Kerala Green Gram Dinner
Kerala Green Gram Dinner is a Kerala Indian dinner dish made with whole green gram, shallots, garlic, dried red chilies and other everyday ingredients. The full ingredient list and method are below.
- Total time (approx.)
- 30 min
- Calories (estimate)
- ~390 kcal
- Course
- Dinner
- Cuisine
- Kerala (Indian)
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Ingredients
What goes into Kerala Green Gram Dinner. 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 (Cherupayar)
- Shallots (sliced)
- Garlic (crushed)
- Dried red chilies
- Curry leaves
- Coconut oil
- Turmeric powder
- Grated coconut (optional)
- Salt
Method
- 1Cook whole green gram until tender but not mushy; drain excess water.
- 2Heat coconut oil in a pan; temper dried red chilies and curry leaves.
- 3Add sliced shallots and crushed garlic; sauté until golden.
- 4Add turmeric powder and cooked green gram; mix well.
- 5If desired, add grated coconut and stir-fry for a few minutes.
- 6Season with salt and continue to stir-fry until slightly dry. 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.
