Pullissery is a very traditional Kerala dish usually made with Ash Gourd. One of our friends over here gave me this fresh Ash gourd grown in his garden and I was excited to make pulliseery. Pullisery is a dish served in all vegetarian banquets in Kerala. This dish usually goes well with plain rice.
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| Kumbalanga Pulissery |
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| Ingredients |
Ingredients
Ash Gourd cleaned peeled and cut into cubes about 1 1/2 cups
Fresh grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Thick plain yogurt - 1 cup
Garlic - 4 cloves
Black pepper cloves - 1 teaspoon
Red chilly powder 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon
Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon
Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon
Fenugreek seeds 1/2 teaspoon
Whole dried red chillies - 3 - 4 broken into pieces
curry leaves 2 - 3 sprigs
Oil - 2 tablespoons
Salt to taste
Steps
1. Place the cleaned cut ash gourd pieces in 1/2 cup water 1/4 teaspoon turmeric,1 teaspoon chilly powder and salt in an earthen pot or a pan. Mix well and cover and cook on low flame till the ash gourd pieces are cooked well.
2. In your blender with 1/4 cup water grind the fresh grated coconut along with garlic, cumin seeds, black pepper and 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder to a smooth paste.
3. Add the ground coconut mixture to the cooked ash gourd. Mix well and bring the mixture to boil. Lower flame and let the ash gourd pieces cook with the coconut mixture for 2 - 3 minutes.
4. Turn off heat and let this mixture come to room temperature. Beat the yogurt well with a whisk and add to the prepared ash gourd. Mix well.
5. Heat oil in a pan. When oil is in hot add the mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds. Let the seeds splutter. Lower flame and add the Whole red chilly pieces and curry leaves. Turn off heat and pour this over the prepared pullisery dish.
Serve with plain rice.
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