Pachai pattani sundal recipe/ Green peas sundal recipe

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 👉👉 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.