Huli nuchu | Katambli | Karnataka recipe
Huli nuchu is one of the heirloom recipes that is prepared by me. Broken rice are simmered in buttermilk with a seasoning for a long time, it makes a tasty meal by itslef.
Servings 6 people
Ingredients
- 1 cup broken rice, akki tari,
- 2 cup sour yoghurt
- 3 cup water
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida
- 1 teaspoon bengal gram
- 1 teaspoon urad dal
- 1 inch ginger
- 4 green chilly
- a few curry leaves
- coriander leaves
- salt to tatse
Instructions
- Whisk the curds, add water to it and keep it aside.
- Heat oil in a thick bottom pan, add mustard seeds, as it crackles, put asafoetida, bengal gram, urad dal, ginger pieces, green chilly and curry leaves. Let cook for a few seconds. Now, add the buttermilk (curds and water mixed) to it.
- Once it boils, slowly add the broken rice to it, keep stirring in between. Add salt and let cook on a slow flame for half an hour.
- Keep stirring in between. Add water if necessary, the consistency should be moderately thick.
- Add fresh chopped coriander to it while cooking. It imparts good smell.
Notes
- To make broken rice, wash the raw rice and put it to dry on a cloth. Later, coarsely grind it.
- Curds should be sour.
- Adjust the consistency of water.
- Grated ginger can be added.