Mussel Sour Gravy (Kallummakaya Pulinjaar)

Ingredients for Mussel Sour Gravy (Kallummakaya Pulinjaar):

1. Mussels (Kallummakaya/chippi) – 250 gms
2. Less-sour buttermilk – ½ cup
3. Thick coconut milk – 1 cup
4. Green chillies cut lengthwise – 4
5. Chilli powder – 1 tsp
6. Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
7. Garlic paste – 2 tsp
8. Fenugreek fried & powdered – 1 tsp
9. Coconut oil – 1 tablespoon
10. Fenugreek – 1 tsp
11. Salt, curry leaves – As needed
12. Rice flour (used for Pathiri) – 2 tsp

How to prepare Mussel Sour Gravy (Kallummakaya Pulinjaar)?

1. Wash the mussels and add half a cup of water.
2. Also add turmeric powder, salt, chilli powder and green chillies and cook it.
3. Mix rice flour in a little coconut milk.
4. Add this to the remaining coconut milk, and pour to cooked mussels.
5. Boil the contents on a low flame.
6. Add buttermilk, keep stirring and bring it to a boil. Turn off the flame.
7. Heat oil and fry fenugreek and curry leaves.
8. Add this to the curry and sprinkle fenugreek powder.

Courtesy: Grihalakshmi July, 2010

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