Payaru (Mung Beans) Thuvaiyal / பயறு துவையல்

Payaru is a mung bean based dish typically eaten for breakfast. The jaggery/sugar helps sweeten the dish, while the mung beans are a good source of protein. This meal is fairly quick to make and fills you up enough to last the morning.

Payaru

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

• 2 cups Grated Coconut (தேங்காய்ப்பூ)
• 4 tbsp Sugar (சீனி)
• 1 cup Uncooked Mung Beans/Payaru (பயறு)
• Jaggery (வெல்லம்) Optional

Instructions

 

• Soak 1 cup payaru in water overnight. Add enough water to cover all the payaru.
  
• Put the payaru in a pressure cooker the next morning, adding enough water to cover all the payaru. Add a pinch of salt and cook until the pressure cooker whistles 3 times.
• Drain the water completely.
  
• Add grated coconut and sugar. Mix well and smush the payaru a bit when mixing. If desired, the sugar can be replaced with jaggery (adjust measurements a bit).
  
• Add more sugar/jaggery as desired and enjoy!