Spiced Yogurt (Moru kachiyathu)
This is a very
simple dish which falls under the everyday Kerala cooking category. At our
home, moru kachiyathu is an indispensable side dish with rice. Rice and moru
kachiyathu is my comfort food. As a child it was one of the staple food in our
home. I was amazed once how this simple dish has such magical effect on people.
It comes together very quickly and one of my favourites.
I always made moru kachiyathu
with rice. Lately I wanted a change made other curries instead of moru. My kids
were disappointed and were asking for moru kachiythu. It is a nice combination
and goes well with rice
Though it is a
simple dish, it can curdle if you
are not careful with heat and not constantly stirring. It is also very good to
drink on a hot day if you dilute with water add some salt to taste.
Ingredients:
Plain Yogurt
1 container (750 g)
Oil.
2 tbsp.
Mustard seeds
1/4 tsp.
Fenugreek seeds
pinch
Hot pepper flakes
1/4 tsp
Red chilly powder
pinch
Turmeric powder
2pinch
Green chilly
pepper 2
Chopped Ginger
1/2 tsp
Chopped Garlic
1/4 tsp
Curry leaves
1
Water
1/2 cup
Salt
As needed
Heat the oil in a
pan splatter mustard fenugreek, add ginger garlic green pepper curry leaves fry
until ginger turns light golden brown. Turn the heat down to low, add pepper
flakes chili powder turmeric. still for about 1 minutes . Be sure not to burn
the powders. Turn the heat up and add 1/2 cup of water.Once the water
boils turn the heat to medium,add the yogurt and stir
it constantly without any lumps . Use a whisk to stir. Yogurt is
ready when you see green pepper and curry leaves starts floating on top.
continue stirring for about one more minute. add salt as needed. I always leave
the store brought yogurt in a warm place overnight to keep it more on the
sour side. Serve it with Rice and fish curry.
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