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Green gram curry

Green gram Curry/ Coimbatore Pachapayiru curry

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green gram curry
green gram curry

Green gram curry/ Coimbatore Pachapayiru curry is a good alternative for usual dhal and sambar. It is a tasty side dish for rice for lunch. The ingredients used here for cooking dhal as well as tempering is slightly different from the usual dhal recipe. This is a simple dish that can make it in very little time. It is a delicious lunch food for toddlers and kids. Mix up rice and this curry with some ghee or coconut oil

Let us see how to make Green gram Curry.

Green gram curry

Green gram curry

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Prep Time 3 minutes mins
Cook Time 16 minutes mins
Total Time 19 minutes mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

To pressure cook the green gram

  • 1 cup green gram
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 8 shallots
  • 1 tomato chopped
  • ¼ tsp castor oil/ghee
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • 2½ cup water
  • salt to taste

For Tempering:

  • 1 tbsp coconut oil/ oil
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 green chilly chopped
  • 2 dry red chilly
  • ¼ tsp asafoetida
  • few curry leaves

Instructions
 

To pressure cook the green gram:

  • To begin, Wash the green gram 2, 3 times
  • Heat the pressure cooker, Add the washed green gram, dry fry it till you get the nice aroma or it changes color slightly
  • Add 2½ cup of water, then add shallots, garlic, tomato
  • Now add ¼ tsp of castor oil.
  • Put ¼ tsp of turmeric powder, mix well
  • Cover the lid and pressure cook for 7 whistles
  • After pressure releases, open the lid, add salt
  • Mash it with a ladle
  • Pour ½ cup of water mix well

For tempering:

  • Heat the 1 tbsp of coconut oil in a pan
  • Add coriander seeds and cumin, fry it till it becomes crisp
  • Now add the chopped green chillies and red chillies
  • turn off the flame, Add asafoetida and curry leaves
  • Pour this tempering mixture in the green gram curry
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To Pressure cook the green gram:

Dry fry the washed green gram in the pressure cooker
till it becomes slight brown ( for 5 minutes in low flame)
Add 2 ½ cup of water
1/4 tsp of castor oil /ghee
Add 3 cloves of garlic cloves, 8 shallots
Now add the chopped tomato, 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder
Green gram curry
Pressure cook for 7 whistles in medium flame
Green gram curry
Open the lid after pressure releases
Mash it with a ladle

Add salt and 1/2 cup water

For tempering:

Heat 1 tbsp of coconut oil, add coriander seeds and cumin each 1 tsp
Add chopped green chili and red chili, turn off the flame add asafoetida
Green gram curry
then curry leaves
Green gram curry
Pour into the curry
Green gram curry
Serve with love

Note:

If you think this curry is thick, you can add 1/4 cup water extra

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