Pachai payaru kurma | green gram gravy | moong bean curry

Pachai payaru kurma | green gram gravy | moong bean curry | பச்சை பயறு குருமா | protein rich curry | pacha payaru kurma | Saravana Bhavan style kurma | HSB kurma | one pot kurma | pressure cooker kurma | South Indian style green gram curry | pressure cooker moong bean fry with step-by-step pictures and video recipe. Check out the one-pot payaru kurma. If you like the video please SUBSCRIBE to my channel

Delicious green gram curry served in a traditional copper bowl.

ONE POT green gram kurma

Protein-rich South Indian-style green bean kurma in a pressure cooker is super easy to make and tastes delicious.  

SHOULD I SOAK Moong Bean overnight?

Always soak moong bean overnight as it helps with better cooking and digestion. if you are soaking for a few hours, use hot water. For overnight soaking, you can use cold water.

can I skip roasting

makes the kurma flavorful, so I recommend this step

HSB kurma

To make saravana bhavan style kurma add the ingredients under “to grind”.

Healthy green gram curry served in a traditional copper bowl.

HOW TO MAKE INSTANT POT kurma

Follow the rest of the steps sam and cook again for 5 minutes for the IP green gram kurma recipe

Oil for kurma

Coconut oil gives the best taste but you can add any oil of your choice

How to serve Chana kurma

It goes well as a side dish for Tiffin varieties like chappathi, idli, dosai, etc. Also tastes good with rice.

Green gram curry served in traditional copper bowl, flavorful and nutritious South Indian dish.

ingredients

soak moong bean

1/2 cup moong bean

water

To Grind 

1/4 cup coconut

3 garlic

4 cashew

1/2 tsp fennel seeds

1 tsp garam masala

Ginger

Green chilli

1/2 tsp poppy seeds

1 tbsp curd

Water 

3 small onion

1 cardamom

star anise

stone flower

1 clove

Pressure cooker moong bean kurma

1 tbsp coconut oil 

1 tomato

3/4 cup onion

1 tsp Kashmiri Chilli powder

Coriander leaves

 cup water

Required salt

1/4  tsp turmeric powder

Healthy green gram gravy served in a traditional copper bowl.

How to make pressure cooker Pachai payaru kurma with step-by-step pictures

  • dry roast moong bean for 3 minutes

Green gram curry with roasted moong beans in a stainless steel pan.

  • turn off the stove
  • carefully add hot water and soak for a few hours 

Green gram soaking in water for curry preparation.

  • Discard the water

Green gram beans being rinsed and soaked for cooking.

  • Add the ingredients under “to grind” and keep them aside

Fresh green gram curry in a stainless steel pot, ready to serve.

Healthy green gram curry with fresh garlic for a nutritious meal.

Fennel seeds in a stainless steel container for green gram curry.

Green gram gravy served in a stainless steel pot.

Green gram gravy served in a stainless steel pot, ready for cooking or serving.

Hand adding fresh ginger to a cooking pot for green gram curry.

Stone flower and star anise spices used in traditional moong bean curry.

Healthy green gram gravy with poppy seeds and spices.

Healthy green gram gravy for traditional Indian cuisine.

  • heat oil

Coconut oil being added to a stainless steel bowl for green gram curry preparation.

  • Furthermore, add onion and saute till it turns translucent

Cooking green gram curry with chopped onions in a stainless steel bowl.

Cooking green gram for pachai payaru kurma in a stainless steel pot.

  • Add tomato; mix well

Freshly chopped tomatoes added to a stainless steel bowl for green gram curry.

Green gram gravy with tomatoes and spices in a stainless steel bowl.

  • Furthermore, add the required salt,chilli powder, and turmeric powder; it turns mushy

Healthy moong bean gravy with turmeric powder in a stainless steel bowl.

Close-up of moong bean curry in a stainless steel pot with Kashmiri chili powder.

Fresh green gram curry in a stainless steel bowl with salt and spices.

  • Add moong bean; saute for a minute

Soaked moong beans being added to a flavorful gravy in a stainless steel pot.

Healthy green gram curry with vegetables in a stainless steel pot.

  • Furthermore, add water and boil well

Healthy green gram curry with spices and vegetables, perfect for a nutritious meal.

Healthy green gram gravy in a stainless steel pot.

  • add the ground mixture; avoid mixing

Green gram gravy being poured into a pot for Pachai Payaru Kurma.

  • Pressure cook for 4 whistles and simmer for 3 minutes

Pressure cook moong beans with 4 whistles for perfect pachai payaru kurma.

  • natural pressure release
  • Add water and corainder leaves; Mix well and boil

Green gram curry being prepared with coconut milk in a stainless steel pot.

Fresh coriander leaves garnishing green gram curry.

Fresh coriander leaves garnishing green gram curry.

Green gram curry being cooked in a stainless steel pot, ready to be boiled for 4 minutes.

Green gram gravy served with crispy dosa.

Green gram gravy served with crispy dosa.

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Ingredients

soak moong bean

  • 1/2 cup moong bean
  • water

To Grind

  • 1/4 cup coconut
  • 3 garlic
  • 4 cashew
  • 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • Ginger
  • Green chilli
  • 1/2 tsp poppy seeds
  • 1 tbsp curd
  • Water
  • 3 small onion
  • 1 cardamom
  • star anise
  • stone flower
  • 1 clove

Pressure cooker moong bean kurma

  • 1 tbsp coconut oil
  • 1 tomato
  • 3/4 cup onion
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri Chilli powder
  • Coriander leaves
  • cup water
  • Required salt
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder

Instructions

  • dry roast moong bean for 3 minutes
  • turn off the stove
  • carefully add hot water and soak for a few hours
  • Discard the water
  • Add the ingredients under “to grind” and keep them aside
  • heat oil
  • Furthermore, add onion and saute till it turns translucent
  • Add tomato; mix well
  • Furthermore, add the required salt,chilli powder, and turmeric powder; turns mushy
  • Add moong bean; saute for a minute
  • Furthermore, add water and boil well
  • add the ground mixture; avoid mixing
  • Pressure cook for 4 whistles and simmer for 3 minutes
  • natural pressure release
  • Add water and corainder leaves; Mix well and boil

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