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Main Course

Cheru Payar (Green Gram) Curry

This homestyle mixed curry is built on a foundation of shallots fried dark in coconut oil and spices toasted until they release their full aroma. It tastes even better the next morning, spooned over cold leftover rice.

Ingredientsfor 5 servings

Cheru Payar (Green Gram) : 2 cups
Tomato : 2 Nos — chopped
Onion : 1 cup — chopped
Garlic : 3 pieces — chopped
Ginger : 2 small pieces — chopped
Coconut/Refined oil, a few
Red Chilly Powder : 3 tsp
Turmeric Powder : 1 tsp
Salt, to taste

Preparation

Step 1
Soak the green gram in water for about half an hour and cook it in a pressure cooker for about 15-20 minutes after adding salt to taste.
Step 2
When it is cooked well, turn off the heat and remove the cooker from the stove.
Step 3
Heat oil and then add the chopped tomato, onion, garlic and ginger and fry it well.
Step 4
When the mix turns brown in colour, add red chilli powder, turmeric powder and Stir everything together thoroughly.
Step 5
Add the cooked green gram into it and water (if needed) into it and boil it for further 5-10 minutes.
Step 6
Then turn off the heat and change the curry into another vessel.
Step 7
: - Also the green gram can be cook along with chopped onion, ginger, green chilly and salt and when it is cooked well,we can add coconut oil and curry leaves into this mix and keep the vessel closed for some time and after 5-10 minutes.
Step 8
This curry can be directly served with chappathi, poori, idiyappam etc.).

Tip

Coconut oil and curry leaves at the very end, off the heat, give the curry its characteristic Kerala aroma. Never skip this final step.

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Main Course

Cheru Payar (Green Gram) Curry

Ingredientsfor 5 servings

Cheru Payar (Green Gram) : 2 cups
Tomato : 2 Nos — chopped
Onion : 1 cup — chopped
Garlic : 3 pieces — chopped
Ginger : 2 small pieces — chopped
Coconut/Refined oil, a few
Red Chilly Powder : 3 tsp
Turmeric Powder : 1 tsp
Salt, to taste

Preparation

Step 1
Soak the green gram in water for about half an hour and cook it in a pressure cooker for about 15-20 minutes after adding salt to taste.
Step 2
When it is cooked well, turn off the heat and remove the cooker from the stove.
Step 3
Heat oil and then add the chopped tomato, onion, garlic and ginger and fry it well.
Step 4
When the mix turns brown in colour, add red chilli powder, turmeric powder and Stir everything together thoroughly.
Step 5
Add the cooked green gram into it and water (if needed) into it and boil it for further 5-10 minutes.
Step 6
Then turn off the heat and change the curry into another vessel.
Step 7
: - Also the green gram can be cook along with chopped onion, ginger, green chilly and salt and when it is cooked well,we can add coconut oil and curry leaves into this mix and keep the vessel closed for some time and after 5-10 minutes.
Step 8
This curry can be directly served with chappathi, poori, idiyappam etc.).