Naarangaa Curry (Lemon in Fried coconut)

Ingredients:
Lemon- 2 big roughly chopped
Onions- 2 big roughly chopped
Green chillies- 4 slit
Grated Coconut- 1/2 cup
Peppercorns- 6
Coriander powder- 4 tbsp
Chilli powder- 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder- 1 pinch
Salt- as required
Sugar- a pinch
Oil- 1 tsp
Mustards-1 tsp
Curry leaves- 2 strings

Method:

  1. In a non stick pan add grated coconut, one string curry leaves and pepper corns and fry that till light brown in color. Add Coriander powder, Chillipowder, turmeric to this fry slightly. Grind this to a paste and keep aside.
  2. In a cooker add 1/2 glass water, 2-3 tsp of salt and bring it to boil.
  3. Add lemon, onions, sugar and green chillies to the boiling water and close the cooker. 
  4. After 2 whistles, turn off the fire and open the cooker when the pressure settles.
  5. Add the ground coconut paste and bring it to boil. Check the salt and the gravy consistency. If you want more gravy, you can add more water and boil it. Turn off.
  6. Heat a small pan and add oil, splutter in mustards and curry leaves and pour this into the curry.
  7.  Serve hot with Rice.


Courtesy: Mani Alex