Celery-Payaru Thoran

Ingredientsfor 6 servings

• 6 - Celery — chopped
• 1/2 cup Green gram cooked to 3/4th, Cherupayar
• 1 nos Onion chopped, small
• 2 nos Garlic pods
• Ginger — julienned
• 6 nos Green chillies — chopped
• 3/4 cup Coconut — grated
• 2 - Dry red chillies (Kollamulaku)
• 1 Stem Curry leaves
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam)
• 1 tbsp Oil

Preparation

1. Step 1

   Warm the oil in a pan.

2. Step 2

   Add mustard seeds and allow it to allow to crackle.

3. Step 3

   Pound the garlic and cumin seeds together and add it to the oil and fry it for a few seconds.

4. Step 4

   Add ginger, chopped onions, green chillies, curry leaves and red chillies and fry it for a minute.

5. Step 5

   Add the celery and coconut and cook it, till the celery is half cooked.

6. Step 6

   Add the cooked cherupayar.

7. Step 7

   Cook it covered, until everything is evenly cooked.

8. Step 8

   Season with salt.