Pulicurry

This is a popular dish from Kerala, very tasty and served with hot rice. Puli means tamarind, though tamarind is not the main ingredient in this dish, somehow it got the name pulicurry. I tried this recipe and liked a lot, in this recipe the fenugreek seeds gives a great flavor. Try it, you will like it too.

Ingredients

Ash gourd —————————– 1 medium slice
Green pumpkin ——————– 1 medium slice
Tamarind juice ——————— 1/4 cup
To make a roasted powder
- Rice ———————————– 2 tsp
- Coriander seeds ————– 1 1/2 tsp
- Fenugreek seeds ————- 1 tsp
- Dry chilies ———————— 4
To make coconut paste
- Grated coconut —————- 1/4 cup
- Cumin seeds ——————— 1/2 tsp
- Water ——————————— 1 TBSP
For seasoning
- Mustard seeds——————- 1 tsp
- Dry chilies ————————- 2
- Curry leaves ———————- 2 springs

How To Make

Peel the skin off from the ash gourd and green pumpkin
Cut them into cubes and cook them in a pressure cooker with a cup of water and salt for one whistle and turn off the stove
In the meantime, dry roast the rice, coriander, fenugreek seeds and dry chilies in a pan
Then grind them into powder using mixer/blender
Now open the pressure cooker and roughly smash the cooked ash gourd and green pumpkin pieces using the back of a spoon
Then add the tamarind juice and the dry roast powder in the cooker and cook for few minutes
Now make the coconut paste and add it in the cooker, mix it well and cook for two more minutes
Then do the seasoning using the ingredients listed above (refer this link for doing the seasoning if needed)
Turn off the stove
Now the tasty pulicurry is ready to serve with hot rice