Nellikka Moru Curry / Gooseberries in Yogurt Gravy

Back in my hometown Kerala, moru curry is a staple at most homes!

This is such a simple curry with just two main ingredients Yogurt or buttermilk and Coconut and makes a perfect n soothing accompaniment with rice .

You can add veggies as well like melons ,yams or more flavoring like shallots, garlic and ginger and make it even richer and yummier!

I chose to add some ground gooseberries and made my father’s favorite Nellikka Moru curryJ

Nellikka Moru Curry

 Ingredients

• 3 Gooseberries
• ¼ Cup grated Coconut
• ½ Cup Yogurt
• 1 Green Chilly
• ½ tspn Cumin’s
• Salt to taste
• For tempering
• 1 tspn Oil
• ½ tspn Mustard seeds
• Curry leaves

Directions

• Roughly chop the gooseberries and discard the seeds
• Grind the coconut, cumin seeds, green chilly and gooseberries to a fine paste
• Add two tablespoon water ,salt and beat the yogurt well.
• Heat a pan and add the beaten yogurt and stir well and cook for 2-3 minutes
• Add the ground paste and cook for another 2-3 minutes until it is foamy.
• Remove from the flame and prepare the tempering by heating the oil in a wok.
• Add in the mustard seeds to the hot oil, once it starts to crackle add the curry leave sauté for few seconds.
• Add the tempering to the Yogurt gravy and stir well.

Off this goes to Kerala Kitchen hosted by  Prathibha