Pachai Payaru Urundai, a delicious and healthy ladoo made from the green moong dal and palm jaggery as main ingredients. It's one of the healthiest ladoos that i have made so far and it tastes so great !

If you're looking for a healthy sweet without any white sugar and a lot of ghee, then i would highly recommend to try this ladoo. 

For this ladoo, i have used palm jaggery/karupatti, it gives the nice aroma and taste to this ladoo. But if you can't source the palm jaggery, normal jaggery can also be used. However the unique flavor from the palm jaggery would be missing.

 

This ladoo tastes so much like the stuffing of the traditional sweet "Munthiri kothu", so if you like munthiri kothu, then i'm sure that you would love like ladoo too.  

Green Moong Dal Ladoo | Pachai Payaru Urundai

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 20 mins | Serves : 15 
Recipe Category: Ladoo | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Green moong dal ladoo, Pachai Payaru ladoo,Indian Sweet, Ladoo Pachai Payaru Urundai, a delicious and healthy ladoo made from the green moong dal and palm jaggery as main ingredients.

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Ingredients

Whole Green Moong dal / Pachai Payaru - 1 cup

Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup

Roasted chana dal /Pottukadalai - 1/4 cup

Palm Jaggery - 3/4 cup

Water - 1/4 cup

Cardamom - 3

Procedure

First measure the whole green moong dal and add it in the thick bottomed pan and start roasting in the medium flame.

Roast till the dal became brown. Remove from the flame and transfer into a bowl.In the same pan, add the grated coconut.

Roast the coconut till it became brown and then transfer into the bowl. Let them cool a bit. 

In the mean time, let's prepare the jaggery syrup. Measure the jaggery, add it into the sauce pan along with the water and heat it.

Let the jaggery melts completely. Keep the flame in low and let it boil still the syrup is sticky. It only takes a couple of times.Switch off the flame and let the syrup cool a bit. In the mean time, add all the roasted ingredients into mixie/blender jar.

To that, add pottukadalai and cardamon too. Grind all into coarse powder just like fine rava.

Add the grounded mixture into the jaggery syrup and mix it well until it all comes together.

Take a small portion of the mixture and make a ladoo. Do the same for all the mixture.

That's it, Healthy and Tasty Green Moong Dal Ladoo/Pachai Payaru Urundai is ready.

Related: How to make Nei Urundai / Yellow moong dal ladoo.

Notes:

• Roast the green moong dal and coconut well that gives a great flavor to the ladoo.
• Palm Jaggery gives unique taste and flavor so highly recommend to use that.

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Green Moong Dal Curry for Chapathi & Roti | Pachai Payaru Curry

Green Moong Dal Curry, a delicious, healthy and easy to make curry for chapathi & roti. After marriage only, i got introduced to this curry by my hubby, honestly i didn't like this curry much initially but at the same didn't hate it too, it was kind of ok for me at that time because before marriage i was so used to coconut based curries like kurma and i hadn't have developed the taste for any other curries. 

Actually living aboard and limited availability of fresh indian coconut in the area where we lived and all gave me opportunity to explore other curries. And now, on daily basis i have prepared curries without coconut and relish it without any complaint.     

With all being said, now this green moong dal curry is one of my favorite to have it as side dish for chapathi and roti. Green moong dal blends well with the spices and yields tasty and creamy curry without any cream. If you haven't tried this curry before, do give it a try, it's taste so good!!

Green Moong Dal Curry for Chapathi & Roti

Preparation Time : 6 hrs | Cooking Time : 20 mins | Serves : 4 
Recipe Category: Curry | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
Green Moong Dal -1/2 cup
Onion -1 
Tomato -1 
Ginger - 1/2 inch piece
Butter - 1 tbsp
Cinnamon - 1 inch piece
Cloves - 4 
Cardamon -1 
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Red chili powder - 1/2 to 3/4 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Curry leaves - few
Coriander leaves - few Green Moong dal curry, Side dish for chapathi, side dish for roti,Pachai Payaru Curry Green Moong Dal Curry, a delicious, healthy and easy to make curry for chapathi & roti.

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Procedure

1.First soak the green moong dal for 6 hrs, then discard the soaked water and add into the pressure cooker along with fresh water.

2.Add salt enough for dal and pressure cook it for 3 whistle.

3.Cut the onions,ginger and tomatoes into small pieces.Heat the sauce pan with butter, add cinnamon,cloves and cardamom into it, let it fry for 30 secs.

4.Then add the onions,ginger and curry leaves, let it saute till the onions are translucent.

5.Next add the tomatoes and the spices(turmeric,red chili,coriander & garam masala powder ) & salt(remember we already added the salt for dal, so this is just for masala.). Mix it all well together.

6.Saute till the tomatoes are mushy, then add the cooked moong dal along with the cooked water(if there is not much cooked water, add more) . Mix it all well together.

7.Cover it with lid and let it simmer for 15 mins. Finally add few coriander leaves on the top. Yummy Green moong dal curry is ready.

Procedure

First soak the green moong dal for 6 hrs, then discard the soaked water and add into the pressure cooker along with fresh water.

Add salt enough for dal and pressure cook it for 3 whistle. 

Cut the onions,ginger and tomatoes into small pieces.Heat the sauce pan with butter, add cinnamon,cloves and cardamom into it, let it fry for 30 secs.

Then add the onions,ginger and curry leaves, let it saute till the onions are translucent.

Next add the tomatoes and the spices(turmeric,red chili,coriander & garam masala powder ) & salt(remember we already added the salt for dal, so this is just for masala.). Mix it all well together.

Saute till the tomatoes are mushy, then add the cooked moong dal along with the cooked water(if there is not much cooked water, add more) . Mix it all well together.

Cover it with lid and let it simmer for 15 mins. Finally add few coriander leaves on the top.

Yummy Green Moong Dal Curry is ready. 

Related : How to make Sprouted Green moong dal 

Related : Roti and flat bread collections

Notes:

• If you soaked the moong dal for overnight, then one whistle is enough for pressure cooking the moong dal.
• Adjust the spices as per your preference.
  

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Cherupayaru Thoran | Pachai Payaru Thoran | Onam Sadya Recipe

Cherupayaru Thoran, a delicious and easy to make healthy accompaniment from green moong dal. Green moong dal is know by various names in South India like "Pachai Payaru","Siru Payaru" & "Cherupayaru" and it's commonly made as accompaniment for breakfast in south tamilnadu & kerala along with puttu,kali & kanji varieties. 

Recently when i search for onam recipes, i came to know that this cherupayaru is also served as one of the sadya menu in Onam festival. Though it sounds so simple, it tastes so  awesome with wonderful coconut flavor. If you haven't tried this recipe before, do give it a try, it can even be served as snacks for the evening time too like the sundal. Now let's check out the recipe.

Cherupayaru Thoran | Pachai Payaru Thoran

Preparation Time : 6 hrs | Cooking Time : 15 mins | Serves : 2-3 
Recipe Category: Accompaniment | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
Green Moong Dal -1/2 cup
Salt - to taste

To grind

Grated coconut - 2 tbsp

Peal onion - 1 nos

Garlic pods-1(small)

Cumin seed- 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder - 2 pinch
To Temper
Coconut oil - 1 tsp
Mustard & urad dal - 1/4 tsp
Red chili -1 
Curry leaves- few

Cherupayaru Thoran,Pachai Payaru Thoran,Onam Sadya Recipe Cherupayaru Thoran, a delicious and easy to make healthy accompaniment from green moong dal.

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Procedure

First soak the green moong dal for 6 hrs, then discard the soaked water and add into the pressure cooker along with fresh water.

Add salt enough for dal and pressure cook it for 2 whistle. 

Add all the ingredients listed under "To grind" into mixie jar and grind into coarse mixture.Heat the pan with coconut oil and temper the ingredients listed under "To Temper". 

Then add the grounded coconut mixture and saute it in the oil for 3-4 mins, then add the cooked moong dal.

Mix it well with the tempering and let it set in the flame for few more mins and then switch off the flame.

Tasty and healthy Pachai Payaru Thoran is ready. Serve it as the accompaniment for breakfast or lunch. We had it with Ragi Puttu.

Related: How to make Mor Curry / Pulissery

Notes:

• If you soaked the moong dal for overnight, then one whistle is enough for pressure cooking the moong dal.
• To want more spice, add a green chili along with "To grind" ingredients and grind it.
• Coconut oil gives great flavor to this thoran.
  

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Rajasthani Bajra Khichdi | Kambu Khichadi | Khichdi Recipe

Rajasthani Bajra Khichdi, a healthy one pot meal made from the pearl millet and whole green moong dal. I had some pearl millet in my pantry untouched for long time which i was brought from India , usually i make kambu dosa with it. But the left over pearl quantity was not enough to make dosa, i was searching for some easy recipe with pearl millet, that's when this khichdi recipe caught my attention. It's such a healthy meal, instantly i made a note of recipe and tried it within the next few days. The khichdi turned out so creamy and delicious.
Bajra is very popular in North India especially Gujarat and Rajasthan, since it's known for generating heat in our body, this kind of khichdis are often prepared during winter season. Healthy meal also keep us warm, interesting right?? There are different variation in the making of this khichdi, even in some recipe they have used 1/2 of bajra and 1/2 of rice, but i have followed the recipe from Sanjeev kapoor where rice was not used. Also if you want to add any veggies, go head & add, make it as even more healthy & delicious !!! 

Rajasthani Bajra Khichdi

Preparation Time : 4 hrs | Cooking Time : 25 mins | Serves : 2 
Recipe Category: Millet | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
Bajra - 1/2 cup
Whole moong dal - 1/4 cup
Water - 2 cup
Cumin seed - 1 tsp
Green chili - 1 
Ginger - 1 tsp(chopped)
Asafoetida powder - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt - to taste
Ghee - 1 tsp + more for drizzling.

Procedure

Measure bajra and moong dal and add each into separate bowl. Wash it twice and soak it in the water for 4 hrs.After 4 hrs, drain the water from the bajra and add into the mixie jar and pulse it twice or thrice and keep it aside until use.Heat the ghee in a pressure cooker, add the cumin seed, let it crackle,then add the ginger and green chili saute it for 2 mins. Then add the bajra and saute it in ghee for 2 mins and then add the soaked moong dal(discard the soaked water) and saute it for 2 more mins.Add the water, turmeric powder and salt.Finally add the asafoetida powder , mix it well and cover the pressure cooker with lid and put on whistle and cook it for 5 whistles.Once the pressure released from the pressure cooker automatically, open the lid and mix it well with ladle. Drizzle some more ghee on the top and it's ready to serve.Tasty & healthy Bajra Khichdi is ready.

Notes:

• Soak bajra for minimum 4 hrs, it helps to cook the bajra easily.
• No need to grind the bajra finely, just pulse it twice or thrice is enough.
• Instead of whole green moong dal, you can use the  yellow moong dal too.
• Add more or less green chili as per the spice level you want.
  

 

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How to make Sprouts | Home made Sprouts | Green Moong Dal Sprouts

Green Moong Dal Sprouts is one of the easiest sprouts that you can make at home without any special utensils. I have been making this sprouts for years now at my home and use them in curries and sundal. Just like the soaked moong dal, you can use this sprouts in any dishes you like. 

Today is the final day of Mega BM ,this month I have posted on all days except Sundays under various themes. Hurray !! I did without skipping a day ! I thoroughly enjoyed this series and learned a lot from my fellow bloggers, each comments from them encourage & inspire me to do better in my next posts.

After I saw the Mega BM notification in Srivalli Space in july(i think), i was very much hesitant to join, since so far i did only a two week monthly marathon. Hence I was not sure whether I could prepare 26 posts in a month. However I thought that if it's not now, then when? , so after a lot of dilemmas, somehow I got the confidence and joined it. 

I thought that I had a  whole month(August) ahead of me to prepare at least half of the post, remaining would be managed in September. Then all of sudden, there was a marriage in the family(Hubby's bro) in August. So I was out of town for nearly 20 days in August and did not even enter the kitchen.

Related: How to make Green Moong Dal Sundal

So when I started this Mega BM, I didn't have a single post in my draft . So I was really terrified, when my fellow bloggers said that they scheduled most of their posts. So I decided on what to cook on each day and prepared the list. 

First week went smoothly , then came another obstacle, there was a sudden official trip in hubby's work for one week, i couldn't stay alone in home for a week, so i was planned to  join him and  thought of sending a mail that i couldn't continue this BM, even i drafted the mail,but never wanted to give up this chance.

For the second week theme, I have chosen "Indian States" and  planned to make three thali recipes !  But with the current situation, i can't make any thalis  and removed all the thalis from the list and added some simple dishes and prepared all the six dishes & took photographs within 2 days. 

As you know, nothing can beat the last minute panic right? It gives a lot of ideas & energy to accomplish the task.

Today , I'm really happy that I posted on all 26 days on time without delay or break. ok , enough with blowing my own trumpet ! Now let's check out on how to make green moong dal sprouts!

Home made Sprouts

Preparation Time : 13 hrs | Cooking Time : 0 mins | Makes : 1 Cup 
Recipe Category: Sprouts | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Green Moong Dal Sprouts, How to make Sprouts, Homemade Sprouts Green Moong Dal Sprouts is one of the easiest sprouts that you can make at home without any special utensils

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Ingredients

Whole green moong dal - 1 cup

Procedure

Wash the moong dal well and soak it in water for 8 hrs/ overnight .After  8 hrs, the dal is doubled in size, drain the excess water from the dal.

Now place it in clean cotton cloth and bring the corners of the cloth to the center & tie the knot at the end.Hang /place this in some dark & warm place for next 12 hrs without disturbing. After 12 hrs, untie the knot in the cloth, you can see the sprouts is coming.

If you want lengthy sprouts, you can keep it for longer hrs. That's it, Home made Green moong dal sprouts is ready to use. 

Related: How to make Green Moong Dal Curry

Notes:

• Keep it in the warm and dark places help to sprout easily
• Make sure to soak the dal for overnight and it's doubled in size 

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