Moong Dal Sundal | How to make Moong Dal Sundal

Moong dal sundal or Pesara pappu sundal is a South Indian side dish prepared with moong dal sauteed in tadka with added spices. Sundal is a traditional dish from Tamil cuisine.

Usually sundal are prepared with black chana, kabuli chana or green moong. Sundal are prepared during festival days mainly during ganesh chathurthi days or golu navratri days.

As we need to offer something to the deities everyday. Apart from filling the sundal are protein rich food too. Moong dal sundal are also offered as naivedyam in most of the temples in South India to be distributed among the devotees. To make sundal we need to soak them for 3 to 5 hours and then tenderly cook them.

Temper them with curry leaves and green chillis to enhance the taste. Season them with freshly grated coconut gives a rice taste. We do not add onion and garlic to the sundal made during festival days. Unlike black chana and chana dal moong dal takes very less time to soak and cook. We normally offer soaked moong dal to the deity before making all the tadka. Tadka give a nice taste and can be enjoyed.

Moong Dal Sundal | How to make Moong Dal Sundal

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Moong dal sundal or Pesara pappu sundal is a South Indian side dish prepared with moong dal sauteed in tadka with added spices. Sundal is a traditional dish from Tamil cuisine.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Course Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine Andhra/Telangana, Indian

Servings 6

Ingredients

  

• 1 Cup Moong Dal
• 2 to 3 Green Chillis
• 2 ” long Ginger
• 2 tbsp Coconut
• Salt to Taste
• 5 to 7 Curry Leaves
• 1 tsp Asafoetida
• 1 tbsp Oil
• 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
• 1 tsp Chana Dal
• 1 tsp Urad Dal
• 2 Red chillis

Instructions

 

• Soak moong dal for an or 2 hours.
• Chop green chillis and ginger into small pieces.
• Boil 2 cups of water and add little salt.
• Add soaked moong dal.
• Let the dal cook till tender.
• The dal should not be over cooked.
• It should be cooked enough so that it would retain it’s shape and soft.
• Drain excess water and let the dal cool for 5 minutes.
• Heat oil in a kadai.
• Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal and chana dal.
• Add asafoetida and let the dals added in the tempering to change their colour.
• Add red chilli, chopped green chillis and ginger.
• Add curry leaves too.
• As they start spluttering add boiled moong dal.
• Add salt and saute them well.
• Add freshly grated coconut.
• Mix well and allow it to cook for another 2 minutes.
• Serve moong dal sundal as an evening snack.
• If offering to the deity offer first and then enjoy it!!

Notes

Soak moong dal for 3 to 4 hours before hand. 

This would make the dal cooks well and fast.

Do not cook moong dal too soft. 

Let the cooked dal should retain the shape and soft.

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