Cherupayar Thoran is a simple and flavourful stir fry made with green gram, coconut tempered spices & onion. Cherupayar Thoran is healthy & nutritious and filling side apt as snack and as well as paired with rice. Cherupayar Thoran Recipe is described in this post with step by step pictures.
Payaru thoran or Cherupayar Thoran as they call it in Kerala is a simple and flavourful stir fry made with vegetables like green gram,cabbage,beetroot etc.I tried green gram thoran as sidedish for kanji, which was a great combo.I am sure I’m going to repeat the menu often when there is lunch only for me and amma because hubby is not fond of all these porridges so we enjoyed this menu for lunch.
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Cherupayar Thoran | Green Gram Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup green gram
- 5 small onion sliced
- 3 garlic sliced
- 1/4 cup coconut grated
- 1 green chilli slitted
- a tiny pinch turmeric powder
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper powder
- salt to taste
To Temper:
- 2 teaspoon coconut oil
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon jeera
- a small sprig curry leaves
Instructions
- Soak green gram overnight. Rinse it well and then cook in pan with enough water and little salt. When it becomes soft but not mushy, switch off. If there is excess water, drain it. If there is only little then no need to drain it. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan – add the items listed under ‘to temper’, let it splutter.
- Add small onion, garlic, green chilli, saute till it turns transparent.
- Add turmeric powder, pepper powder and salt. We have already added salt with green gram so adjust and accordingly.
- Mix well then add coconut.
- Saute for 2 mins then add cooked green gram.
- Toss it well, cook covered for 2mins. Fluff it up and switch it off.
- Serve Cherupayar Thoran hot / warm with rice and sambar or with any variety rice.
Notes
- Adding coconut oil gives a great flavour to the curry.
- You can even add a pinch of red chilli powder.
How to make Cherupayar Thoran
- Soak green gram overnight.Rinse it well and then cook in pan with enough water and little salt.When it becomes soft but not mushy,switch off.Id there is excess water, drain it.If there is only little then no need to drain it.Set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan – add the items listed under ‘to temper’, let it splutter.Add small onion,garlic,green chilli,saute till it turns transparent.
- Add turmeric powder,pepper powder and salt.We have already added salt with green gram so adjust and accordingly.Mix well then add coconut.
- Saute for 2 mins then add cooked green gram.
- Toss it well,cook covered for 2mins.Fluff it up and switch it off.
Serve hot / warm with rice and sambar or with any variety rice.
Expert Tips
- Adding coconut oil gives a great flavour to the curry.
- You can even add a pinch of red chilli powder.
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