"Thatta Payir(Cow Pea/Black Eyed Bean) Kuzhambu"

"Thatta Payir Kuzhambu"

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About this Foodie!

"Thatta Payir Kuzhambu", is one typical South Indian traditional dish famous for its stamina related food variety.The taste of this dish will be very different as the flavor of this cow pea when mixed with our regular ingredients gets higher and will give us a complete foodie experience.

Best side dish with white rice,dosai and idly.

"Thatta Payir Kuzhambu"

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Thatta payir/Cowpea/Black eyed Bean - 1/4 kg

2. Big Onion- 1 no

3. Tomato - 2 nos.

4. Tamarind Juice - 1/4 cup

5. Chilly powder - 1/2 teaspoon

6. Coriander powder - 2 tbl.spoon

7. Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon

8. Coconut - 1/2 cap

9. Mustard seeds and cumin seeds - 1/4 teaspoon each

10. Fenugreek - 1 pinch

11. Curry leaves - 6 - 7 nos.

12. Salt & Oil - to taste.

13. Drum stick - 1 no (if required)

Method

1. Nicely soak the thatt payir/cow pea one full night in clean water.

2. Next day , Pour 3 cups of water in a cooker and add that soaked cowpea along with a pinch of salt and cook for 3 whistles.

3. In a pan add tamarind juice , chilly powder, coriander powder , turmeric powder and salt and nicely stir it and keep it separately.

4. In another pan add 1 teaspoon of oil and saute mustard seeds, cumin seeds, chopped onions, fenugreek seeds, chopped tomatoes and salt and nicely cook till you get a semi gravy consistency of tomato mix in this pan and at this stage add drumstick.

5. Now take that tamarind mix and add to the tomato gravy pan and nicely cook till raw smell of the contents goes off.

6.Now add coconut paste and nicely cook for 5 mins till it gets boiled up(in tamil -Kothi varum varai)and add that boiled cowpea and again cook for 5 mins and finish your cooking and serve hot.

Try it and you will enjoy it!

Happy Foodie!!!