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55 min — 10 min prep, 45 min cooking.

Kanji Payar

Name: Kanji Payar
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Kerala Indian
Ingredients: salt; 0.5cup Fresh Coconut; 1cup green moong dal; 1cup Matta Rice (Palakkadan Matta); 1piece green chillies; 1tsp Turmeric Powder; 2piece Garlic; 4piece papad; 1tsp Cumin Seeds; 2piece Curry Leaves

Kerala Pulaya/traditional rice porridge — Palakkadan Matta rice slow-cooked into a thin porridge (kanji), served alongside cooked green moong dal (payar) tempered with mustard, cumin, garlic, green chilli and curry leaves. Garnished with grated coconut. A wholesome rural Kerala meal — eaten with papad.

Time 55 min · Serves 4 · 429 kcal · Kerala

Ingredients

Main

salt (optional) (whole)
Fresh Coconut — 0.5 cup (grated)
green moong dal — 1 cup (whole)
Matta Rice (Palakkadan Matta) — 1 cup (ground)
green chillies — 1 piece (chopped)
Turmeric Powder — 1 tsp (ground)
Garlic — 2 piece (chopped)
papad — 4 piece (whole)

Tempering

Cumin Seeds — 1 tsp (whole)
Curry Leaves — 2 piece (ground)

Method

To begin making the Kanji Payar Recipe, wash and add rice and salt to a pressure cooker along with 4 cups of water.Pressure cook for 6 -7 whistle on high heat and lower the heat and cook for 15 minutes.
After 15 minutes turn off the heat.
Let the pressure release naturally and then open the pressure cooker.
Add more water if required to adjust the consistency of the rice Kanji.To make the Payar ThoranAdd the green gram in pressure cooker with 2 cups of water and salt.Pressure cook for 4-5 whistles and turn off the heat.Once the pressure is released cook off the excess water if any.
The mixture should be coarse.Add the coconut mixture and curry leaves to the cooked green gram and mix well.
Roast the papad on low flame.To serve the Kanji Payar transfer the hot boiled rice to a serving bowl or a plate.
Add some ghee to the rice Kanji if you like.
Check the salt and adjust to suit your taste.
Serve the Payar and papad on the side and enjoy.Serve Kanji Payar with Tomato Garlic Chutney Recipe or Kerala Vendakka Thoran and Elai Vadam Recipe.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Kanji Payar?: 429 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 55 min — 10 min prep, 45 min cooking.

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