Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Cheru payar thoran

Hello everyone,

Yesterday night I prepared cheru payar(Green moong dal) thoran. Thoran is a kerala style preparation with coconut in it.

Ingredients:-
Green moong dal(Cheru payar) - 1 cup, pressure cooked
Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 2tsp
Red Chilli - 2
Asafoetida powder - 1tsp
salt - to taste

To grind:-

Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Green chilly - 2 ( or as per your preference)
Garlic - 3 


Preparation:-
Pressure cook the green moong dal in enough water for 1 whistle. Do not drain the water after cooking. This water can be used while cooking.

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a kadai and once it is hot, put mustard seeds. Add broken red chillies, when the mustard seeds starts spluttering. Add the boiled green moong dal(along with the water), salt and asafoetida powder. Mix this well. In a mixie, grind the coconut, green chillies and garlic. Add this to the kadai and mix it. Once the water is absorbed, switch off the stove and transfer it to a serving bowl. You can have this thoran with rice. My folks just loved it.

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