Ingredients
- Whole Gram (Kondai kadalai) – two to three tablespoons
- White dry peas (Pattani) – two to three tablespoons
- Mochai Kottai – two to three tablespoons
- Cow Gram (Karamani) – two to three tablespoons
- Horse Gram (Kollu) – two to three tablespoons
- Green Gram (Pachai payaru) – two to three tablespoons
- Note: All the above put together should be two cups approx.
- Red Chillies – 3 to 4
- Curry leaves – few
- Coconut gratings – 2 tablespoon
- Oil – 1 teaspoon
- Mustard – 1/2 teaspoon
- Asafotida – a pinch
- Salt – 1 teaspoon
Directions
- Soak all the above said grams, except Green Gram, in water for at least 8 hours. Soak green gram separately for 8 hours.
- Pressure cook (except green gram) along with a pinch of salt for two to three whistles. Drain the excess water and keep aside.
- Cook green gram separately in an open vessel or for one whistle in a cooker.
- In a kadai put the oil and when it is hot add mustard. When it pops up, add red chillies broken into pieces along with asafotida powder and curry leaves. Fry for a while.
- Add coconut gratings and fry it also nicely. Then add cooked gram along with a pinch of salt. Mix well.
- Add a tablespoon of fresh coconut gratings as garnishing.
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