Majjiga Pulusu/Challa Pulusu

Preparation of Majjiga Pulusu/Challa Pulusu :

 
Challa Pulusu or Majjiga pulusu is a sour buttermilk boiled with Gram flour and coconut paste. This is a pale yellow colored stew which tickles your taste buds. Vegetables like bottle gaurd, drum stick, potato, tomato and onions are used to prepare this sweet-sour flavored stew.

Lets see the preparation of this recipe.

Ingredients

Curd - 2 cups(slightly sour curd)

Vegetables - 2 cups(bottle gaurd, drum stick, tomato, onions, potatoes)

Water - 1 cup

Gram flour - 3/4 tbsp

Rice flour - 1/2 tbsp

Salt as required

For Paste

Fresh grated coconut - 1 cup

Green Chillies - 3

Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp

For Seasoning

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tbsp

Methi seeds - 1/4 tbsp

Cummin seeds - 1/2 tbsp

Turmeric powder - big pinch

Hing - a pinch

Curry Leaves - few

Red Chillies - 1

Oil - 1 tbsp

Procedure

Make a paste of grated coconut, green chillies, Coriander seeds without adding any water. 

Beat the curd well adding water to form a smooth sauce like consistency.

 

Combine the ground paste with the beaten curd and keep aside.

Now take 3/4 tbsp of gram flour and add water without forming lumps. Add it to the curd. Do the same step for rice flour also.

Add half a cup of water to the chopped vegetables (1/2 tsp salt) cook till they are half-cooked. Keep aside.

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and let them pop, add the cumin seeds, methi seeds and let them turn slightly brown. Add the curry leaves, red chillis and hing, turmeric powder and toss for a few seconds. Add the cooked vegetables (along with left over water if any) and combine well.

Add the curd-coconut mixture to the vegetables and on low heat, cook stirring continuously, otherwise it might curdle. Adjust the salt and cook till the vegetables absorb the flavors and the gravy thickens. Do not boil. Turn off heat. Cover lid and let it sit for a few minutes before serving for the flavors to absorb.

Serve with rice.

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