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Green gram curry
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Green gram curry

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Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 16 minutes
Total Time 19 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients Method

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

Method
 

To pressure cook the green gram:
  1. To begin, Wash the green gram 2, 3 times
  2. Heat the pressure cooker, Add the washed green gram, dry fry it till you get the nice aroma or it changes color slightly
  3. Add 2½ cup of water, then add shallots, garlic, tomato
  4. Now add ¼ tsp of castor oil.
  5. Put ¼ tsp of turmeric powder, mix well
  6. Cover the lid and pressure cook for 7 whistles
  7. After pressure releases, open the lid, add salt
  8. Mash it with a ladle
  9. Pour ½ cup of water mix well
For tempering:
  1. Heat the 1 tbsp of coconut oil in a pan
  2. Add coriander seeds and cumin, fry it till it becomes crisp
  3. Now add the chopped green chillies and red chillies
  4. turn off the flame, Add asafoetida and curry leaves
  5. Pour this tempering mixture in the green gram curry