Majjiga Pulusu/ Perugu Charu (Seasoned Buttermilk)

Here is a very simple  and tasty recipe. Instead of serving plain yoghurt in a get together or a party, try this, you will be receiving many compliments with very little effort of preparing this dish. It is very good for digestion too...

Ingredients:

Yoghurt – 2 cups

Water – 1 ½ cup

Salt to taste

Onion – 1 small

Garlic pods -3 crushed

Green chillies – 2 to 3

Red chillies -3

Oil – 1 tsp

Urid dal – 1 tsp

Chana dal – ½ tsp

Mustard seeds – ¼ tsp

Cumin seeds – ¼ tsp

Hing/asafetida – 1 pinch

Curry leaves

Coriander leaves

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Preparation:

Cut the onions into small cubes.

Prepare the buttermilk by adding the water to the well beaten yoghurt and add salt.

Now for seasoning, heat oil in a pan and add the mustard and cumin seeds. Once they start to crackle, add the urid and chana dals and fry till brown.

Add the garlic and slit green & red chillies, sauté for 30 sec and add the curry leaves, hing and turmeric powder and fry for another 30 secs.

Add the onion pieces and fry till transparent and add the seasoning to the buttermilk.

Stir in the chopped coriander leaves and serve with rice.