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[20 Oct 2008 | 25 Comments | ]
Tomatoes and Okra in a Spicy Coconut Gravy

On my eggplant theeyal post last week, Arundati commented that all gravies were known as “curry” in her house. It was pretty much the same in my house too. Theeyal, Aviyal, Pachadi and Sambar being a few exceptions I can think of! Even Kaalan and Pulisseri were known as Moru Curry in my house. Actually it was more like “kari” than “curry“. There was really not much in common between these curries – the base could be coconut, yogurt, lentils or just ground spices. If we Indians are so confused …