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Naranga curry Ingredients
Vadakapulli naraga/lemon 5 gm Green chilli 5 gm Ginger 5 gm Turmeric powder 2 gm Hing 2 gm Methi powder 10 gm Salt 5 gm Tamarind water 20 ml Chilli powder 5 gm Curry leaves 5 gm Red chilli 5 gm Mustard seeds 5 gm Sesame oil 20 ml Water 100 ml
Method Heat oil in a pan, add finely chopped ginger and chopped green chillies. Cut vadakapuli/lemon and add into dish. Add turmeric, red chilli powder, tamarind and hing. Remove from heat, and add fenugreek powder. Splutter mustard seeds, dry red chilli, curry leaves in the curry and cook further with a closed lid. Check for seasoning and serve the naranga curry hot with steamed rice.
— Recipe courtesy Chef Rayomund Pardiwalla, Executive Chef at Movenpick Hotel & Spa Bangalore
Pulissery/Pulisheri Ingredients Ripe plantain 1 big (chopped into bite sized pieces), turmeric 1/4 tsp, red chilly powder 1/2 tsp, sour curd/yogurt 2 cups, coconut 1 cup, green chillies 3, turmeric powder a pinch, cumin 1/4 tsp, oil 1 tbsp mustard 1/2 tsp, finely sliced shallots (Kunjulli) 5 or 6, dry red chillies 3 or 4, curry leaves a few, Fenugreek (uluva) powder or seeds 1/4 tsp, red chilly powder 1/4 tsp
Method Grind coconut, green chillies, cumin and turmeric along with 1/2 cup water to form a fine paste and keep aside. Then, blend yogurt along with 1/2 cup water, and salt until smooth. Keep aside. Cook plantain pieces in little water along with salt, turmeric powder and red chilly powder until soft. Add coconut paste to cooked plantain and mix gently. Allow it to cook for four to five minutes. Next, reduce flame to low and add beaten curd. Heat it for a few minutes, remove from stove top. Be careful not to boil the curry after adding curd. Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds. Saute shallots, dry red chillies and curry leaves for a few minutes. Add red chilly powder and fenugreek powder and saute for a minute. Pour the seasoning over the curry and mix gently.
— Recipe courtesy Ambili Kurian
