Pulissery- (Kalaan, Kerala Moru Curry, Buttermilk Curry)

Some of the traditional Pulisseries include:

• Mampazha Pulissery (sweet ripe mangoes)
• Pineapple Pulissery (Pineapple)
• Nenthrapazham Pulissery (Banana or Plantain)
• Kayaa (Vaazhakka) Pulissery (Raw Banana)
• Vellarikka Pulissery (Cucumber) 
• Ashgourd (Kumbaanga) Pulissery
• Pumpkin (Mathanga) Pulissery

Other Pulisseries made these days include:

• Yellow Squash Pulisssery
• Zucchini Pulissery
• Butternut Squash Pulissery
• Bottlegourd (Dadiyanga/Curakkai) Pulissery
• Raw Papaya Pulissery
• Pacha Maanga Pulissery
• Watermelon Pulissery

Here I have shared the recipe to make velarikka pulissery made with golden cucumber. You can take this general recipe and substitute with any vegetable of your choice or the one you have on hand.  Pulissery can be made plain without any vegetables too.

Ingredients

• Buttermilk - 3 cups
• Vellarikka (Golden Cucumber ) - 1 cup (about 200 grams chopped) 
• Turmeric Powder - a pinch
• Pepper Powder - 1/4 tsp
• Salt - as needed

To Grind

• Coconut - 3/4 cup
• Garlic - 3-4
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Green Chilies - 1 or 2

For Tempering

• Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Shallot onions - 4-5 (chopped)
• Dry red chilies - 1 or 2
• Fenugreek seeds - 1/8 tsp
• Curry Leaves - 1 strand
• Oil - 3 tbsp

Method

1. Grind together all the ingredients under 'to grind' to a coarse paste.
2. Take the chopped vegetables in a pan with turmeric powder, salt, pepper powder and little water. Cook it for about 5-10 minutes till the veggies are soft. (If you do not want any vegetables, skip this step.)
3. Once the water almost evaporates, add the ground paste and cook for another 2 minutes.
4. Now add the buttermilk and required salt. Keep stirring continuously for the next 5 minutes till the curry gets warmed up. Do not let it come to a boil. Switch off.
5. Heat oil in another small kadai and splutter the mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, dry red chilies and curry leaves.
6. Add the chopped shallots to this and fry till it turns dark brown and crispy.
7. Add this seasoning to the curry. Mix and serve.

Serving Suggestion

• Pulissery is traditionally served with Kerala matta rice, thoran, mezhukuvarati and papadam.