For preparing cherupayar olathiyathu, make a fine paste out of the red chillies, shallots(2 nos), 1/4th tsp ginger and garlic.

In a pressure cooker add the chopped onions, green gram, salt, green chillies, the remaining ginger, garlic, curry leaves, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, 1 tbsp of oil and water. Pressure cook it for approximately 5 whistles.

Then heat a pan over low flame, add oil and splutter mustard seeds.

Toss in 1 or 2 dry red chillies and put it into the mustard. When it is done add the remaining crushed shallots and curry leaves.

To this add the pressure cooked green gram and heat it untill it becomes a semi solid consistency. Remove it from the flame.

Cherupayar olathiyathu is ready. Serve with puttu or kanji.