Peanut Sundal | VerKadalai Sundal | Bisibela Masala Sundal

    Peanut sundal -  prepared with groundnut and bisibelabath masala powder.Sundal  is a healthy snack prepared with legumes. Mostly with pulses ,sometimes with lentils.Usually the pulses are soaked overnight,pressure cooked and then tempered ,if preferred some masala is added to form a protein rich and simple snack.

Avarekalu Usli | Mochai Sundal | Karnataka Special

Avarekalu sundal - sundal prepared with dried mochai beans. Avarekalu  also called mochai in tamil ,surati papdi in gujarathi.papti /vaal in maharatshtra. We don't get fresh beans here in US,I buy dried beans and keep it.I love mocha kulambu and masala very much.When ever i remember , i will soak and prepare something interesting.Will soon bring more dishes using hyacinth beans in mykitchenodyssey.

KadalaParuppu Sundal/Chana Dal Recipe

                Easiest ChanaDal Recipe of all the kind and easiest Sundal Recipe too.Dal's give protein you want with no much fuss .Especially On a vrat(vratham) day like saraswathi pooja  we do this KadalaParuppu Sundal which is  my in -laws tradition .
My mother do Kala Channa Sundal  also called Konda Kadalai in Tamil.For that Kondakadalai has to be soaked  the day before  and cooked  on stove top for an hour (she do around 2-3 kg to distribute them among workers ) my mom also place some puffed rice along with peanut and jaggery for pooja.We celebrated saraswathi pooja with vada and this Chana Dal Sundal.
 Usually on Navarathri days people on south India prepare various kinds of sundal to offer god .Below are some of other varieties i tried for this Navarathri.

1. Pattani/Dried peas sundal
2. Kondakadalai/Kala Channa Sundal(masala)
3. Pasipayaru/Green Gram Sundal

Cooking time:20 min
Serves:2

Pattani Sundal/Sundal Recipe

        Dried green peas also known as "pattani " in Tamil.So its called Pattani Sundal .This peas like other legumes is rich in fibre and antioxidants ,folate and protein.It has carbohydrates which are complex to digest so while adding this legume add ginger ,fennel along with it for easy digestion.
     While beach sundal is a variety of sundal which has coconut and mango in it , taste is not uncompromisable with other varieties .Sometimes vendors in street also sell these varieties ,even in bus stations of Tamilnadu you can find similar variety of this sundal .This type of sundal got the taste and nutrients so what are waiting for ?try this and get back to me .

Some other sundal recipes

1. Chickpeas Masala sundal 
2. Green gram sprouts sundal

Preparation time:6 -8 hours(soaking time)
Cooking time:20+10 min
Serves:2-3

Masala sundal/Kondakadalai Sundal/Easy snack

         Sundals are the best way to get proteins for vegeterians .I too love to make them .I got to try lot of sundal varieties still i love this sundal what my grandma makes for the temple occasion .I wanted to try it too .Got the recipe from her ,I haven't added green mango to it .Instead i added lemon juice .It tasted so good .Masala is not overpowering but it is exact amount to be for this Channa.
          Black Channa is good for eyes (my grandma says that).I found it has more iron and it is very rich in proteins.

Looking for some Channa recipes

• Kala channa Chawal
• Chikpeas Gravy

Some sprout sundal Recipe

• Pasipayaru sundal

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Soaking time:8 hours(If you are sprouting it takes at least 24 hours )
Cooking  time :20+10 min
Serves: 7-8 servings

Pasipayaru Sundal/Easy Snack

Very soon navarathri celebrations are starting .So you can see recipes for neivedhyams/prasad in my up coming posts.

 Lets look at "navarathri":

         "Nava" means 9   ,"rathri " means nights .So nine nights pooja and fasting to pray "durga,badrakali,ambal,annapooorna,jagathamba,chandikha,lalitha,bhavani,mookambhika    " to get her blessings .10th day is called "vijayadashami".

There are totally 5  navaratris celebrated year around.  This is what  Wikipedia says

1. "vasantha" celebrated during vasantha kalam "march -April" spring season.
2. "Ashad" celebrated during "June-July"
3. "sharad "celebrated during "September -October" Most important navarathris of all its the starting of winter season.
4. "pusha" celebrated during tarishi "December-January "
5. "magha "  celebrated during "January-February"

       In tamilnadu temples ,idols are decorated in different form of durga for this 9 days .In houses people do "golu " and cook prasad /neivedhyams for god and distribute it to the people who visits their house.Women's share bhindi "manjal .kunkumam " for longavity of their husbands life .
    Sundal which is a easy snack plays a major role in navarathri neivedhyams.There are many varieties of sundal but this pasipayaru sundal is very nutritious ,it can be made as a evening snack for kids.Its very easy and kids and adults would love it for sure.

Cooking time:15  min

Serves:2-3