Cherupayar Thoran- Yummy yummy

Cherupayar Thoran

Rice Porridge (Kanji) is one of the main favorites of all Kearalites. And the side dish such as kadala( black peas) or cherupayr (mung beans) goes along with Kanji with a another side kick pickle and a pappad.

Today i am going to share how to make Cherupayar Thoran . It is slightly different from the Thrissur version that is prepared  in my home.But an easy recipe from my friend Aliaskutty Poulose.

• Ingredients:

• Cherupayar (mung beans) - 1 cup soaked in water a night before and cooked  .
• Coconut - ½ cup
• Small onion (sambar onion) - 3,sliced
• Garlic (veluthulli) - 3 or 4 pods chopped
• Green chilly (pacha mulakku) - 3, chopped
• Pepper powder (kuru mulakku) - ¼ tsp
• Cumin (perumjeerakam) - a pinch 
• Turmeric powde r(manjal podi) - ½ tsp
• Mustard seeds (kadukku) - ¼ tsp
• Curry leaves
• Salt to taste
• Oil.

    How to prepare:

     

1. First cook the Cherupayar in cooker and keep it aside after draining of the excess water.
2. Into a small bowl add in the coconut, chopped small onion ,garlic and greenchill along with the cummin and turmeric and pepper powder and curry leaves.using your hand mix it nicely crushing all the ingredients till it become like a powder form and keep aside.
3. Into a pan ,add oil and mustard seeds.When the mustard seeds are done add the coconut mixture prepared to it and stir it well till the smell of coconut starts to come.
4. Now add in the cooked cherupayar to it and mix well and cook for 2-3 mins on low flame. 
5. The Cherupayar thoran is ready to be served with hot Rice porridge( Kanji)

Enjoy and Cheers

Sachin Timothy.

Its the love of food that has prompted me to write & share something for all those food lovers .

Myself Sachin Timothy hailing from Kerala, India. Like every one who love food , it is my mother which i remember when i think about food.

The fear to tell my parents that i want to be chef, has changed my life to be a Management graduate and later migrate to the UAE for a living.

Wherever you go somethings always follows you like the shadow, for me the culinary skills from my mother helped me in this Arabian desert.
It started with experimenting ,tasting and sharing ,Now I have a bunch of friends who like my cooking .

As said in Malayalam movie Usthad Hotel by Kareem Ikka played by Late Thilakan ” vayaru niraykan aare kondum pattum,kazhikunnavarude manassu nirayanam, athannu sarikulla kaipunyam” meaning “Anybody can fill one’s stomach,but you should be able to fill one’s heart as well, that is called gifted hand in cooking(midas touch).These quotes helped me to make out the best in my cooking so that the hearts of those who eat it is also filled. Thanks Whykol.com for the pic.

May be you feel this is some other crap blog about food , but what i write not something i find in some cookery books , but which are cooked and tested which come out to be awesome , so that others may try  and enjoy the magic of good food and heart fills.

Thanks .

Sachin Timothy