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Kuruku Kaalan

Tasty thick yogurt, yam, banana mix
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup Yam cubed, Chena
  • 1 no Banana cubed, nenthra kaaya
  • 1 spring Curry leaves
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 500 litre Thick yogurt
  • 1/2 portion Coconut grated
  • 3 nos Green chillies
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
  • 1/4 tsp Fenugreek uluva
  • 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 2 nos Dried red chillies
  • 2 springs Curry leaves
  • 3/4 tsp Pepper powder
  • 1 tsp Ghee
  • 2 tbsp Coconut oil
  • Salt As reqd

Instructions
 

  • For preparing kuruku kaalan, in a pressure cooker put in banana and yam. Add turmeric powder, salt, 1 spring of curry leaves, pepper powder and required water.
  • Allow it to whistle once.
  • After it get slightly mashed add ghee to it and stir well.
  • Make a fine paste of coconut, chilly and cumin seeds. Add this to the yam-banana mixture stir well.
  • Boil it till it becomes thick and add beaten yogurt. Stir it well and turn off the stove.
  • Heat coconut oil in a vessel and splutter mustard, fenugreek, dry chilly and curry leaves . Add it to the curry and stir well.
  • Kuruku kaalan is ready. Serve with onasadhya.
  • Note: 1)You can add fried fenugreek powder directly to the curry instead of spluttering it in oil.
  • You can avoid ghee in first step and add coconut oil. Then make its quantity into 1:1.
  • In some regions they add pumpkin(kumbalanga) with yam and banana.
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