Kerala Green Gram Curry
Kerala Green Gram Curry is a Kerala Indian breakfast dish made with whole green gram, grated coconut paste, onion, curry leaves and other everyday ingredients. The full ingredient list and method are below.
- Total time (approx.)
- 30 min
- Calories (estimate)
- ~320 kcal
- Course
- Breakfast
- Cuisine
- Kerala (Indian)
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Ingredients
What goes into Kerala Green Gram Curry. This recipe lists ingredients without measured quantities — scale them to the number of people you are cooking for and season to taste.
- Whole green gram (moong dal)
- Grated coconut paste (with garlic, green chilies, turmeric)
- Onion
- Curry leaves
- Coconut oil
- Mustard seeds
- Dried red chilies
- Salt
Method
- 1Cook whole green gram until tender.
- 2Grind grated coconut with garlic, green chilies, and turmeric to a fine paste.
- 3Add this coconut paste and chopped onion to the cooked green gram.
- 4Simmer for 5-7 minutes, adjusting consistency with water.
- 5Heat coconut oil; temper mustard seeds, dried red chilies, and curry leaves.
- 6Pour tempering over the curry.
- 7Season with salt and mix well. Serve hot.
About these numbers: the time shown is an approximate overall cooking time, and the calorie figure is a rough estimate for one serving of the dish as described — not a laboratory analysis. Both will change with your portion size, ingredients and how much fat you cook with. Dietary tags describe the dish in general terms; always check the labels on what you buy. Nothing here is medical or dietary advice. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we will fix it.
