CHANNA DAL SUNDAL

Sundals are mostly made during Navaratri Festival. This is very simple to make and nutritious too. Few ingredients come together with a lot of spices and you have a prasadam/snack ready!!!! Today I am sharing a sundal recipe using Channa dal/Bengal gram.

INGREDIENTS:

Channa dal - 1/2 cup

Ginger - 1 inch piece

Green chili - 2

Salt to taste
Grated coconut - 3 tbsp

Coconut oil - 1 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves

METHOD:

1. Wash and soak channa dal for 30 mins. 

2. Cook the channa dal in a heavy bottom pan by adding 1/2 to 3/4 cup water.

3. Drain the excess water from channa dal and keep it aside.

4. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add ginger, green chili and curry leaves.

5. Saute for a minute and add the cooked channa dal.

6. Add grated coconut and mix well for 2-3 minutes until it is well coated with the seasoning.

7. Switch off the flame. Pour drop of coconut oil to the sundal.

8. Now the yummy sundal is ready……