Sunday, 29 September 2013

NAVADANYA SUNDAL, NAVADANYA CHUNDAL


Navadanya sundal or Navadanya chundal means nine different legumes  and lentils are soaked in water and prepared the same for neivedyam during navarathri.  I made it because 9 days - 9 danyam (legumes) mixed together ( akind of south indian salad).  This can be served as  a snack with little additions of onion, tomato, cucumber and chopped green coriander as garnish.


Ingredients:

Karamani (Red chowli, Thatta Payir, Cowpeas, Black-eyed peas, )
Chana dal (Bengal Gram)
Black chana (Black Chikpeas)
Green chana (Green Chikpeas)
Matki (Moth Beans)
Kabuli chana (Chikpeas)
Peanut (Groundnut, Nilakadalai)
Kulith (Horsegram)
White watana (White Peas)
Green Watana (Green Peas)
etc.

Seasoning:


2-3 tbsp oil

1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urid dal
generous pinch of asafoetida.
few curry leaves.

Method

1. Take any nine varieties of lentils or legumes of your choice  and soak in water for 5-6 hours.
2. Directly cook the same in water with turmeric powder and salt. Drain the excess water.
3. Heat 2-3 tbsp oil in a kadai, add 1 tsp mustard seeds, urid dal, broken red chillies, curry leaves, hing powder (asafoetida).
4. Add the cooked lentils and saute for two minutes.

5.  season with the ingredients mentioned above.

Variation:  you can add chilli powder for the spice, secondly add grated coconut crushed with green chilli and cumin seeds, or only with grated coconut and  chilli powder.


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