Monday, March 26, 2012

Cherupayar / Green Gram Thoran (Stir fry with grated coconut)

Green Gram/ Cherupayar is very nutritious food rich in protein and is very good to include it in the diet of pregnant, breast- feeding moms, kids and sick people. I was down with flu last week and I craved for some kanji and cherupayar thoran. This recipe is also a very easy and quick recipe to make when we are sick and we don't have much energy to cook.


Ingredients:

1) Green Gram/ Cherupayar- 1 cup
2) Grated coconut - 3/4-1 cup
3) Shallot - 3-4
4) Garlic - 3 cloves
5) Green chilly -2
6) Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
7) Pepper Powder - 1/2-1 tsp
8) Red chilly (optional)
9) Salt
10) Mustard seeds
11) Oil

Method:
  • Soak Green gram / cherupayar in water overnight or 3-4 hours.
  • Pressure cook Green gram / Cherupayar with enough water (water covering green gram) for 3-4 whistles. 
  • Grind gently Grated coconut, Garlic, Shallot, Green chilly, Turmeric powder.
  • Add it to cooked green gram. Add salt. Cover it and cook for 1 min. 
  • Remover the cover and mix well.
  • Heat oil in large pan and add mustard seeds.
  • When it starts spluttering, add curry leaves and red chilly.Saute.
  • Add Green gram, Pepper powder and adjust the salt. Mix well.
  • Cook for 2-3 min , stir ring occasionally. Remove from flame. 


2 comments:

  1. I am a north Indian but I love kerala food.. I tried this recipe today and it came out great.. easy and tasty

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  2. Thank you for letting me know. My favorite combo with this is Rice (With the starch water we use to cook rice), Pappadom , Pickle. I also made this yesterday since it was ash Wednesday for us.

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