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Thakkali Moru Curry

Tomato and onion cooked with coconut paste and yoghurt
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 3 nos Tomato chopped
  • 1 no Onion sliced, big
  • Curry leaves A few
  • 1/2 tsp Chilly powder
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1 cup Yoghurt/Curd
  • Salt As reqd
  • 1 cup Grated coconut
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam

For seasoning:-

  • 3 tbsp Oil
  • 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
  • Fenugreek seeds A pinch, Uluva
  • 2 nos Red chillies Kollamulaku
  • Curry leaves A few

Instructions
 

  • Cook tomatoes and onion in 2 cups of water along with chilly powder, turmeric powder, salt and curry leaves.
  • Grind together grated coconut and cumin seeds to a smooth paste by adding about 1/2 cup of water.
  • When the tomato and onion is cooked, add the coconut paste and boil for 2 - 3 mins.
  • :- You can add more water depending on the consistency required.
  • Add the yoghurt and keep stirring for 1 min so that it doesn`t split.
  • When done, remove from flame.
  • Heat oil in a pan or a kadai.
  • Add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, broken red chillies and curry leaves.
  • After the seeds splutter, pour this into the curry.
  • :- Serve with hot rice and pappadum.
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