Moloshyam

Servings: 6 Total Time: 15 mins Difficulty: Beginner
Simple curry for lunch
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Moloshyam is a light and comforting dal-based curry from Kerala. Made with toor dal, a few vegetables, and minimal spices, it’s one of the easiest everyday dishes in many Kerala households. Mild in flavour, but rich in nutrition, Moloshyam is usually paired with rice for a simple, satisfying meal.

The recipe is basic and needs no grinding or coconut. Toor dal is pressure-cooked until soft, along with vegetables like ash gourd, cucumber, raw banana, or even snake gourd. Once the dal and vegetables are soft, a bit of turmeric and salt are added. Crushed jeera (cumin) and green chillies bring flavour, and finally, a coconut oil–based tempering with mustard seeds and curry leaves is added on top.

Moloshyam is not heavy or spicy. It’s gentle on the stomach and easy to digest, making it a common choice during sick days, after festivals, or as a comforting meal during summer.

You’ll find slight variations from home to home-some use garlic, some don’t. Some add a pinch of hing (asafoetida), while others keep it plain. But the idea remains the same: a no-fuss, light dal curry that brings warmth and balance to the plate.

Moloshyam is proof that you don’t need many ingredients to make something tasty. Just dal, a few vegetables, and the familiar flavour of Kerala-style tempering-that’s more than enough.

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Moloshyam

Difficulty: Beginner Prep Time 5 mins Cook Time 10 mins Total Time 15 mins
Cooking Temp: 100  C Servings: 6
Best Season: Suitable throughout the year

Description

Moloshyam/ Molakushyam (മുളകുഷ്യം /മൊളോഷ്യം ) is a atypical kerala curry with nostalgic taste and memories. The ingredients change depends on the availability of vegetables. Jackfruit seeds/ Mango/ Yellow cucumber/ Ash gourd/ Drumstick etc. The base is same. Ingredients change.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Moloshyam /Mulakushyam is an easy make recipe as a curry for lunch. Its very tasty but quiet easy to make. A nostalgic curry for Keralites
  2. First in a pan heat some water. Add Toor Dal (its optional. Toor dal make the curry thick.)
  3. Add Jackfruit seeds, Mango pieces, Salt and Green Chillies
  4. Now add Turmeric powder, Chilly powder and mix well. Let everything cook well
  5. When its cooked well. Add Curry leaves and some Coconut oil
  6. Simple Moloshyam is ready
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