Name: Chembu Pulissery
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 5 nos Chembu; 3/4 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 1/2 cups Curd; Lemon juice (A little); Salt (As reqd); 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 1 sprig Curry leaves; 2 nos Dried red chillies (Kollamulaku); 2 cups Water; 1 cup Grated coconut; 3 nos Dried red chillies (Kollamulaku); 1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam); 1 tsp Black peppercorns

Chembu Pulissery

Chembu curry using curd

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

5 nos Chembu
3/4 tsp Turmeric powder
1 1/2 cups Curd
Lemon juice A little
Salt As reqd
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1 sprig Curry leaves
2 nos Dried red chillies Kollamulaku
2 cups Water

For grinding:

1 cup Grated coconut
3 nos Dried red chillies Kollamulaku
1 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
1 tsp Black peppercorns

Instructions

Whip the curd well.
Add some lemon juice to it and keep aside for 30 mins.
Peel the chembu and cut it into 2 inch pieces.
Cook the chembu in water along with salt and turmeric, until the pieces are soft.
Add the ground paste to this and let it boil.
Add the whipped curd and stir well.
Turn off the heat immediately.
:- Do not let it boil, after adding the curd.
Heat a little oil in another pan.
Add mustard seeds and when they splutter, add dried red chillies and curry leaves and stir it once.
Pour this on top of the curry.
:- Serve with steamed rice.