Chana Dal Sundal Recipe | How to make chana dal sundal | (festival recipes)

Hi friends, thank you all for visiting my website and @EATeasyvegrecipes youtube channel. Today's recipe is chana dal sundal. Sundal is a traditional dish from Tamil cuisine. Usually these sundal are prepared with black chana, kabuli chana or green moong. Sundal are prepared during festival days mainly during ganesh chathurthi days or golu navratri days. As we need to offer something to the dieties everyday. Sundal are simple and filling, not only that they provide lot of protiens too. These sundal are also offered as naivedyam in most of the templse in South India to be distributed among the devotees. To make sundal we need to soak them for 3 to 5 hours and then tenderly cook them. Temper them with curry leaves and green chillis to enhance the taste. Season them with freshly grated coconut gives a rice taste. We do not add onion and garlic to the sundal made during festival days.

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chana dal sundal recipe | how to make chana dal sundal | (festival recipes)
Author: Sailaja Angara
Preparation Time: 5M
Cooking time: 20M
Servings: 6

Chana dal sundal is a South Indian dish to be served during festivals or it can be served as an evening snack too.

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Chana Dal
• 2 to 3 Green Chillis
• 2" long Ginger
• 2 tbsp Coconut
• Salt to Taste
• 5 to 7 Curry Leaves
• 1 tsp Asafoetida
• 1 tbsp Oil
• 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
• 1 tsp Chana Dal
• 1 tsp Urad Dal
• 2 Red chillis

Procedure:

1. Soak chana dal for 3 to 4 hours.
2. Chop green chillis and ginger into small pieces.
3. Boil 3 cups of water and add little salt.
4. Add soaked chana dal.
5. Let the dal cook till tender.
6. The dal should not be over cooked.
7. It should be cooked enough so that it would retain it's shape and soft.
8. Drain excess water and let the dal cool for 5 minutes.
9. Heat oil in a kadai.
10. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal and chana dal.
11. Add asafoetida and let the dals added in the tempering to change their colour.
12. Add red chilli, chopped green chillis and ginger.
13. Add curry leaves too.
14. As they start spluttering add boiled chana dal.
15. Add salt and saute them well.
16. Add freshly grated coconut.
17. Mix well and allow it to cook for another 2 minutes.
18. Serve chana dal sundal as an evening snack.
19. If offering to the deity offer first and then enjoy it!!