Green gram Potato Curry / Kerala Cherupayar Curry

Cherupayar curry is a kerala style green gram curry adding potato and freshly ground coconut cumin green chilly masala paste and goes well with puttu and rice.The following ingredients are needed to prepare Green gram Potato Curry /Kerala Cherupayar Curry.

Ingredients:
Green gram /Cherupayar. -1 cup
Potato.                  -1 (medium size)
Green chilly.         -1
Garlic.                   -2 cloves
Red chilli powder. -1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder.  -1/4tsp
Salt.                        - to taste

For grinding Coconut Cumin Green chilly Paste:
Grated coconut.-1cup
Cumin seeds.    -1/2 tsp
Green chilly..    -3

For Tempering:
Mustard seeds.   -1tsp
Dry Red chillies.-2
Shallots.              - 6
Garlic cloves..     -3 
Curry leaves.       -1 sprig
Coconut oil.        -1tsp

Instructions:
1). Wash and soak green gram /cherupayar in water for 8 hours or overnight.

2). Peel, wash and chop potatoes into small cubed pieces. Pressure cook the potato cubes along with soaked green gram,1 green chilly 2 garlic cloves,1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp red chilly powder and sufficient water for 3 whistles. Keep aside the cooked green gram potato mixture.

3). Grind grated coconut, cumin seeds, 2 green chillies in a mixer grinder to a fine paste.Keep aside the  freshly ground coconut cumin green chilly masala paste.

Method:
1). In a wide bottom pan add the pressure cooked green gram potato mixture, required salt and 1 and 1/2 cup of water and boil on low flame.

2). Add freshly ground coconut cumin green chilly masala paste and 1 cup of water into the pan and mix with the cooked green gram potato mixture.The curry will thicken as it cools. Add required water and adjust the consistency. Boil for 4 to 5 minutes on low flame or until raw smell of the masala goes out and stir well in between. Switch off the flame.

3). Heat 1tsp coconut oil in a small pan for tempering and splutter mustard seeds. Add broken dry red chilly pieces and curry leaves into the pan and fry in oil for a second. Add garlic cloves and shallots into the pan and saute well till garlic and shallots becomes light brown. Switch of the flame.

4). Pour the tempering into the green gram potato curry  cherupayar curry in the pan and mix well.Transfer the cherupayar curry to a serving bowl.

Green gram Potato Curry / Kerala Cherupayar Curry is ready to serve with puttu or rice.