Kala Channa Sundal

Kala channa sundal recipe

Ingredients
Kala channa - 1 cup
Salt - As needed
Asafoetida - 1 pinch
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup

To roast and powder (You can skip the powder part and make it as usual sundal)
Kadalai paruppu - 1 tblsp
Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
Pepper - 1 tsp
Jeera/ cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Red chilli - 2
Asafoetida - A pinch
Oil - 1 tsp

To temper
Oil - 2 tsp
Mustard - 3/4 tsp
Urad dal - 2 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 sprig

Method
Wash and soak channa overnight. Drain water and pressure cook with water just enough to immerse the channa completely. Add salt and asafoetida. Pressure cook for 4 or 5 whistles in medium flame.

Heat a kadai and roast the ingredients under ‘To roast and grind’ table. Add jeera and asafoetida lastly as it will burn. Roast until channa dal turns golden in colour and aroma wafts. Cool down and powder.

Heat the kadai and temper with the items under ‘To temper’ table. Add the cooked channa, drained form water. Stir well.

Add the powdered masala and grated coconut. Mix well for 2 minutes in medium flame.

Delicious sundal is ready… Its very healthy  snack too....
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