Cherupayar sweet sundal is a traditional South Indian recipe. For each the nine days of Navaratri festival, a different lentil is used to prepare sundal as naivedyam, as an offering to God. This recipe made with green moong dal that is sweetened with jaggery ,cardamom and some coconut for some crunch is very simple and easy recipe.
INGREDIENTS:
Cherupayar/Green gram - 1/2 cup
Jaggery - 1/2 cup
Grated coconut - 3 to 4 tbsp
Ghee - 2 tbsp
Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
METHOD:
1. Pressure cook the green gram/cherupayar for 5 to 6 whistles, till they are soft, but not overcooked.
2. In a heavy bottom pan/kadai add the cooked green gram and jaggery.
3. Let this cook till the jaggery water dries up and is well blended with green gram.
4. Finally add grated coconut, cardamom powder and ghee. Mix well.
5. Switch off the flame.
6. Green gram/ Cherupayar sweet sundal is now ready to be served.
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