Paasippayaru (Whole Green Gram) Kuzhambu

Ingredients:

• Whole green gram – 150 g
• Onion – 1
• Tomato – 1
• Tamarind – 1 Table spoon
• Garlic cloves – 10
• Fenugreek seeds – ½ Tea spoon
• Turmeric powder – ¼ Tea spoon
• Red chili powder – ½ Table spoon
• Coriander powder - ½ Table spoon
• Oil – 2 Table spoon
• Mustard seeds – ¼ Tea spoon
• Salt
• Curry leaves
• Coriander leaves

 Method:

• Soak whole green gram over night in water. Discard soaked water and rinse them well with fresh water.
• Cook them with little salt and water. Keep it aside.
• Chop onion and tomato.
• Soak tamarind in 100 ml warm water and extract juice.
• Heat oil in a vessel and add mustard seeds. When they pop up add fenugreek seeds and slightly crushed garlic cloves. Sauté them well.
• Add onion and a pinch of salt. Fry till onion is slightly brown.
• Add tomato, curry leaves, tamarind juice, turmeric powder, red chili powder and coriander powder. Mix and cook them well.
• Now add cooked green gram with its water. Adjust salt and cook the mixture until it is done.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.