Tuesday 24 October 2017

THAKKA KADHI / Seasoned Butter Milk / Moru Curry


 Butter milk is called Thaak in Konkani.Thakka Kadhi means seasoned Butter Milk.Thakka Kadhi is a very simple and delecious Konkani stylel seasoned butter milk recipe goes well with Rice.This Kadhi is prepared very frequently in most of the Konkani house holds in Kerala.

Moru Curry is a popular seasoned butter milk served as a part of the famous Ona sadhya in Kerala.Moru Curry is prepared in differen styles in Kerala.No Konkani meals in Kerala is complete without the last course of  rice with Butter milk.Thakka kadhi is considered  to be a a good digestive dish and served at the end of the meal for easy digestion.This simple Thakka Kadhi recipe is easy to prepare and takes only 5 minutes.I think this easy recipe helps you a lot.Make a try and enjoy.

I used Shallots in this recipe to get more flavour  to the dish.Simple seasoning using  shallots in Coconut oil makes the dish aromatic.Use of Shallots in this recipe is completely optional.You can give normal tempering if you prefer.

The following are the ingredients needed to prepare this delecious Thakka Kadhi.

Ingredients:-

-
Curd/Butter milk. - 1/2litre


For Seasoning :-

Coconut oil.         -1tbsp
Mustard seeds      -1 tsp
Methi seeds.         -few
Dry Red chilly.     -2
Shallots.               -8 (optional)
Salt.                      -to taste
Ginger.                 -a small piece.
Green chilly.         -3
Curry leaves.        -1 spring
Turmeric powder. -1/4tsp
Water. -1/4 cup


Instructions:-


Add 1/4 cup Water to 1/2 litre Curd and whisk the Curd to get a semi thick butter milk consistency. Mix well and keep aside.


Peel the skin of the Shallots .Wash and finely chop and keep aside.[Optional]

Remove the outer skin of the Ginger piece .Wash and crush .Keep aside.

Slit the Green chillies lengthwise.Keep aside.


Chop the dry Red chillies into halves and keep aside.


Method :-


Heat Coconut oil in a steel pan and splutter Mustard seeds and few Methi seeds ( only 6 or 8)

Add dry Red chilly halves and saute well till the chillies fried in oil a little and slightly change its colour.

Add chopped Shallots and little Salt and fry till the Shallots become translucent on low flame.[Optional]

Add crushed Ginger and slit Green chillies and saute well till the Green chilly slightly fried and wilt.

Add Curry leaves and saute on low flame for 1 minute.

Add  the whisked Curd / Butter milk and stir continuously for 5 minutes on very low flame till the steam comes.Do not boil the Curd /Butter milk.It may curdle.


You can add little water to the whisked Curd or butter milk  to get a semi thick butter milk consistency to the dish.

Check Salt and add if required.Switch off the flame and stir for few minutes.


A yummy delecious Thakka Kadi / Seasoned Butter Milk / Moru Curry is ready to serve
with Rice especially with White Rice.

You can refregerate this Thakka Kadhi / Seasoned Butter Milk /Moru curry for 4 days.The taste is awesome.Make a try and enjoy the dish.

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