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Payar Thoran – Kerala-Style Green Gram Thoran Recipe

November 23, 2015 17 Comments

Now that I have started working again, I have started using recipes from my quick ‘n’ easy recipes archive. Not only do I focus on minimum chopping and dicing, but I also look at usage of pots and pans since TH washes the dishes and I don’t like to use up too many.

This recipe using Pacha payar (known as pesara pappu in Telugu and payatham paruppu in Tamil) and coconut is something mom used to make as an accompaniment to breakfast. We used to eat it as is mostly and my dad loves it!

Its ridiculously simple to make and though I call it thoran, it uses just 3-4 ingredients and doesn’t follow the usual recipe for thoran. Its also very healthy since it uses very little oil and no spices.

Payar Sundal-Green Gram Sundal (Thoran) for Navratri
Green Gram Sundal Recipe

Serves 2

Ingredients:
Pacha payar/green gram – 1 cup
Freshly grated coconut – 1/3 cup (adjust according to taste)
Dried red chillies – 3-4
Oil (I use coconut oil) – 2 tsp
Salt – to taste

How I Made It:

1. Pressure cook the green gram till well done (3-4 whistles).

2. Heat oil in a pan, break the chillies into 2-3 pieces and fry lightly in it. Take care not to burn it.

3. Now add the coconut and fry for about 15 seconds.

4. Finally add the green gram with some salt and stir in well.

Serve hot.

Does it get any easier than this? 🙂

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  1. Asha

    May 8, 2012 at 6:42 pm

    Nice, green & healthy

    Reply
  2. Laavanya

    April 1, 2010 at 1:45 pm

    My mom makes almost all poriyals using this method.. simple and the veggie's taste comes through beautifully…

    Reply
  3. Nags

    April 16, 2009 at 5:01 am

    Sugitha – I don’t soak the payar overnight. Just pressure cook it for 4 whistles.

    Reply
  4. Sugitha

    April 15, 2009 at 7:51 pm

    Hi Nags: great recipe. Just one question: Do you soak Pacha payaru overnight or pressure cook the dry ones?

    You have a great blog!! and I love your pics…

    Reply
  5. Ramya's Mane Adige

    July 14, 2008 at 7:51 pm

    this is a gr8 recipe…we call this Usli in Kannada. Best part is its simplicity!!

    Reply
  6. Dee

    July 14, 2008 at 4:40 pm

    Nags, this is a beautiful one dish meal…. and great as a salad, so simple and so easy to put together ..

    Reply
  7. Sig

    July 14, 2008 at 4:30 am

    My mom used to make it, one of my favorites.. She used to make kadala the same way too… Loved both!
    Howz work going? I find it hard to go back after a weekend, how was it after the long break? 🙂

    Reply
  8. Rajitha

    July 14, 2008 at 12:05 am

    love it….and woohoo!! on u getting a job :)..congrats!

    Reply
  9. Kalai

    July 13, 2008 at 11:17 pm

    Looks a lot like a version of sundal. Delicious and quick, Nags! Just perfect. 🙂

    Reply
  10. Nags

    July 14, 2008 at 5:12 am

    Rachel – Haha, I sure hope you try it for MBP and let me know when you post 🙂

    Siri – That’s awesome!! 🙂 Glad it helped.

    Sig – I was dying to get back!! Was tired of sitting at home and watching Grey’s Anatomy online (I like the show, though)

    Reply
  11. Laavanya

    July 13, 2008 at 4:01 pm

    My mom makes almost all poriyals using this method.. simple and the veggie’s taste comes through beautifully…

    Reply
  12. KALVA

    July 13, 2008 at 3:30 pm

    awesome dear….

    Reply
  13. Siri

    July 13, 2008 at 2:51 pm

    Thanks Nags for the tip.. Even I installed the ‘comment’ section on my blogger! 🙂

    Hugs,
    Siri

    Reply
  14. TBC

    July 13, 2008 at 1:44 pm

    I made a similar looking thoran too the other day with beans and edamame. Yours is very simple!
    Good to hear that you’ve started working again.:D

    Reply
  15. Rachel

    July 13, 2008 at 12:42 pm

    simple yet tasty!! and yipee found my entry for MBP :DDD

    Reply
  16. Sunshinemom

    July 13, 2008 at 9:07 am

    I make this too – we call it chundal. Love it:)

    Reply
  17. Shreya

    July 13, 2008 at 5:57 am

    Hi Nags, this is the simplest recipe for cherupayar thoran I’ve seen. And such few ingredients as well:-) You could have put this up for AFAM too, or even Less is More:-) Btw, I love that TH doesn’t mind washing the dishes:-)

    Reply

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