Pal kuruma a.k.a Coconut Milk Curry

Idlis in Pal Kuruma

Ingredients :

• 4 cardomom
• 2" cinnamon
• small kalpasi (black stone flower)
• 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
• bunch of curry leaves
• 1 whole garlic, peeled and chopped lenthwise
• 5 small onions, chopped lengthwise
• 10 green chilies, slit
• 2 medium sized potatoes,boiled and  coarsely chopped with hands
• 1 cup of first coconut milk,extracted from 1 cup of grated coconut
• 2 cups, second and third coconut milk,using the same coconut used for the first milk
• salt,oil,lemon juice.

Procedure :

1. Heat oil in a kadai and season with cinnamon,cardamom,fennel seeds and curry leaves.
2. Now add garlic, green chilies and onions and saute.Be sure not to burn the garlic.
3. Add the potatoes and salt and cook for 2 mins.
4. Then add the 2nd and 3rd coconut milk, mix everything together and bring it to a boil.
5. Bring the flame to a low and add the thick 1st coconut milk and stir everything together.Add a couple of drops of lemon juice.Be careful not to boil the whole thing rapidly which will cause the coconut milk to break and loose its texture.So,once you see little bubbles, its best to turn of the stove immediately and move the kadai to a cooler space.
6. Serve it with Idlis and spicy red chilly chutney.