Moong Dal / Pasi Paruppu Sundal

As Navratri Festival is approaching thought to share some Sundal recipes as Prasadam/Niveydam.

“Prasadam” means an edible food that is first offered to a God/deity and then distributed in his/her name to followers/others as good sign.

Lentils, pulses and sprouts stir fry sabji’s /side dishes are called as "Sundal" in Tamil language. If i try to translate Sundal in English, i would like to put it in the category of Salad. Salad means ready-to-eat dish. Though many salads use raw ingredients, some use cooked ingredients like sundal varieties.

Ingredients:

• Pasi Paruppu / Moong Dal / Yellow Split Peas- 1/2 cup
• Coconut scraped - 2 tbsp
• Turmeric / Haldi - 1/2 tsp
• Salt to Taste

For Seasoning:

• Mustard Seeds - 2 tsp
• Red Chili/ Green Chili - 2 nos.
• Curry Leaves Few
• Ginger Paste- 1 tsp (optional)

For Garnishing:

• Fresh Coriander Leaves - 2 tbsp
• Lemon Juice - 1 tsp

Cooking Time Required: 10 mins.

Method:

Step 01) Cook the moong dal in pressure cooker for 1 whistle or in heavy bottom pan, always keep eye on them and stir in between else it will get burnt. Moong dal should not be over cooked nor hard to chew. To simplify the process i followed the microwave method. i.e. Wash the moong dal and soak it in 2 cups of water for 1  hr then in a safe microwave bowl cook them for 6 mins. You can choose any suitable option to you.

 

Step 02) Heat a pan with 1 tsp of oil in medium flame add mustard seeds allow them to crackle then add red chili followed by curry leaves

Step 03) Add moong dal, turmeric ( you can add turmeric while cooking the moong dal ) salt and coconut and saute it for about 2 minutes. Turn off the flame and for garnishing add coriander leaves and lemon juice

 

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Moong Dal Kheer / Pasi Paruppu Payasam

This is yet again a lovely, mouthwatering and simple recipe. You can make this for any festival days.  The subtle sweetness and smoothness of dal/lentils tastes divine. You can add fried coconut pieces to give the crunchiness.

Ingredients:

• Moong Dal / Green Gram Split  - 1 Cup
• Jaggery - 1 1/2 cup (Indian sweetener made from sugar cane juice- Available in Indian store)
• Milk - 1/2 Cup
• Water - 3 cups
• Ghee /Clarified Butter- 1 tbsp
• Cardamom/Elaichi Powder - 1 tsp
• Cashewnuts/Almond for decoration

Time Required: 15-20 mins

Method:

1. Roast the moong dal nicely till it turns to brown color.
2. Soak it in the water about 4 hrs (otherwise the cook time is huge else cook it in pressure cooker for 2 whistles)
3. Rinse out from the soaked water and boiled the moong dal in fresh water.
4. In another pan dissolved the jaggery with 1/2 cup of water (drain out the dust if any)
5. Add the jaggery syrup, 1tsp of cardamom powder, milk to the  moong dal mixture and cook until tender
6.  Fry the cashew nuts in ghee and add it the payasam and enjoy :)

Serving: You can serve hot or cold as per your family members preference. It tastes good in both the ways.

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Khandeshi Khichdi

This is one of the simple and quick dinner recipe when ever you are back from office late or in hurry time.

In the language of Marathi "Khanda" means Onion and "khichdi" means mixture. In this recipe rice is cooked in the mixture of lentils, onion, tomato and spices.

Ingredients :

• 1 cup Rice
• ½ cupMoong Dal / Green Gram Split
• 2 cups Water (apprx. 1. times the quantity of rice and 2 times the quantity of dal)
• 1 Onion - finely chopped
• 1 Tomato - finely chopped
• 4-5 flakes Garlic (chopped)
• 1 tsp Jeera/ Cumin seeds 
• 1 tsp Haldi  /Turmericpowder
• 2 tsp Garam Masala Powder (Mixture of many Indian spices - available in Indian Store)
• ½ tsp Red Chili powder
• Salt to taste 

Time Required: 30 mins

Method:

1) Wash rice and moong dal, drain and keep aside.
2) Heat oil in pressure cooker pan, add  seeds, allow to splutter, then add garlic and onion. Fry till onion turns pink.
3) Add tomato, once tomato starts leaving oil add turmeric, garam masala and red chili powder.
4) Now add water (apprx. 1. times the quantity of rice and 2 times the quantity of dal/lentil) and then add salt.
5) Once the water starts boiling add rice and dal.
6) Cover and pressure cook (3 whistles) the khichadi. Smear some ghee.

Serving: Serve hot with roasted papad & onion tomato Raita

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Moong Dal Khichdi / Moogachya Dalichi Khichdi

Ingredients

• 2 cups Rice
• ½ cup Moong Dal / Green Gram Split
• 5 cups Water (apprx. twice the quantity of rice and dal)
• 1 tsp Jeera / Cumin Seeds
• 1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder
• 1 tsp Turmeric/Haldi powder
• ½ tsp Red Chili powder(optional)
• ¼ tsp Asafoetida/Hing
• Salt to taste

Time Required: 30 mins

Method:

1) Wash rice and moong dal, drain and keep aside.
2) Heat oil in pressure cooker pan, add pepper powder and jeera, allow to splutter, then add haldi, and asafoetida.
3) If you want you can also add vegetables of your choice like green peas, potatoes, onions etc. Stir fry the vegetables till soft. Add red chili powder(optional).
4) Now add rice + dal and water (apprx. twice the quantity of rice and dal). And then add salt.
5) Cover and pressure cook the khichadi. 3 whistles is enough. Smear some ghee.
6) Serve hot with Kadi and roasted papad.

*Papad means- It is one type of Indian fryums in a shape of thin, disc shaped often made from black gram/white lentils & rice.

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