Pour little water to the soaked van payar and cook with required salt in a pressure cooker.

Cut etha kaya into 4 lengthy parts and then chop into small pieces.

Put etha kaya pieces into cooked payar. Check for salt and add salt if required. Cook in a pressure cooker upto 2 whistles or until cooked.

Now, grind coconut with cumin seeds and green chillies.

Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add curry leaves and pour the cooked van payar into the pan.

Cover with a lid and allow the steam to pass through the mixture in order to remove the raw flavor.

Open the lid and saute the van payar.