Friday 15 June 2018

Kumbalakkayi majjige huli( Ash gourd butter milk curry)

Majjige huli is a very popular dish in Karnataka, with mild gravy, prepared using ash gourd, coconut, butter milk and minimum spices.  Since ash gourd is a very low calorie vegetable, its good for diabetic patients and helps in weight loss.
ingredients
Ash gourd                           --      250 gm
Grated coconut                 --       ½ cup
Green chilly                        --       4 to 5
Bengal gram/chana  dal   --       1 tbsp
Jeera                                    --       1 tsp
Mustard seeds                   --       ½ tsp
Coriander seeds                --        2 tsp
Turmeric powder              --        a pinch
Butter milk                         --        1  cup
Curry leaves few
Salt to taste

Method
Soak Bengal gram/chana dal in ¼ cup of water for 30 minutes.  Remove skin of ash gourd then cut into cubes.   Then pressure cook it with pinch of turmeric powder and salt for 1-2 whistles.  Grind coconut, soaked channa dal, green chillies, coriander seeds and jeera into fine paste.   Add this to cooked ash gourd, boil till its gravy becomes thick.  Then add butter milk and boil for few seconds.  Heat oil in seasoning pan, add mustard seeds and curry leaves.  Pour this on the curry.  Serve Kumbalakkayi majjige huli with steamed rice.




Jeere Saaru/ Jeera Rasam



Ingredients
Grated coconut                --    2tbsp
Jeera                                   --    1tsp
Green chilli                        --    5 to 6
Turmeric powder             --     ¼ tsp
Mustard seeds                  --    1tsp
Curry leaves few
Salt to taste  
Method
Slit green chillies, add salt and  1 cup of water and boil for 5 minutes.  Grind grated coconut, turmeric powder and jeera into fine paste.  Add this to green chilli water and boil  for 5 min. then give tadka of mustard seeds and curry leaves.