Green gram curry recipe, Pacha payaru kadaiyal recipe

Green gram curry recipe a popular kongunadu special dish made in most households here in Coimbatore.We call it pacha payaru kadanjathu locally in kovai.

The first time I tasted this was at my friends place and since then I’ve been trying.But it took me several attempts and all these years to get that perfect taste, texture of this curry.Not joking yes I made and shot this already 5 times, discarded the pics after tasting it…either the taste won’t be apt or the texture.Now finally I got the knack to get that perfect creamy texture and the taste was awesome too and as a bonus I could shoot it with a video too…so yayy!! I was very particular to post this dish only after I am completely satisfied with it as its one of the traditional dish very popular in Coimbatore and I didn’t want to mess it up 🙂

It tastes best with rice, chapathi or even dosa so do try this and let me know how you liked it.Very healthy and tasty pacha payaru kadaiyal recipe finally here for you all 🙂

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Greem gram curry recipe

Greem gram curry recipe a kongunadu special curry perfect with rice, dosa, chapathi etc

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time30 mins

Servings3

AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup green gram
• 10 nos small onion chopped
• 1 country tomato roughly chopped
• 1/2 tbsp coriander leaves for garnish
• salt to taste
• 2 and 1/2 cups water

To temper:

• 2 tsp oil
• 1/2 tsp jeera
• 2 nos garlic
• few curry leaves
• 1/2 tsp whole pepper

Spice powders:

• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 heaped tsp coriander powder

Instructions

• Dry roast green gram in a kadai in low flame for atleast 3-5 mins.Cool down, rinse it and set aside.In a pressure cooker heat oil - add jeera let it crackle then add curry leaves and garlic.Saute for few seconds then add chopped small onion.
• Saute till transparent.Then add tomato,pepper corns saute until it shrinks.
• Add turmeric powder,red chilli powder and coriander powder.Saute for a minute then add rinsed and drained green gram.
• Saute for a minute.Add water and pressure cook for 6 whistles in low medium flame.
• Let pressure release by itself , open  switch on and mash it using a traditional mathu until its mashed well with whole green gram here and there.Add salt and coriander leaves. let it for a quick boil and switch off.
• Serve with rice or chapathi!

Notes

• No need of prior soaking for this curry.
• Do not add salt before pressure cooking else green gram will not get cooked properly.
• If water is more after pressure cooking then let it boil for few mins then mash it.If its too dry then add little water boil the curry then mash it.
• If you do not like whole pepper coming in mouth while eating, you can slightly crush it and add it.
• I prefer adding country tomato , but if you don't have add normal bangalore tomato itself.
• As most dal recipes this also thickens with time, you can add hot water and boil it incase if you are preparing well ahead of meal time.

Green gram curry recipe video

How to make green gram curry recipe:

1. Dry roast green gram in a kadai in low flame for atleast 3-5 mins.Cool down, rinse it and set aside.In a pressure cooker heat oil – add jeera let it crackle then add curry leaves and garlic.Saute for few seconds then add chopped small onion.
   
2. Saute till transparent.Then add tomato,pepper corns saute until it shrinks.
   
3. Add turmeric powder,red chilli powder and coriander powder.Saute for a minute then add rinsed and drained green gram.
   
4. Saute for a minute.Add water and pressure cook for 6 whistles in low medium flame.
   
5. Let pressure release by itself , open  switch on and mash it using a traditional mathu until its mashed well with whole green gram here and there.Add salt and coriander leaves. let it for a quick boil and switch off.
   

Serve with rice or chapathi!

Green gram curry ready to be gulped with hot rice and chapathi…now who wants to taste?! 🙂