Vanpayar Thoran

Ingredients

Red gram(vanpayar) – 2 cups
Chopped onion – ½ cup
Grated coconut – ½ cup
Crushed garlic - 2 or 3
Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
Cumin powder – ½ tsp
Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
Curry leaves
Salt to taste
Cooking oil

Directions

1. Cook the red gram with water separately in a pressure cooker.
2. Mix the cooked red gram with all the other ingredients. Heat oil in the pan and add mustard seeds. Once it splutters add all the ingredients to it. Keep the pan covered and cook in a low flame till it is cooked.
3. Garnish with curry leaves.