Mochai Kottai Puli Kuzhambu
Mochai Kottai Kuzhambu is a very tasty curry made with field beans, we also call it puli kuzhambu. It is a typical south indian dish which pairs well with steamed rice and any mild stir fry.
Ingredients
- Field Bean / Mochai kottai 2 cup
- Brinajl 3 no.
- small onion 1 cup
- Tomato 1 no.
- Red chili 2 no.
- Tamarind water 1 cup
- coconut Paste 1 cup
- turmeric powder 1 tsp
- sambar powder 2 tsp
- salt to taste
- oil 4 tsp
- castor oil 2 tsp
- mustard 1 tsp
- broken urad dal 1/2 tsp
- curry leaves 1 bunch
Instructions
- boil the Field bean in a pressure cooker by adding salt and water and allow for 2 whistle
- chop the onion and red chili
- chop the brinjal
- in pan heat the oil and castor oil and add onion red chili and saute it until the onion turn into brown
- add chopped tomato and mix well
- add brinjal, mix well and allow to cook for 5 minutes in medium flame
- add turmeric , sambar powder and salt and mix well
- add tamarind water and mix well and allow to cook for 5 minutes
- add mochai kottai / field bean and mix well and add required water for gravy and allow to cook for 2 minutes
- add coconut and allow to cook for 10 minutes in medium flame until it becomes gravy consistency
- now heat the oil and temper the mustard, broken urad dal and curry leaves
- transfer into the gravy
- now mochai kottai / field bean puli kuzhambu is ready
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