Split chick pea sundal

Sundal is an offering to the gods during the nine days of navarathri celebration in South India. In Tamilnadu dolls are arranged in odd number of steps and every evening sundal is distributed to ladies and kids along with betel leaves and areca nuts.

Sundal is a dry dish made of pulses or lentils with mild flavourings of coconut, green chillies and curry leaves and seasoned with fried mustard seeds.

Sundal can be made with chick pea (channa), split chick pea (chanan dal), green gram (green moong dal), Cow pea (lobia), groundnut etc.


Here is a recipe for Split chick pea sundal.

Ingredients:

1. Split chick pea -2cups (soaked for 8hrs)
2. Grated coconut -2tsps
3. Curry leaves -few
4. Chopped coriander leaves -2tsps
5. Green chillies -1(finely chopped)
6. Ginger -1/inch piece (finely chopped)
7. Mustard seeds -1tsp
8. Salt and oil as required

Method:

Cook the split chick pea in a pressure cooker without adding water or salt.
Remove from the cooker and add items 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Mix well. Season it with mustard seeds fried in oil.