Kadalai Paruppu Sungal | Channa dal Sundal | Split Chickpeas Sundal Recipe

Kadalai Paruppu Sundal or Channa dal Sundal is a South Indian stir fried dish made with split chick peas. This sundal is also made during saraswati pooja and all other festivals in South India. It is an healthy dish.

Kadalai Paruppu Sundal Recipe

Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Healthy dish

Prep Time: 2 mins | Cooking Time: 20 mins | Serves: 3

Ingredients:

Split Bengal gram dal - 1/2 cup

Turmeric - 1/8 tsp

Coconut - 4 tblspn

Dry red chilli - 3

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Curry leaves - 1 sprig

Salt - to taste

Oil - 2 tsp

Method:

Clean the channa dal and pressure cook adding turmeric, salt and water for 4 to 5 whistles. When pressure subsides, drain excess water.

Heat oil in a pan, season with mustard seeds, broken red chillies and curry leaves.

Add in grated coconut and saute for a minute.

Then add the cooked channa and mix well. Stir fry for a minute and put off the flame.

Serve!

Pictorial:

Keep all your ingredients ready

Clean the channa dal and take it in a pressure cooker. Add turmeric, salt and enough water

Pressure cook the dal for 4 to 5 whistles over medium flame. If soaked already, cook for 2 whistles

Drain the excess water

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds

When it splutters, add broken red chillies and curry leaves

Add grated coconut and saute for a minute

Add the cooked dal, stir fry for a minute and put off the flame

Serve!