Pattani Sundal - Dried peas cooked and tossed with coconut and spices. Dried peas is rich in molybdenum, fibre and is known for stabilizing blood sugars. Legumes are included in all the nine days of navratri in some form. Sundals are easiest to, prepare and are offered as prashads for the people who come for the golu. Dried peas sundal is also sold in the beaches and is normally called as beach sundal, but this sundal is different from the beach sundal and is prepared for neivedyam, usually in the evening.
Ingredients:
Legumes - Dried green peas or white peas can be used.
Oils and fats - Sesame oil is used.
Spices - Red chillies, green chillies, ginger are used.
Herbs - Curry leaves are used.
Coconut - Fresh or Dessicated coconut can be used.
Mustard seeds, split urad dal, white crystal salt, asafoetida are used.
Method:
Soak the legume.
Pressure cook the legumes with salt.
Pound ginger and green chillies.
Grate coconut.
Temper with seeds and herbs.
Mix the cooked legumes, pounded spices, coconut
Serve as such as a snack.
Pre-Preparation:
Soak dried peas for 8 hours in water
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Equipments Used: 2 ltr pressure cooker, kadai/pan, mortar and pestle
Recipe:
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| Green peas sundal |
Dried peas cooked and tossed with spices and coconut.
Total Time taken - 8 hrs for soaking + 20 minutes for cooking
No. of servings - 6
1 cup = 200ml
Ingredient with measurements:
Dried peas - 1 cup
Water - for soaking
White crystal salt - to taste
Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Pound:
Ginger - 1"
Green chillies - 2
Tempering:
Sesame oil - 2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 3/4 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - a sprig
Hing powder - 1/4 tsp
Coconut - 2 tbsp
Directions with pics:
1. Soak peas in water for atleast 4 hours minimum or 8 hours max. I soaked in the mid morning.
2. Pressure cook with salt for 3 or 4 whistles. Be careful not to cook peas mushy.
3.Pound ginger and green chillies. Grate coconut.
4. Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds, when they crackle, add urad dal, curry leaves, hing powder and red chillies.
5. Add cooked peas, followed by pounded spices, coconut, lemon juice and give a good toss.
6. Switch off the flame. Transfer to a bowl and serve.
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