Green Gram/Cherupayar Curry

One of the best combinations for puttu, chappathi and even idiyappam. Easy and quick made curry.

Ingredients:

Green Gram/Cherupayar                1 cup

Coconut                                          1/2 cup

Garlic                                              2 cloves

Cumin seeds                                   1 tsp

Green chilly                                    1

Turmeric Powder                            1/4 tsp

Red Chilly Powder                         1 1/2 tsp

Mustard Seeds

Coconut oil

Curry Leaves

Salt

Method:

1. Cook the green gram in pressure cooker with enough water for 1 whistle.

2. Into this cooked green gram, add salt, turmeric powder, red chilly powder and boil for 5 mins.

3. Grind the coconut, green chilly and cumin seeds to a fine paste.

4. Add this to the cooked green gram.

5. Meanwhile, heat coconut oil in a pan and sputter mustard seeds and add chopped garlic and curry leaves.

6. Add this to green gram and cook until you get the desired consistency.

7. Enjoy the curry with some hot puttu or chappathi :)