Receta Pasi Payaru Sundal / Moong Sundal
Moong sundal is a perfect and healthy snack. A cup of tea with a bowl of this sundal make a great evening. During my hostel days we were served with different types of sundals every evening with a strong cup of tea, after those tiring and boring classes a cup of tea with a bowl of sundal was really life saving and very refreshing. But I have visited the mess there only few times as I don't like the food there, you know how hostel food must have tasted. I used to hate my hostel days, but its our silly human tendency to miss what we even hated earlier. Apart from those memories, green gram / moong is the best gram that does not cause flatulence and is really easy to digest unlike other gram varieties. Also it has high protein content, low in fat, and is rich in folic acid necessary for pregnant women and lactating moms. Overall its too good for women. Lets see how to prepare this simple sundal.
INGREDIENTS(Serves 3)
- Green gram / Moong - 2 cups
- Water - 5 cups
- Big onions - 1
- Grated coconut - 2 spoons (Optional)
- Dry red chillies - 2
- Mustard seeds - 1/2 spoon
- Urad dal / Skinned Black gram - 2 spoons
- Salt - As per taste
- Oil - 2 spoons
PREPARATION METHOD
In a pressure cooker add green gram, water and required salt.
Close the cooker and pressure cook for 10 minutes. Open after the pressure releases and set aside.
In a pan add oil, splutter mustard seeds, then add urad dal, chopped onions, curry leaves, dry red chillies and saute until the onions turn brown.
Add this mixture to the cooked green gram and stir well.
Add grated coconut if you wish, stir well and serve.
TIP 1: Adding more onions and urad dal will make the sundal delicious. Urad dal gives a crunchy during a bite.
TIP 2: I haven't added coconut, if you wish you can add it after tempering the cooked green gram.
TIP 3: Since it does not cause flatulence hing/asafoetida is not necessary.
Filling, delicious and healthy green gram sundal is now ready!! Have it with a cup of tea and feel refreshed!!