Coconut Yogurt Curry- Ozhichu Curry Recipe
 
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Recipe type: Lunch
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 4 People
Ingredients
To grind
  • Grated coconut- ½ cup
  • Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
  • Fenugreek seeds- ½ tsp
  • Green chilies- 2
  • Curry leaves- 5 leaves
  • Turmeric powder- ½ tsp
  • Water- ½ cup
While cooking the curry
  • Oil- 1 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
  • Whole dried red chilies- 2, halved
  • Curry leaves- 1 sprig
  • Yogurt, thick- ½ cup
  • Salt- 1 to 1½ tsp
Instructions
  1. To a blender jar, add all the above-mentioned ingredients "to grind", grind till smooth.
  2. Place a claypan or saucepan over medium heat, add oil. Let the oil turn hot.
  3. Add mustard seeds, let splutter.
  4. Add dried red chilies and curry leaves, saute for a few seconds.
  5. Pour the ground coconut mixture & combine well.
  6. Rinse the blender jar with ½ cup water and add the water to the pan.
  7. Season with 1 tsp salt.
  8. Cook for a few minutes.
  9. In a bowl, take thick yogurt & using a whisk or fork beat the yogurt well. Don't skip beating the yogurt.
  10. Take the pan off the heat before adding yogurt, else yogurt will curdle if added to the hot coconut gravy.
  11. Add the beaten yogurt & combine well.
  12. After adding the yogurt don't have to cook any further.
  13. Have a taste and if you need more salt, add accordingly.
  14. This curry is poured over the rice along with fish curry in Kerala.
  15. Enjoy!
Recipe by Cooking with Thas - Smart Cooking, Smart Living at https://thasneen.com/cooking/coconut-yogurt-curry-kerala-style-ozhichu-curry-recipe/