Traditional Mambazha Pulisheri - Vishu Special
Straightforward Kerala cooking — good ingredients treated well, spiced with confidence, and served without pretence. The kind of food that tastes like someone's kitchen, not a restaurant.
Ingredientsfor 5 servings
- 4-5 nos Ripe mangoes
- 3 nos Green chillies — chopped
- 2 tsp Cumin powder roasted and — powdered
- 2 cup Curd
- 2 cup Coconut milk
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp Chilly powder
- 1 tsp Mustard
- 1 tsp Fenugreek seeds (Uluva)
- Coconut oil, to taste
- 3 nos Dry red chillies
- Curry leaves, a few
- 2 tsp Sugar
- Salt, to taste
Preparation
Step 1
For preparing traditional mambazha pulisheri, fist roughly chop the mangoes.
Step 2
In a deep bottomed pan, add mangoes, green chillies, cumin powder, turmeric powder, chilly powder, sugar, salt and little water.
Step 3
Cook the mangoes until softened and mashed.
Step 4
Stir in the coconut milk. take it off the heat before it starts to boil.
Step 5
Allow it to cool.
Step 6
Add curd and Stir everything together thoroughly.
Step 7
In another pan, add coconut oil and heat.
Step 8
Let the mustard seeds crackle, fenugreek seeds, red chillies and curry leaves.
Step 9
Pour this over the curry.
Step 10
Traditional mambazha pulisheri - vishu special, a curry is ready.
Tip
When the recipe says "medium heat," it means medium. Kerala cooking is not about high-flame drama — most of the work happens at a patient, steady temperature.
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