Mor Koozhu with Ragi

Mor Koozhu is traditionally a poor man's dinner made by boiling together rice flour and buttermilk with spices. This version is Paatti's innovation in order to consume other grains like Ragi which do not feature in many recipes in Tam-Brahm cuisine. This is a quick recipe and ideal for breakfast or a light snack too.

Ingredients:

1. Ragi flour - 2 tbsp.
2. Curds - 1 cup diluted with 1 cup water (to make buttermilk)
3. Green chilly or red chilly or Mor Milagai(preferable) - 1 broken into 3-4 pieces.
4. Curry leaves - 5-6
5. Oil - 2-3 tsp.
6. Mustard - 1/2 tsp.
7. Urad Dal - 1/2 tsp.
8. Asafoetida powder - 1/4 tsp.
9. Salt - to taste

Procedure:

1. Dissolve Ragi flour in the buttermilk making sure no lumps are formed. Add asafoetida powder and salt to this and stir.
2. In a kadai, heat oil, season with mustard seeds, urad dal, chilly and curry leaves.
3. Pour in the dissolved ragi and cook on medium flame with constant stirring.
4. Keep stirring till the mixture reaches a glue-like consistency. 
5. Switch off the flame and cool for 5 minutes and the mixture will turn more solid.
6. Serve immediately while it is still warm.

For the original Mor Koozhu recipe, use rice flour instead of Ragi flour.

Ragi flour dissolved in buttermilk

When glue-like consistency is reached.