Payar thoran

Payar thoran

Ingredients :-

• Payar - 1 cup

• Grated coconut - 2  Tbsp to 1/4 cup

• Shallots- 3 or 4 or half of a large onion

• Garlic - 2 cloves

• Green chili chopped - 2

• Dried red chili - 1 or 2

• Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

• Curry leaves - few

• Salt to taste

Preparation :-

1. Clean & soak the payar over night.

2. Cook the soaked payar for 5 to 8 mins and drain the water.

3. Crush shallots, garlic and green chilli in a mortar for few seconds.

4. Add coconut to it and mix well with your hand or grind it for 1 minute and keep it aside.

5. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds.When it pop up , add  red chilli, one chopped shallot  and curry leaves.

6. Add cooked payar and mix well.

7. Keep everything to the center and cook it covered for 2 minutes or till it is dry.

8. Add coconut mixture and saute well for a couple of minutes or till it is dry.

 Serve warm with kanji / rice..

Sending this to Kerala Kitchen Event hosted by Julie @ Erivum Puliyum