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Cheerathandu Mooru Curry



Cheerathandu Mooru Curry

Today's recipe is very simple mooru curry/charu curry that is common accompaniment for rice in every Malayali household. This curry is spiced buttermilk with cheera thandu/red amaranth stem/Chinese spinach stems. Cheera ila or spinach leaves is usually made as thoran/stir fried with coconut. The stems are never thrown away and the have a wonderful flavor when used in sambar, aviyal or mooru curry.


Ingredients
Spinach stem/Cheera Thandu-2 hand full
Yogurt- 1 1/2 cup
Coconut- 1/3 cup
Ginger- 1/2 inch peice
Green chilly- 4-5
Garlic-2 pods
Cumin- 1/2 tsp

For seasoning
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek seeds( uluva)- 1/3 tsp
Pearl onion chopped-1
Dry read chilly- 2
Curry leaves- 1 spring


Remove all the leaves from the stem and slightly peel out the skin and the thicker parts of the stem and make it even.Cut this into 2 inch long pieces. If the stem is too thick cut it down through the center and make it into two pieces. In a heavy bottom pan add this along with salt and sprinkle a little water( not more that one 1/4 cup). Cover and cook till the stem is soft and tender.
Make a fine paste of coconut, cumin,shallots, ginger,green chilly and garlic. Whisk yogurt and blend this with the coconut mixture.
Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds. When they splutter add sliced shallots, dry red chilly and curry leaves. Saute till they get roasted and change color and add the cooked spinach stems and saute for one minute. Switch off the flame and after a few seconds pour in the yogurt coconut mixture. Keep mixing and slowly simmer in low flames till the curry gets warmed up and the raw flavor disappears. Do not allow it to boil. Close with a tight lid till it is ready to be served.

Note: You can follow the same recipe to make regular mooru curry or Kerala spiced buttermilk curry. You can make it without adding any vegetables or can substitute cheer thandu/ or spinach stems with cucumber or ash gourd.

Sending this to Kaveri's event Kerala Kitchen

Try this,
Hope you will all enjoy.
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  1. JulieJanuary 17, 2012 at 12:17 PM

    Innovative idea of adding spinach stems,delicious combo with rice!!

    Erivum Puliyum

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  2. Christy GeraldJanuary 17, 2012 at 12:33 PM

    Luvly Mor Curry.Simply colourful and luks temptingly delish.Yummy!.

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  3. Sobha ShyamJanuary 17, 2012 at 12:47 PM

    i like adding cheerathandu in curries, adding to moru curry is new to me..looks delicious..

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    1. Suja ManojJanuary 18, 2012 at 5:46 AM

      Me too,njan cheera thandu kalayare illa..It is really delicious in Mooru curry

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  4. AlpanaJanuary 17, 2012 at 12:48 PM

    DElicious.......looks so tempting with beautiful colourful clicks.

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  5. Vikis KitchenJanuary 17, 2012 at 5:28 PM

    Spinach stem is one delicious ingredient for mor curry and sambar. My favorite too. Looks delicious.

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  6. @lekshmiJanuary 17, 2012 at 7:12 PM

    kollallo....looks yummy...

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  7. MélangeJanuary 17, 2012 at 7:18 PM

    Wow..Suja,extremely nostalgic there.Love to have with rice..and pappadam.Yum!

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  8. MélangeJanuary 17, 2012 at 7:18 PM

    Wow..Suja,extremely nostalgic there.Love to have with rice..and pappadam.Yum!

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    1. Suja ManojJanuary 18, 2012 at 5:43 AM

      Thanks Dhuythi,there are lots of fond memories associated with this,glad you like it:)

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  9. Reshmi MaheshJanuary 17, 2012 at 9:02 PM

    Hey great use of cheerathandu to make moru curry...Never tried it but it looks very yummy...

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    1. Suja ManojJanuary 18, 2012 at 5:44 AM

      Reshmi, its is really delicious..do try this:)

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  10. UrmiJanuary 17, 2012 at 11:54 PM

    Lovely dish. Looks yummy and tempting.

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  11. Kaveri VenkateshJanuary 18, 2012 at 12:20 AM

    Mmmm...yummy moru curry...

    Please do link it to the Kerala Kitchen Event
    http://palakkadcooking.blogspot.com/2012/01/announcing-kerala-kitchen.html

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    1. Suja ManojJanuary 18, 2012 at 5:42 AM

      Thanks Kaveri for this wonderful opportunity,have mailed you my entry

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  12. Ganga SreekanthJanuary 18, 2012 at 1:17 AM

    ente fav moru curry......adipoli aayittundu

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  13. Priya SureshJanuary 18, 2012 at 2:25 AM

    Yumm, wat a flavourful moru curry,simply inviting.

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  14. ShoutforfoodJanuary 18, 2012 at 3:18 AM

    OOh I would like to try this yum yum

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  15. Jayanthy KumaranJanuary 18, 2012 at 3:40 AM

    I m adding another woow...lipsmacking presentation
    Tasty Appetite

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  16. Prathima RaoJanuary 18, 2012 at 3:48 AM

    Healthy, authentic curry ;)
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  17. Suja ManojJanuary 18, 2012 at 5:47 AM

    Thank you all for stopping by and for the encouraging comments..

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  18. RamyaJanuary 18, 2012 at 6:02 AM

    i havent tasted this...but love all moru based curries..

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  19. AarthiJanuary 18, 2012 at 7:22 AM

    I love this..YUMMY RECIPE..

    Aarthi
    http://yummytummy-aarthi.blogspot.com/

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  20. ShriJanuary 18, 2012 at 8:13 AM

    We have not tasted this but sounds delicious!

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  21. Sushma MallyaJanuary 18, 2012 at 1:25 PM

    Lovely recipe suja...this looks so yumm:)

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  22. UnknownJanuary 18, 2012 at 3:17 PM

    That looks slurpy delicious, Suja :)

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  23. divyaJanuary 18, 2012 at 6:31 PM

    Wow wat a delightful and super tempting curry...

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  24. SuhainaJanuary 18, 2012 at 10:55 PM

    I always love to have moru curry with rice..this version is new to me...looks yummy and tempting... will try out soon.

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  25. the Junkie bookJanuary 19, 2012 at 2:38 AM

    gosh i've stopped adding your recipes to my recipe organizer. i realise it's easier to pull it out directly from your blog ;p each dish vies with the other. am sure you can simply have this with brown rice and a mezhukkuperrati!!

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    1. Suja ManojJanuary 19, 2012 at 9:20 AM

      Nice to see you after a long..how is everything?
      Thanks dear,glad you like it..do try this some time
      Yaa it is perfect for a simple meal,brown rice,mezhukkuperrati and one spicy fish fry for me;)

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  26. Pari VasishtJanuary 19, 2012 at 4:23 AM

    Hi Suja. I love curd based curries and this looks like quick one to try.


    FOODELICIOUS

    JANUARY EVENT, ‘ONLY’- SPROUTS & GIVEAWAY

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  27. PremaJanuary 19, 2012 at 5:30 AM

    Delicious curry,luks yummy...

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  28. PrathibhaSreejithJanuary 19, 2012 at 7:25 AM

    Perfect moru curry to have with boiled rice. I see the watermark now Suja ;)

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  29. Suja ManojJanuary 19, 2012 at 8:48 AM

    Hehehe..thanks Prathibha:)

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  30. TeenaJanuary 19, 2012 at 12:04 PM

    Ahh..delicious looking curry..will definitely try this out! Hoping to see your recipes for my ''Valentine's Day Event'' :)

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  31. UmaJanuary 19, 2012 at 1:59 PM

    looks so delicious.

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  32. RaksJanuary 19, 2012 at 4:47 PM

    Sounds really good, havent tried this way so far,yummy

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  33. ShylajaJanuary 19, 2012 at 7:36 PM

    Delicious and yummy

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  34. Rookie QookieJanuary 19, 2012 at 11:28 PM

    My mom used to add different vegetables like pumpkin, drumstick and make mooru curry :)

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  35. Binys RecipesJanuary 20, 2012 at 2:31 AM

    i have made it and absolutely loved it...gr8 recipe

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  36. HemaJanuary 20, 2012 at 4:27 PM

    The curry looks very yummy, next time will use up spinach stems this way..

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