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Sunday, October 22, 2023

Pachai pattani sundal recipe/ Green peas sundal recipe


Pattani-sundal-recipe/ How-to-make-green-peas-sundal

Pattani sundal is everyone's favourite sundal made with dried green or white peas. Thenga Manga pattani sundal, a popular beach sundal recipe can be seen ðŸ‘‰ðŸ‘‰ here . Now, off to the regular pattani sundal, which we make for Navarathri...

INGREDIENTS:

Pachai pattani or Vellai pattani (Dried Green peas or White peas) -1 cup
Salt - to taste
Grated coconut - 3 tsp
Turmeric powder- a pinch

To temper:

Oil - 2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal -1 tsp
Hing- a generous pinch
Dry red chillies or Green chillies- 2
Curry leaves -1 sprig

METHOD:

Soak pachai pattani (dried green peas) for 6 hours minimum or overnight, add enough water, little salt, turmeric powder and pressure cook for 3 whistles or until soft. 

Once done, drain the excess water.

Heat a kadai with oil, add items in 'To temper'.

Add cooked pattani (peas) salt, grated coconut. Mix everything well and stir fry for a few minutes until the salt is absorbed evenly. (Salt can also be added while cooking peas). Pachai pattani sundal ready.

NOTE: Sometimes the skin comes off while cooking with salt. So add little salt while cooking and remaining salt during tadka. 

VARIATION:
Grind green chillies, little coriander leaves and grated coconut to a coarse paste.  Heat oil, temper, add cooked peas and ground paste, mix well until raw smell diffuses.

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Sprouted Moth bean sundal recipe / Moth bean sprouts sundal

Sprouts-sundal-recipe, Sprouted-moth-bean-sundal

Sprouts have always been considered super healthy. This sundal is simple to make and highly nutritious. A quick, tasty, protein filled sundal. The method to sprout will be posted later. 

INGREDIENTS:

Sprouted moth beans - 3 cups
(Any sprouts of your choice can be used)

To temper:

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp.
Turmeric powder - a pinch.
Urad dhal - 1 tsp.
Green chillies - 1 or 2
Scraped coconut - 2 tablespoons
Hing
Salt - to taste
Curry leaves - few
Oil - 1 teaspoon
Lemon juice- as needed

METHOD:

Steam cook sprouted moth beans for 5  minutes until soft, add salt as needed, temper with the given ingredients. Squeeze half a lemon, mix well. Sprouted moth beans undal is ready for offering.

NOTE: Any sprouted lentils can be made in this way.

Monday, October 16, 2023

Karamani sweet sundal/Sweet Sundal recipe

Sweet-sundal-recipe

SWEET SUNDAL:

This is made only with Karamani(cow peas) or Pachaipayaru(green gram).

INGREDIENTS:
Karamani or Pachaipayaru - 1 cup
Crushed jaggery - 1/3 cup
Salt - a pinch

Temperings:
Oil - 1 teaspoon
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp.
Dry red chilly - 1
Scraped coconut - 1/4 cup

METHOD:

Dry roast karamani or green gram for 3 min., soak for 1/2 an hour and pressure cook with a pinch of salt for 2 whistles or until soft, drain the water completely. Heat a teaspoon of oil and temper with mustard seeds and dry red chilly. add the cooked karamani/greengram and jaggery. When thick add coconut and mix well.

Sweet sundal is ready for offering.