CHERU PAYAR CURRY(GREEN GRAM)

Ingredients

1 Cup Whole Green Gram

3 Green Chilles Slit

1/2 Inch Ginger Grated or Finely chopped

1/2 Tsp Turmeric

1/2 Tsp Red Chiili Powder

1/2 Cup Grated Coconut – Ground to paste.

Seasoning

2-3 Tsp Oil

1/2 Tsp Mustard Seeds

2-3 Dry Red Chilles Broken

Curry Leaves

Soak the whole green gram in water for about 15-30 mins.In a pressure pan, add the soaked & drained green gram. Add enough water, few curry leaves, grated ginger, slit green chilles & turmeric. Stir.Pressure cook for 3 whistles and simmer for about 5 minutes & turn off the flame.Add the chilli powder & salt in to the cooked green gram , Stir well & simmer for few minutes.Add the ground coconut. In a separate pan heat 2-3 tsp of oil for seasoning.When the oil is hot, add mustard seeds. When they pop add the red chilles.Stir for a second & add the curry leaves.Add the seasoning to the green gram curry, simmer for 2-3 minutes before switching the flame off.

Puttu and Cherupayar is the common break fast of Keralites.....

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