Mor (buttermilk) Kuzhambu

Ingredients:
Buttermilk - 1/2 liter
Methi (fenugreek) seeds - 1/2 tsp
Green chillies - 4 or to taste
Coconut, grated - 1/2 cup
Red chillies - 1
Chana (Bengal gram) and toor dal, soaked 1/2 hr each - 1 tsp
Haldi (turmeric) - a pinch
Salt - to taste
Garnish:
Rai (mustard seeds) - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 4-5
Oil - 1 tbsp

Cooking time: 20 minutes (1/2 hr soaking)

Method:
Roast methi seeds and red chillies. Grind with coconut, green chillies, soaked dals to smooth paste. Beat into buttermilk with haldi. Heat, stirring, on a low flame (DO NOT ALLOW TO BOIL!) until it starts to froth at the top. Garnish with sputtered rai and curry leaves.

Author: Sundar
Author's comments:
Mom's recipe. Mor kuzhambu is one of my all-time favourite things. It can be mixed with boiled okra or pakodas. Plain mor kuzhambu is perfect with sevai (rice vermicelli)