Payaru kanji is one of the traditional food in Kerala and southern part of Tamil Nadu. Adding green gram to your daily diet contains a range of health benefits, also it contains high nutrients.
Major Benefits of green gram
- Improves heart health
- Improves digestion
- Aids weight loss
- Boosts blood circulation
Ingredients
- Rice - 1 cup
- Green gram / Pachai payaru - 1/2 cup
- Garlic crushed - 1 tbsp
- Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp
- Onion - 1/2
- Pepper corns - 10
- Red chili - 2
- Coconut milk - 1 cup
- Curry leaves - 1 string
- Water - 3 cups
- Salt as per taste
Method
- Wash rice and green gram well. Add the rice and dal
mix in it.
- Add garlic, onion, pepper, fenugreek seeds and red chili in instant pot. Add water and mix it.
- Close the lid. Hit PRESSURE COOK and set time for 8 mins.
- Allow the pressure releases naturally and open the lid.
- Add salt and coconut milk and mix well.
- Serve kanji with chamanthi or any thogayal.
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Add rice, green gram, garlic, onion, pepper, fenugreek seeds and red chili in instant pot |
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Add water
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Hit Pressure cook and set time for 8 mins |
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Allow the pressure releases naturally and open the lid |
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Add coconut milk and salt and stir it
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Can I add water at the end instead of coconut milk?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recipe!
Hi, Yes you can add water or milk.
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