Wednesday 22 January 2020

Mugu Kele Elichikeri (Konkani Recipe)


Mugu Kele Elichikeri is a Kochi GSB Konkani recipe. Elchikeri is a coconut based masala curry made with green gram (mugu) and raw banana (kele) garnished with roasted coconut grating and can be served as a main side dish with rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Mugu Kele Elichikeri.

Ingredients:-

Green gram (Mugu). -1/2 cup
Raw Banaba (Kele).  - 3
Salt.                           - to taste
Ambya sol. - a small piece (sun dried raw mango slice)

For grinding Coconut Masala Paste:-

Grated Coconut.  -1 cup
Dry Red chillies.  -5
Turmeric powder. -1/4tsp

For Seasoning:-

Coconut oil.              -1tsp
Mustard seeds.          -1tsp
Cumin seeds (Jeera). -1/2tsp
Curry leaves.             -1spring

For Garnishing:-

Coconut oil.        -1/2tsp
Grated Coconut. -2 tbsp

Instructions:-

1). Wash and soak green gram in water overnight.

2). Peel the outer skin and chop raw bananas into very small pieces. Wash the chopped raw banana pieces and pressure cook along with soaked green gram adding required water for 2 whistles and keep aside.

3). Grind grated coconut along with dry red chillies and turmeric powder to a smooth paste adding very little water. Keep aside the ground coconut masala paste.

Method:-

1). In a wide bottom cooking vessel add the cooked green gram and raw banana pieces.

2). Add required salt, a small piece of sun dried raw mango (ambya sol in Konkani) and 1 cup of water into the vessel. Mix well and boil for 2 minutes on low flame.

3). Add ground coconut masala paste and little water into the cooking vessel and mix well. Boil and cook for 2 minutes on low flame. Stir well in between and switch off the flame.

4) Heat 1tsp coconut oil in a small pan for seasoning and splutter mustard seeds and cumin seeds and saute well. Add curry leaves into the pan and saute well in oil for a second and switch off the flame.

5). Pour the above seasoning into the curry in the cooking vessel.

6). Heat 1/2tsp coconut oil in the same small pan and roast 2tbsp of grated coconut until golden brown colour and switch off the flame.

7). Pour the above roasted coconut gratings into the curry in the cooking vessel.

8). Transfer the curry to a serving bowl

A delicious and very tasty Mugu Kele Elichikeri is ready to serve as a side dish with rice.

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