Kanjiyum Payarum
Straightforward Kerala cooking — good ingredients treated well, spiced with confidence, and served without pretence. The kind of food that tastes like someone's kitchen, not a restaurant.
Ingredientsfor 4 servings
- 2 cup Rice
- 1 cup Whole Green Moong
- 1 cup Cocunut — grated
- 1/4 cup Fenugreek seeds
- 3 Cloves Garlic — crushed
- 6 nos Shallots — crushed
- Salt, to taste
Preparation
Step 1
Soak moong and fenugreek for few hours and drain the water, then wash both well.
Step 2
Cook the rice and when it half done add moong and fenugreek, cook well with crused garlic and shallots add enough salt.
Step 3
Add the grated cocunut and let it boil. Serve hot.
Tip
When the recipe says "medium heat," it means medium. Kerala cooking is not about high-flame drama — most of the work happens at a patient, steady temperature.
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