VELLARIKKA CURRY

Vellarikka(cucumber) curry

 This is a nice combination with rice. 

Prep Time           Cook Time          Ready in              Serves                  Cuisine

    10 min                   10 min                  20 min                  4                              Kerala

Ingredients

• .Vellarikka ( cucumber) – 250g
• .Green chilli - 3(slit ) Turmeric powder - ½ - 1 tsp
• .Sour yogurt – ½ cup
• .Shredded Coconut - ¾ cup
• .Cumin (jeera) - a pinch
• .Fenugreek seeds (uluva) - a pinch
• .Mustard seeds - ½ tsp
• .Dry red chilli - 2
• .Salt-as required
• .Coconut oil -1tbsp
• .Curry leaves-1 string

Method

STEP-1

.Peel the skin and remove the seeds from vellarikka and cut into bite size pieces.

STEP-2

.Cook together vellarikka, green chilli, turmeric powder with salt and 1 cup water.

. Cook till the vellarikka becomes tender and water is almost dried.

STEP-3

.Grind together coconut and cumin with yogurt to a smooth paste.

STEP-4

.Add coconut yogurt mixture to cooked vellarikka and mix well.Add enough water to it.

STEP-5

.Stir continuously until the steam comes through the spatula.

.Don‘t let it boil.

STEP-6

.In another pan, heat oil and crackle the mustard and fenugreek seeds, add dried red chilli and curry leaves.

STEP-7

. Add this to the vellarikka curry and mix well.

.Serve hot with rice.

 

VELLARIKKA CURRY