Spring Onion Raita / Eerulli Hoovina Sasime
Spring Onion Raita / Eerulli Hoovina Sasive ( Mosaru gojju ) is a tasty easy side dish from Karnataka Cuisine where in thinly sliced spring onion is sauted and mixed in a coconut mustard yogurt based gravy .
Ingredients
- 1.5-2 cup Spring Onion / Eerulli Kavu
- 1 Small cup coconut, Freshly grated
- 2 - 3 nos Green Chilly
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 cup Curd / butter milk, (Should be little sour )
- to taste Salt
For seasoning:
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp Urad dal / split black gram dal
- 1 Red Chillies
- few Curry Leaves
Instructions
- Wash and wipe the spring onion. Discard the tips and Chop them into small pieces.
- Heat a pan/kadai and make a seasoning by adding oil ,mustard seeds, urad dal, broken red chilly and curry leaves.
- After the mustard seeds splutter, add chopped ladies finger to it. Turn heat to medium low and fry the ladies finger till brown and crispy.It will take few minutes.Do not cover the lid or increase the flame.
- Turn off the heat and let it cool.
- Grind grated coconut, mustard seeds, green chilly and salt in to super fine paste. Add water /curd while grinding to get the consistency of chutney.
- Add this paste and buttermilk/curd to fried ladies finger pieces.
- Mix well and keep aside for 10-15 mins. Okra absorbs the yoghurt and plumps up giving it a unique flavorful taste.
- Now,okra sasime is ready to serve. Suits best with rice / chapathi.Give it a try ... I'm sure you'll be addictive with its taste .