Moru Kaachiyath / Seasoned Buttermilk

Ingredients:

• Thick Curd - 1 cup

• Water as needed

• Salt to taste

• Coconut Oil - 1 tbsp

• Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp

• Red Chilly - 1 or 2 nos

• Fenugreek Powder - 1 pinch

• Hing / Asafoetida - 1 pinch

• Red Chilly Powder - 1/2 tsp

• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp

Method:

• Whisk curd to a smooth mix without lumps. Add water to dilute and salt to taste.

• Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and let it splutter.

• Add hing, fenugreek powder, red chilly and saute for few seconds.

• Further add turmeric powder and red chilly powder and cook till raw smell fades on low flame.

• Season it over the prepared curd mix and serve. Alternatively diluted curd mix can be added to the seasoned pan and cook for couple of minutes. It should not be boiled.