Cherupayar Mezhukkupuratti (green grams fry)

Ingredients

cherupayar 3/4 cup
2 1/4 cup water
4 green chillies slit opned lenthwise
7-9 red perl small onions
4 cloves garlic
3 dried red chillies
2 tsp red chilly flakes
1 curry leaves
1 tsp oil
salt to taste


How to make chrupayar mezhukkupuratti

Wash the cherupayar in water and drain the water fully. Heat the pressure cooker and very mildly roast the cherupayar/green grams until they are dry and warm to touch. Add 2 ¼ cups water, green chillies and salt to taste and cook in the pressure cooker and wait for about 5 whistles in medium heat.
onions and garlic and make into paste. Heat oil in a pan and when it’s hot enough, reduce the flame to low and add dried red chillies and sauté for 4-5 seconds and add the paste of small onion and garlic. When it turns transparent, add red chilly flakes and blend thoroughly with the onion and garlic for a minute. Now, mezhukkupuratti is ready.