Name: Spicy Green Gram Curry
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups Green gram(Cherupayar)(boiled) (whole); 1 no Onion; 1 no Tomato; Ginger (garlic paste - 1 tsp); 1 tsp Garlic (chopped); 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam); 1 tsp Cumin powder (Jeerakam); 2 nos Bay leaves (Karuga/Vazhana ela); 2 nos Cloves (Grambu); 1 no Cardamom (Elakka); 1 piece Cinnamon (Karugapatta); 3 nos Green chillies (slit into two); 1/2 tsp Chilly powder; 1/2 tsp Coriander powder; 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tbsp Coriander leaves (chopped); 1 tbsp Oil; Salt (As reqd); 1/2 cup Water

Spicy Green Gram Curry

Spicy Green Gram Curry

Green gram(Cherupayar) cooked in North Indian style

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine North Indian

Servings people

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups Green gram(Cherupayar)(boiled) whole
1 no Onion
1 no Tomato
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
1 tsp Garlic chopped
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
1 tsp Cumin powder Jeerakam
2 nos Bay leaves Karuga/Vazhana ela
2 nos Cloves Grambu
1 no Cardamom Elakka
1 piece Cinnamon Karugapatta
3 nos Green chillies slit into two
1/2 tsp Chilly powder
1/2 tsp Coriander powder
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tbsp Coriander leaves chopped
1 tbsp Oil
Salt As reqd
1/2 cup Water

Instructions

Crush the spices and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan or a kadai.
Splutter cumin seeds.
Add onion, garlic, crushed spices, green chillies and ginger-garlic paste.
Saute, till onion turns light brown in colour.
Add tomatoes and saute for 3 mins.
Add chilly powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder.
Saute for 2 mins, till the raw smell goes.
Add the boiled green gram and salt and stir for 3 - 4 mins.
Add water and mix well.
Cover and cook for 7 - 10 mins on medium flame, till the gravy reaches a semi consistency stage.
Sprinkle cumin powder and coriander leaves.
:- Serve hot with chappathis or naan.
:- Can also grind onion and spices together for a thicker gravy and saute with chopped onions.