Pacha payar sundal

Here goes the recipe for one of the favourite evening snack made from green gram.

Ingredients:

Pacha payar (green gram) – 100 grams

Grated coconut – 20 grams

Green chillies – 2 nos

Oil – 5 grams

Mustard – 5 grams

Channa dal – 2 grams

Curry leaves – few

Turmeric powder and salt – to taste

Method:

• Soak the pacha payar for 8-10 hours or overnight.
• Pressure cook the pacha payar with salt and turmeric powder for one whistle and simmer for about 2 minutes.
• The pacha payar need not be very mushy.
• In a kadai, pour oil and add the mustard.
• Once mustard splutters, add the channa dal, curry leaves and slit green chillies.
• Fry for about a minute. Add the grated coconut and fry for about 2 minutes.
• Add the cooked pacha payar. Mix well and keep for about a minute.

Hot sundal is ready!!

This would also be a great side dish for curd rice or Kanji...