Mor kuzhambu recipe – South Indian style mor kuzhambu recipe, a yogurt-based gravy, with step-by-step pictures.
Mor kuzhambu is one of the favorite recipes in our home. We all love this with paruppu usili. I have a few versions of mor kuzhambu on my website. This is the one I learned from my mom for the first time.
We soak a little toor dal and grind this with coconut, green chili, and cumin seeds. I have seen some variations in this: soak a little rice instead of toor dal, add little coriander seeds while soaking, and add little methi seeds | venthayam.
Mor kuzhambu is usually mixed with hot rice, but you can pair this with sevai and pidi kozhukattai too. We typically add ladies fingers but you can add ash gourd, seppankizhangu or even sundakkai vathal too.
Also check out, Kalyana mor kuzhambu, Varuthu aracha mor kuzhambu and instant mor kuzhambu. Though paruppu usili is the best combo for mor kuzhambu, it pairs well with yam fry, arbi fry and potato curry too.
Mor kuzhambhu recipe
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups Yogurt| curd preferably sour
- 1 tbsp Toor dal
- 1 tbsp Coconut grated
- 2 Green chili
- 1 tsp Cumin seed| jeera
- 5 Ladies finger
- ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
- 2 pinches Asafoetida
- Curry leaves few
- 2 tsp Coconut oil
- ½ tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 Red chili
- Salt as needed
- 4 tsp Cooking oil
Instructions
- Soak the toor dal in very little water for 15 mins. Beat the curd nicely using a whisk and make it as buttermilk. The buttermilk should be thick. Add salt as needed, turmeric powder, and asafoetida to it and keep it aside.
- Grind the soaked toor dal,jeeragam green chilies, and coconut into a fine paste.
- While grinding this don't use water, use the buttermilk we have kept aside. This will prevent from the mor kulambhu becoming watery.
- Meanwhile cut the ladies finger and fry it till golden brown using a non-stick pan and keep it aside. Add a little salt to this while cooking.
- Then add the paste to the buttermilk we have kept aside.
- Keep the flame small and cook till frothy.
- Once it becomes frothy switch off the flame.
- Do not allow this to boil like we do for sambar or vatha kuzhambu.
- Temper mustard and red chili in coconut oil and add to this.
- Add curry leaves.
- Add the ladies finger before serving.
- Transfer it to a serving bowl and do not cover it fully immediately. Slightly cover it and when it is warm then fully close it.
Notes
1. I have added toor dal to this recipe, you can replace it with raw rice too. 2. Some people add dhaniya or coriander seeds to mor kuzhambu. Check my kalyana morkuzhambu recipe for that version.
Method:
- Soak the toor dal in very little water for 15 mins. Beat the curd nicely using a whisk and make it as buttermilk. The buttermilk should be thick. Add salt as needed, turmeric powder, and asafoetida to it and keep it aside.
- Grind the soaked toor dal,jeeragam green chilies, and coconut into a fine paste.
- While grinding this don’t use water, use the buttermilk we have kept aside. This will prevent from the mor kulambhu becoming watery.
- Meanwhile cut the ladies finger and fry it till golden brown using a non-stick pan and keep it aside. Add a little salt to this while cooking.
- Then add the paste to the buttermilk we have kept aside.
- Keep the flame small and cook till frothy.
- Once it becomes frothy switch off the flame.
- Do not allow this to boil like we do for sambar or vatha kuzhambu.
- Temper mustard and red chili in coconut oil and add to this.
- Add curry leaves.
- Add the ladies finger before serving.
- Transfer it to a serving bowl and do not cover it fully immediately. Slightly cover it and when it is warm then fully close it.
Notes:
- I have added toor dal to this recipe, you can replace it with raw rice too.
- Some people add dhaniya or coriander seeds to mor kuzhambu. Check my kalyana morkuzhambu recipe for that version.
Hi jeyshri,
nice step by step procedure,mine is litt;le bit different from urs….nice pic:)
hmmm…..Yummy,I love ladies finger in more kuzhambu,perfect combo!!!
Nice colour, lovely pic and seems delicious too….will try this weekend…
I was searching for a morkuzhambu like this..very simple , looks superb !! Bright picture , nice step by step explanation..:) planning to try ur veg biriyani this weekend..will let u know 🙂
wowwwww…moru kulambu n fried okra looks so tempting!…delicious!!!!
Thank u all for leaving ur comments here.
wow..more kulambu romba nalla erukku..it is not easy to make this like any other kulumbu..it can curdle anytime..i think urs is best..keep blogging more
Thank u so much priya for ur encouraging comments
Jeyamma,
More kozhambu is my favorite dish. Your presentation is simply awesome. Now all I need is some paruppusili and I am ready to eat. 🙂
Meena its absolutely pleasure to serve u.Catch the flight soon.
looks so delicious nice color little different then mine.
Hi Jeyshri superb photo and I love mor kozhambu.. so you are getting an award. Pls collect it from my blog.
AWESOME 🙂 – I'll try it and let you know how it went!
Your pics are awesome too!
Thank u so much rekha and sarawathi.
Sriram welcome, Try it and i bet surely u like it more.
great recipe..love this dish..also must say its so detailed…very helpful..
Lovely step by step procedure… I posted a similar one too…
Thanks Jeya for ur encouraging words, first time to you space too..More kuzhambu looks fantastic….U have a lovely blog too..
Thank u so much priya for visiting my blog
I love Morkulambu. My recipe is almost same, except that i add a little coriander seeds too while grinding the paste.
droolworthy morkuzhambu..will finish the whole bowl..looks awesome..!
very good. It really helped me with the quantities. aCtually I had gotgot confused with what my mom makes and that my mil makes. Well you told me exactly the way my mom makes. This one is called "Pachai mor kozhambu". Well thanks a lot.
it s looking so n ice n tasty.
Good recipe. Thank you for sharing. Nice pictures.
I added some garlic and onions before frying the okra… gives a better texture and smell to the kozhambu.
Hai nice i like ur all receipes i tried 5 receipe in ur website thank u so much
Jeyshree thank u ur recipe helped lot a lot
And came out very well
haii nice receipe my husband liked so much
Thanks for sharing such wonderful array of recipes
Your blog is a life saver for me
I am learning cooking reading your blog
Great effort
Thanks. I tried this one. It comes excellent in taste.it is my fav dish. I have followed your instructions. Thanks again.
Can we use coconut milk powder instead of coconut
Never tried but i am not sure whether it will workout good or not.
Hi Jeyeshri,
Love the recipe, but would love it even more if there was a printable version of it. Right now, there is only the video, but no printable recipe. Thanks!
Sridhar
Please check, the recipe is updated with a printable version now. Thank you