Chana Dal Sundal(Kadalai Paruppu Sundal)

Chana Dal Sundal(Kadalai Paruppu Sundal) is one easy and quick sundal recipe to make for any pooja/Neiveithyam. Sundal is very famous snack in South India.

 It is very nutritious, easy to prepare and also very filling. It can be had as an evening snack with tea.

This should be preparing in kolu season also. Different kinds of dal give unique taste.

Ingredients
Bengal gram/Kadalai paruppu - 1/2 cup
Lemon juice – 1 tsp

Finely Chopped Onions – 1 (big)

Dry Kasoori Methi Leaves – a pinch

Finely Chopped Ginger – ½ tsp

Salt to taste

Oil - 1 tsp

To Temper

Mustard - 3/4 tsp

Cumin seeds/jeera – ¼ tsp

Fennel Seeds – a pinch
Hing - a pinch
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Green chilli - 1 small finely chopped
Red chilli - 1
Chopped Curry leaves – few

Chopped Coriander Leaves – few

(To Coarse Paste)

Grated coconut - 3 tbsp

Fennel Seeds – ½ tsp

Shallot/ Small Onion – 3 (Peeled)

Method

Soak bengal gram dal for 1 hour. Take a pressure cooker, cook dal with salt and water for 2 whistles. The dal should be soft but not mushy.

You can even cook in a pan or vessel. Drain it and keep it aside.

Heat a tsp of oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add hing, urad dal, green chilli, red chilli and curry leaves coriander leaves.

Add chopped onions and ginger then sauté till it becomes mushy

Then add the cooked kadalai paruppu/dal and mix it well.

In blender add the ingredients which are under to coarse paste. Then add this into sundal, mix and switch off the flame.

Squeeze 1 tsp of lemon juice into this sundal for a different taste.

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.