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Chettinad Mochai Kara Kuzhambu Recipe – Mochai Kottai Kuzhambu Recipe

January 3, 2018 By Aarthi 7 Comments

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Chettinad Mochai Kara Kuzhambu Recipe – Mochai Kottai Kuzhambu Recipe with step wise pictures.

Chettinad style mochai kara kuzhambu goes great with plain rice and any poriyal or just with some papad. Super delicious kuzhambu.

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https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2017/12/chicken-kuzhambu-recipe.html

This is a easy recipe to make, and as usual kulambu taste best with rice. You can have it with idli or dosa as well. I have shared a kara kuzhambu recipe which is quite popular. This is another favorite recipe of mine. It is quite easy to make and taste so delicious too.

Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2012/11/kara-kulambu-brinjal-drumsticks-cooked.html

Mochai Kara Kuzhambu Recipe

Chettinad style mochai kara kuzhambu goes great with plain rice and any poriyal or just with some papad. Super delicious kuzhambu.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
servings
Course: Gravies
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 6 servings
Aarthi
Author: Aarthi

Ingredients

  • Mochai - 2 cups
  • Oil - 1/4 cup
  • Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
  • Urad dal / Ulundu paruppu - 1 tsp
  • Curry leaves - a handful
  • Onion - 1 chopped
  • Garlic - 6 cloves peeled
  • Tomato - 1 chopped
  • Chilli Powder - 1 tblsp
  • Coriander Powder - 3 tblsp
  • Turmeric Powder -1 tsp
  • Tamarind - 1 small lime size
  • Water as needed
  • Salt to taste
  • Sugar or Jaggery to taste

For Roasting & Grinding:

  • Fennel Seeds / Saunf / Sombu - 2 tsp
  • Gingelly Oil - 2 tblsp
  • Onion - 1 chopped
  • Tomato - 1 chopped
  • Garlic - 4
  • Coconut - 1/2 cup grated

Instructions

  • Soak mochai overnight. Take it in a cooker, add salt and water. Pressure cook for 6 whistle, simmer the flame and cook for 15 mins. Turn off the heat and let the steam go by itself. Set aside.
  • Heat oil in a pan. Add fennel seeds and let it sizzle. Add onions, garlic and tomatoes. Saute for 2 mins. Add coconut and stir fry for 3 to 4 mins. Take it off the heat and puree till smooth.
  • Heat oil in the same pan, Add in mustar, urad dal and curry leaves. Let them sizzle.
  • Add onions, garlic, tomatoes and cook till soft.
  • Add spice powders, salt and mix well.
  • Add in tamarind water, water, ground masala, salt and sugar. Bring it to a boil, simmer for 15 to 20 mins till oil floats on top.
  • Serve.
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1)Soak mochai overnight in water. Soak it and take it in a pressure cooker.

2)Add salt.

3)Add water

4)Cover and pressure cook for 6 whistle. Then simmer for 15 mins. Turn off the flame and check whether it is done or not. set this aside.

5)In a pan heat some oil.crackle in some fennel seeds

6)Add in onions, garlic and tomatoes

7)Saute them for a min.

8)Add coconut

9)Mix well. Stir fry for 1 to 2 mins.

10)Take it in a blender

11)Puree till smooth.

12)Heat some more gingelly oil in a pan, add mustard and urad dal.

13)Add in curry leaves

14)Add onions, garlic and tomatoes

15)Mix well, cook till it softens

16)Add in chilli powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder.

17)Mix well.

18)Add in cooked mochai

19)Mix well

20)Add in tamarind pulp

21)Add in the mochai cooking liquid too.

22)Add in the ground masala.

23)Mix well. add more water if needed.

24)Add salt to taste

25)Add in a touch of sugar or jaggery

26)Bring it to a good boil.

27)Simmer till oil floats on top.

28)It took me around 20 mins

29)Serve

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Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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  1. Bharat kripal

    January 4, 2018 at 1:56 pm

    What is mocha in Hindi

    Reply
    • Aarthi

      January 5, 2018 at 2:52 pm

      It is called as vaal beans

      Reply
  2. Prabha

    January 31, 2018 at 5:55 pm

    5 stars
    Can we use fresh green mochai

    Reply
    • Aarthi

      February 1, 2018 at 2:15 pm

      yes u can

      Reply
  3. Kayal

    August 8, 2019 at 5:00 am

    5 stars
    Dear arthi, Would like to know how much is lime sized tamarind in weighing scale grams ?

    Reply
  4. Pats

    January 15, 2020 at 4:03 pm

    5 stars
    Was having mochai and was not knowing what to do with it😂.. Ur blog will give solutions to many people like me. Thank u so much for the recipe.. Will try it out and let u know soon.

    Reply
  5. Ganesh Krupa Daamodaran

    July 1, 2020 at 2:29 am

    5 stars
    Wow, absolutely loved the out come of the recipe. Felt like home after eating with rice and appalam. Thank you.

    Reply

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