Cherupayar Chena Puzhukku - Kerala Style

This is a very simple and tasty preparation of green gram/ cherupayar and yam/chena. This is usually served with hot rice porridge/ kanji(as we in Kerala) and chutta pappadam,during the rainy season. Different kind of puzhukku are made like muthira puzhukku, mambayar puzhukku, thorava puzhukku kadal-kaaya puzhukku, chena-pachakkaya , kappa-meen puzhukku and goes on. So have a taste of this and do lemme know if ever you cook it.
Ingredients

1. Cherupayar / Green gram - 1 cup
2. Chena / Elephant Yam - 1/2 cup
3. Turmeric powder - 1.4 Tsp
4. Rec Chilli powder - 1/2 Tsp
5. Salt - as needed
6. Garlic roughly crushed - 3 flakes 
7. Curry Leaves - 2 Sprigs

To grind 

1. Jeera /Cumin seeds - 1/2 Tsp
2. Grated Coconut - 3/4 cup
3. Green chilly - 3

To Temper

1. Coconut Oil/ Oil - 1 Tbsp
2. Mustard Seeds - 3/4 Tsp
3. Dry red chilly - 2 - 3

Preparation

• Pressure cook green gram and yam with turmeric , salt and red chilly powder with required water. Wait for 3 whistles.

• Open and mash the cooked green gram and yam with a spoon to a rough texture. (If water is excess, let it absorb but not fully, a little  is needed) As shown in the pic.
• Meanwhile in a mixer grind the ingredients to a coarse paste under "To grind".
• Add this grind mixture to the cooked daal. Add curry leaves and roughly crushed garlic.

• Heat oil and temper the items as given in 'To Temper". Pour this onto the curry

• Serve hot.

Do check out recipe of Shahi thukada/thukara @ Cook Click n Devour, i loved the simplicity of this recipe.

Sending this to 1st anniversary celebration with giveaways ! of cook click n devour, WTML June 2014 hosted By The Big Sweet Tooth event by Gayathri