Tuesday 22 March 2011

Chembu Moru Curry

I crossed this delicious and interesting moru curry at Nandini's Food Page,apart from roast i never tried making anything with taro root, i tried this curry long back and its sitting in my draft since a long, i prepared this chembu moru curry already twice,everytime its a big hit at home..Serve with moru curry with hot steaming rice and pickles,u will definitely love this wonderful moru curry...This curry goes to Kerala Kitchen hosted by Magpie..

Chembu moru curry

5nos Chembu/taro root/seppankizhangu
1cup Curd
1/4tsp Chilly powder
1/2tsp Turmeric powder
Salt
1/2tsp Mustard seeds
1/4tsp Fenugreek seeds
1no Dry red chillies
1sprig Curryleaves
Oil

To grind:
1/3cup Coconut
1tsp Cumin seeds
2no Green chillies

Peel the taro roots and cut them as medium sized bites, cook them in enough water with salt,chilly powder and turmeric powder until they turn tender but not mushy..Meanwhile grind the coconut,green chillies, cumin seeds with some water and thick paste, add this paste to the cooking taro roots..put the flame in simmer,now add the curd,cook for few seconds...

Heat enough oil, fry the mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves and dry red chillies, add this tempered spices to the cooking curry,put off the stove..Serve hot with rice..

57 Expert Thoughts:

Reshmi Mahesh said...

Yours look super yummy...Its my fav...easy to make also...

Reshmi said...

delicious moru curry... I love to have with steamed rice!!

Ananda Rajashekar said...

have never tried taro root in moru kolmbu, looks great should give it a try!

Swathi said...

Chembu moru curry looks delicious.

Pavithra said...

Love this so much... My dads fav one.. seriously drooling..

Shanavi said...

New dish for me as well Priya...Interesting..

Madhu said...

Looks nice priya. I will try this out sometime.

Raji said...

Looks good priya..never tried seppankizhangu in kozhumbu..but it looks so appetizing.

SavithaRaj's Spice Land said...

This is my favorite from mom's recipe..thanks for giving the recipe for this wonderful treat..

Madhavi said...

Nice recipe!!

deepika said...

OMG....wat a color...nice

Now Serving said...

Looks mouthwatering delicious!

Cool Lassi(e) said...

Lovely Moru Kuzhambhu! What a pleasing color! Hey I love the new template! So pink and girly!

Suman Singh said...

I love taro roots and this looks easy and delicious dish to try my hands on..

Amritha Kalyani said...

love the flavors in more kuzhambu.. your dish looks very temting.. love it with hot chapathi, rice or just have it like soup...

Alessandra said...

Wow, we have taro i New Zealand and I don't know how to cook it! This looks good!

ciao

Alessandra

Vidhya said...

Lovely curry I made this for lunch today with a few variation.We loved it.Thank you dear.

Mrs K said...

What a tempting & appetizing color and texture,love the seasoning too:)*drools*

Sensible Vegetarian said...

Love that colorful bowl. Looks so delicious.

Rachu said...

I love this curry.. one typical kerala household naadan curry..
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HGourmet Foodie said...

Love the tender moru.. so colorful and I can have it with a bowl of rice:) Awesome pic!!!

kittymatti said...

it looks great...my grandfather used to love this :) nice click

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Krithi's Kitchen said...

So rich, creamy and inviting... Woow...

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divya said...

Wow looks very colorful and delicious...

Sushma Mallya said...

Looks so delicious Priya, perfect with rice:)

Kamakshi Prasanna said...

what a wonderful colour of food!!! yumm!!

Les rêves d'une boulangère (Brittany) said...

I imagine it would be flavorful and delicious! Must be great if you've prepared it twice.

Viki's Kitchen said...

Moru curry seems wonderful with sembu. very nice recipe and picture dear.

Muraligeetham said...

wow! looks superb!

Mary said...

What wonderful color. Your curry looks beautiful and I'm sure it is delicious. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary

Sonia said...

The curry is looking so tempting.... !

♥LOVE2COOK♥ said...

Loved the colour...dish is completely new to me! Looks super delicious..

Sukanya Ramkumar said...

Very mouthwatering priya..... YUM!

Pavani said...

That's an interesting dish with taro root. Looks delicious.

SravsCulinaryConcepts said...

So colorful and delicious !!

Hamaree Rasoi said...

Curry looks so amazingly tasty. Thanks Priya, I learnt a very nice recipe from you today.

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

Priya (elaichii) said...

I love chembu morkozhambu, looks so good!

Vaishali Sharma said...

Looks so spicy and delicious!

Smitha said...

looks delicious...I make fry and pulusu but with yogurt is something different!
Smitha
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Nandini said...

Thank you dear. Love the tadka on the top of the curry. I'll be back to blogging as soon as the exams are over.

Latha said...

I love anything with moru...this looks yummy!

aipi said...

What a beautiful yellow color..great dish!

Thanks a lot for linking this to bookmark event :)
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Rumana Rawat said...

Arey wahhh , what a delicious looking dish:)

Vimitha Anand said...

Yummy morkulambu... havent tried with taro root... looks delish

RAKS KITCHEN said...

Looks so yummy and creamy! Lovely recipe!

Kalpana Sareesh said...

yummy curry n its my hubbys fav..

Rani acharyulu said...

This recipe is new to me.Usually i will make Taro root fry,this version is absolutely delicious and lovely option too.

sowmya's creative saga said...

something different with arbi..sounds good..

PriyaVaasu said...

I love more-kuzambhu!!! Looks so Creamy n Delicious!!!!

Abhilash Pillai said...

the morucurry looks delicious. I am sure your family would be happy to try them

jeyashrisuresh said...

very nice and yummy one. my mom makes morkulambhu with chembu

? said...

Looks delicious Priya!

schmetterlingwords said...

This Moru curry looks absolutely creamy and delicious... and healthy too... bookmarked!!

G.Pavani said...

yummy n delicious moru curry..i love it,,

Neenu Praveen said...

i js love them

Magpie said...

So creamy your moru looks! Love it! Thanks for sending it in to our Kitchen!