A comforting yogurt curry to enjoy with rice…
In Kerala cuisine, one of the easiest & comforting vegetarian curries prepared is yogurt or moru curry served with Kerala matta rice. This curry is prepared regularly in some Kerala households & served for lunch. In this dish, ground coconut is not added. If ground coconut is added it will be Kerala pulissery, a popular dish in Kerala in which a variety of vegetables can also be added.
I improvised the traditional moru curry recipe by adding shallots & tomatoes, followed by yogurt. Turned out delicious. This curry goes really well with Kerala matta rice.
Shallots Tomato Yogurt Curry | Simple Kerala Style Moru Curry
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Author: Thasneen
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 4 People
Ingredients
- Coconut oil- 1 tbsp
- Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
- Dried whole red chilies, halved- 3
- Curry leaves- 1 sprig
- Shallots, chopped- 2 large shallots or 4 small/pearl onions
- Ginger, grated- 1 tsp
- Tomatoes, chopped- 2
- Turmeric powder- ¼ tsp
- Salt- 1 tsp
- Yogurt or curd- 1 cup
Instructions
- Place a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add coconut oil, let turn hot.
- Add mustard seeds, let splutter.
- Add dried red chilies & curry leaves.
- Add shallots or small/pearl onions, season with salt.
- Add grated ginger, combine well.
- Saute till shallots turn golden in color.
- Add tomatoes, combine well & cook for a few minutes till tomatoes have mashed up.
- Add turmeric powder, combine well & cook for a minute.
- Take the pan off the heat & let slightly cool down.
- Take the yogurt in a bowl, beat well using a fork.
- Add the yogurt & combine well.
- Don't add the yogurt while the mixture is hot, it will curdle.
- Serve in a bowl & enjoy with rice.
- This curry goes well with Kerala matta rice.
