Simple green gram curry | Pachai payaru kuzhambu

Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu, South India | Cooking Time: 10 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Take with: Idli, Dosa, Rice, Chapathi, puttu | Type :Gravy, sambar, kulambu, curry, masala.

Ingredients

• Green gram [pachai payaru] – ½ cup
• Shallots [Sambar onion] -5
• Green chilli – 1 [sliced]
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds – ½ tbsp
• Urad dal and Bengal gram – 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Water as needed

Method

• Boil green gram in cooker for 4 whistles
• Heat pan with oil add mustard seeds. Once it’s spluttered add Bengal gram, urad dal and onion sauté till soft [translucent].
• Add green chilli and curry leaves.
• Add turmeric powder and red chilli powder. Then add boiled green gram mix well & let it boil then add salt and cut off heat. Serve hot with rice, puttu, idli