mustard splutters add the thinly sliced onions.
- Cook till it becomes translucent.
- Now add the ground paste.
- Let this cook for 2- 3 minutes.
- You can add ½ more cup of water at this stage if necessary.
- Now add the 1.5 cups of buttermilk to this. Let the buttermilk be medium thick and not too watery.
- Add turmeric powder and salt.
- Mix well and cook in a medium flame.
- Let this froth up and come to one boil.
- Switch off the flame.
- Instant mor kuzhambu is ready.
- Serve with hot rice.
Notes
2. Do not add the besan | kadalai maavu more than the quantity mentioned.
3. Instant mor kuzhambu pairs well with any spicy curry of your choice.
How to make Instant Mor kuzhambu
- In a mixie jar add 3 green chilis, coconut, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 tbsp besan and ½ cup water
- Grind this into a smooth paste.
- In a pan add oil and add mustard seeds, curry leaves and broken red chilis.
- Once the mustard splutters add the thinly sliced onions.
- Cook till it becomes translucent.
- Now add the ground paste.
- Let this cook for 2- 3 minutes.
- You can add ½ more cup of water at this stage if necessary.
- Add turmeric powder and salt.
- Mix well and cook for a minute.
- Now add the 1.5 cups of buttermilk to this. Let the buttermilk be medium thick and not too watery.
- Mix well and cook in a medium flame.
- Let this froth up and come to one boil.
- Switch off the flame.
- Instant mor kuzhambu is ready.
- Serve with hot rice.
- We are not adding any veggies to the mor kuzhambu, if needed you can add roasted ladies finger.
- Do not add the besan | kadalai maavu more than the quantity mentioned.
- Instant mor kuzhambu pairs well with any spicy curry of your choice.
