KADALAI PARUPPU SUNDAL RECIPE | CHANA DAL SUNDAL RECIPE | NAVARATRI RECIPES

Navaratri season never begin with the recipe of Sundal | chundal. My mom used to keep golu in a grand wayand as a kid me and my sister along with our friends enjoy making decorations and going home and inviting people for tamboolam. Kadalai paruppu Sundal is one among the sundals which she makes during Navatri and i love this simple sundal a lot. So i am sharing the recipe of Channa dal sundal | kadalai paruppu sundal.

INGREDIENTS: SERVES 2

KADALAI PARRUPU| CHANNA DAL	1/2 CUP
MUSTARD SEEDS	1/4 TSP
COCONUT(SCRAPPED)	2-3 TBLSP
ASAFOETIDA	A PINCH
TURMERIC POWDER	A PINCH
COCONUT OIL	FEW DROPS (OPTIONAL)
COOKING OIL	1/2 TSP
CURRY LEAVES	FEW
RED CHILLI	1

METHOD:

• Soak the kadalai paruppu | chana dal for 45 minutes.
• Pressure cook this by adding a pinch of turmeric powder and little salt, till one whistle.
• Be careful not to mash this dal  by over cooking.

• Drain the excess water. In a pan add cooking oil and temper with mustard seeds and broken red chilli.
• when the mustards start spluttering, add the cooked chana dal. Mix well and saute for a minute.

• Add the scrapped coconut and mix well.Switch off the flame. Drizzle few drops of coconut oil(if using) and mix evenly. Garnish with curry leaves.

• Kadalai paruppu Sundal is ready for Neivedhyam.

          Note:

1. You can replace red chillis with green chillis too.
2. Always ensure that the chana dal should not be over cooked.

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