Cherupair Thoran Recipe - Kerala Steel Green Gram Vegetable
A high protein South Indian Recipes recipe with green moong dal (whole), onion - finely chopped, green chilli. Ready in 30 min, serves 2.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
Instructions
16 steps- 1
To begin making the Cherupayar Thoran Recipe, wash the green gram and pressure cook it for 3 whistles by adding enough water and salt
green moong dal (whole)(1/2 cup)green chilli(3)salt - to taste - 2
Crush garlic and green chilli in a mortar pestle
green moong dal (whole)(1/2 cup)green chilli(3)cloves garlic(3)dry red chilli(1) - 3
Mix it with the grated coconut
fresh coconut - grated(1/4 cup)teaspoons coconut oil(2) - 4
Keep it aside
- 5
Heat a heavy bottomed pan with coconut oil
fresh coconut - grated(1/4 cup)teaspoons coconut oil(2) - 6
Once he oil is hot, add mustard seeds and urad dal
cumin seeds (jeera)(1/4 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon)white urad dal (split)(1 teaspoon) - 7
Once they splutter add cumin seeds, dry red chilli and curry leaves
green chilli(3)dry red chilli(1)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/4 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon)curry leaves - fewsprig coriander (dhania) leaves - chopped for garnish(4) - 8
Give a quick fry
- 9
Add onion, turmeric and salt in the pan
onion - finely chopped(1)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 10
Saute the mixture till the onion becomes soft and translucent
onion - finely chopped(1) - 11
Add the coconut mixture and sauté it well till raw smell goes
fresh coconut - grated(1/4 cup)teaspoons coconut oil(2) - 12
Add the cooked green gram and mix it well
green moong dal (whole)(1/2 cup)green chilli(3) - 13
Keep on the flame on low for 2-3 minutes
- 14
Switch off and garnish with chopped coriander leaves
onion - finely chopped(1)curry leaves - fewsprig coriander (dhania) leaves - chopped for garnish(4) - 15
Serve Cherupayar Thoran hot
- 16
Serve Cherupayar Thoran Recipe along with Keerai Sambar, Steamed Rice, Elai Vadam and Beetroot Pachadi for a weekday meal
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Cherupair Thoran Recipe - Kerala Steel Green Gram Vegetable
A high protein South Indian Recipes recipe with green moong dal (whole), onion - finely chopped, green chilli. Ready in 30 min, serves 2.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
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Directions
16 steps- 1
To begin making the Cherupayar Thoran Recipe, wash the green gram and pressure cook it for 3 whistles by adding enough water and salt
green moong dal (whole)(1/2 cup)green chilli(3)salt - to taste - 2
Crush garlic and green chilli in a mortar pestle
green moong dal (whole)(1/2 cup)green chilli(3)cloves garlic(3)dry red chilli(1) - 3
Mix it with the grated coconut
fresh coconut - grated(1/4 cup)teaspoons coconut oil(2) - 4
Keep it aside
- 5
Heat a heavy bottomed pan with coconut oil
fresh coconut - grated(1/4 cup)teaspoons coconut oil(2) - 6
Once he oil is hot, add mustard seeds and urad dal
cumin seeds (jeera)(1/4 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon)white urad dal (split)(1 teaspoon) - 7
Once they splutter add cumin seeds, dry red chilli and curry leaves
green chilli(3)dry red chilli(1)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/4 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon)curry leaves - fewsprig coriander (dhania) leaves - chopped for garnish(4) - 8
Give a quick fry
- 9
Add onion, turmeric and salt in the pan
onion - finely chopped(1)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 10
Saute the mixture till the onion becomes soft and translucent
onion - finely chopped(1) - 11
Add the coconut mixture and sauté it well till raw smell goes
fresh coconut - grated(1/4 cup)teaspoons coconut oil(2) - 12
Add the cooked green gram and mix it well
green moong dal (whole)(1/2 cup)green chilli(3) - 13
Keep on the flame on low for 2-3 minutes
- 14
Switch off and garnish with chopped coriander leaves
onion - finely chopped(1)curry leaves - fewsprig coriander (dhania) leaves - chopped for garnish(4) - 15
Serve Cherupayar Thoran hot
- 16
Serve Cherupayar Thoran Recipe along with Keerai Sambar, Steamed Rice, Elai Vadam and Beetroot Pachadi for a weekday meal
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