Purple Cabbage - Cherupayar (Green Gram) Thoran

Ingredients:

1/4 cup green gram / cherupayar

2 cups purple cabbage, shredded or chopped

1 small onion, chopped

3 green chillies, chopped

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

1 dry red chilli

1 sprig curry leaves

salt to taste

2-3 tsp oil

Preparation:

1. Soak green gram/ cherupayar in water overnight and pressure cook it adding a pinch of turmeric powder, salt and enough water and keep it aside.
2. In a bowl, add chopped cabbage, onion, grated coconut, green chillies, turmeric powder and salt and mix well with your hands.
3. Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add dry red chilli and curry leaves.
4. Add the cabbage-coconut mixture, mix well and allow to cook it on low flame for 3 minutes.
5. Then add cooked green gram into this and mix well and cook covered for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and serve hot with rice…