Peanut Sundal Recipe for a quick snack | Sundal varieties
Peanut sundal recipe for a quick snack. Peanut sundal or palli sundal a quick South Indian snack made with boiled peanuts. Peanut sundal is one variety of healthy snack item prepared during Devi Navratri or Ganesh Navratri.
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Peanuts
- Salt to Taste
- 2 tbsp freshly grated Coconut
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 tsp Urad Dal
- 1 tsp Chana Dal
- 1 red chilli
- 4 or 5 Curry Leaves
- Fistful of Coriander Leaves
- 1 tbsp Sundal Masala Powder
- 2 Green Chilli
Sundal Masala Powder
- Pinch of Asafoetida
- 2 tbsp Urad Dal
- 3 Red Chillis
Instructions
- Heat a kadai, roast urad dal and red chillis.
- Lastly add a pinch of hing/asafoetida.
- Allow this to cool for a while.
- Grind it to make a coarse powder.
- This powder can be made before hand and keep it avaialable.
- Soak peanuts for 4 to 5 hours.
- Drain excess water and pressure cook for 4 to 5 whistles.
- Strain the boiled peanuts in a colander and let them dry for sometime.
- Heat oil in a kadai, add urad dal and chana dal. Saute them till they turn golden yellow.
- Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Allow them to crackle.
- Once the tadka started crackling add boiled peanuts and saute them too.
- Fry them for a while, add asafoetida, salt and turmeric powder.
- Combine them well and add the above made sundal masala powder.
- Mix them well and add freshly grated coconut and once combine them well.
- Add coriander leaves and switch off the flame.
- Lastly add lemon juice and mix again and serve.
- Serve peanut sundal recipe with a hot cup of coffee or tea.
Notes
soak peanuts well in advance.
pressure cook them with little salt to induce the taste to peanuts