Mor Kulambu

மோர் குழம்பு (Mor Kulambu)

Mor kulambu / Buttermilk kulambu is a commonly prepared dish in Tamil Nadu. Mor kulambu is served with white rice and variety of vadam. Traditionally, it includes vegetables like ladies finger, cucumber, white pumpkin. This recipe is very rich in calcium and vitamin C.

Ingredients for Mor Kulambu

For Grinding

Coconut – 1 piece
Small onion – 2-3
Ginger – small piece
Channa dal – 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
Green chilli – 3

Main Ingredients

Curd/ yogurt – 1 cup
Cucumber – 1 big size
Turmeric powder – 1 pinch
Salt as needed

For Tempering

Oil – 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds & urad dal – 1/4 tsp
Dry red chilli – 3
Hing – 1 pinch
Curry leaves – 1 spring

Pre-preparation

Soak the channadal for 15 minutes
Add half cup of water, salt and curd to mixer jar and whisk for a minute

Directions

Peel the skin of the cucumber and chop in small pieces
Take a big pan then add the cucumber pieces, salt, turmeric powder
Pour enough water to cook the cucumber
Switch off the flame when cucumber becomes soft

Grinding Spices

Chop the coconut and add all the grinding ingredients to a mixture jar
Grind it a fine paste

Add ground spices to the cooked cucumber mixture
Cook the mixture until bubbles form
Switch off the flame Let the gravy to cool down
Now pour the whisked curd and mix well

Tempering

Take a small pan and add oil with mustard seeds & urad dal
After the seeds cracked add curry leaves and dry red chilli
Pour this to gravy
Mor kulambu ready
Serve this with rice and vadams