Instant Pot Series - Green gram porridge - Payaru Kanji Recipe - Pachai Payaru Kanji recipe

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

1. Wash rice and green gram well. Add the rice and dal mix in it.
2. Add garlic, onion, pepper, fenugreek seeds and red chili in instant pot. Add water and mix it.
3. Close the lid. Hit PRESSURE COOK and set time for 8 mins.
4. Allow the pressure releases naturally and open the lid.
5. Add salt and coconut milk and mix well.
6. Serve kanji with chamanthi or any thogayal.

Add rice, green gram, garlic, onion, pepper, fenugreek seeds and red chili in instant pot

Add water

Hit Pressure cook and set time for 8 mins

Allow the pressure releases naturally and open the lid

Add coconut milk and salt and stir it