Chunda Phala Pulichikeri / Chundanga Pulisseri

Chundaphala Pulichikeri / Chundanga Pulissery is a Konkani style curd based curry made with turkey berries cooked in ground coconut masala paste goes well with rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Chunda Phala Pulichikeri/ Chundanga Pulisseri.

Ingredients:-

Raw Turkey berry. -3/4 cup
Grated coconut.     -1 cup
Dry red chillies.     - 4
Turmeric powder.  -1/4tsp
Curd.                      -1 cup
Mustard seeds.       -1tsp
Cumin seeds.         -1/2tsp
Curry leaves.          - few
Coconut oil.            -1tsp
Salt.                         -to taste

Instructions:-

1). Wash and chop each turkey berries into two halves and keep them in water to prevent from darkening. Drain the water and keep aside the turkey berries just before adding in the curry.

2). 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.

3). Whisk the curd without lumps adding little water and keep aside.

Method:-

1). In a cooking vessel add the chopped turkey berries, required salt and 2 cup of water. Boil and cook the chopped turkey berries on low flame.

2). Add the ground coconut masala paste into the cooking vessel and mix with the cooked turkey berries. Boil for 2 minutes on low flame.Switch off the flame and allow the gravy to cool.

3). Add whisked curd into the vessel and mix the curry.

4). Heat a small pan for seasoning and splutter mustard seeds and cumin seeds and saute well. Add few curry leaves into the pan and saute well. Switch off the flame.

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

6). Transfer the chundanga pulisseri to a serving bowl.

A very tasty Chunda Phala Pulichikeri / Chundanga Pulisseri is ready to serve with rice.