Description
A connoisseur's sour curry floating 'Mor Milagai' (chilies soaked in yogurt and dried) fried in oil inside a coconut and yogurt curry.
Restaurants serving Mor Milagai Kuzhambu
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Mor Milagai(salted fried chilies)
- Plain yogurt
- Coconut fine
- Cumin
- Rice flour
- Mustard seeds
- Curry leaves
- Salt
- Oil
Instructions
- Fragrantly fry commercial Mor Milagai (salt/yogurt-soaked dried chilies) in oil until dark.
- Mix yogurt, coconut, cumin, and rice flour paste, warm in a pot until thickened (do not boil).
- Finish by drizzling fried chilies and tempered mustard seeds and curry leaves over it.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Savory fried chili aroma and yogurt acidity
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Difficult to sub due to unique Mor Milagai taste)
Pairing
White rice、Potato roast
Trivia
[Hardcore] 'Mor Milagai' is a traditional Tamil preserved food soaking chilies in yogurt for days before sun-drying. Using it creates layered 'saltiness, acidity, and heat' unavailable in regular curries.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Nibble the dark chilies floating in the curry bit by bit, mixing the inner saltiness and heat with yogurt sauce into the rice!
Allergen
Dairy