Sundal (Healthy mixed lentil snack )

Ingredients:

1 cup White Chana ( soaked overnight),

1/2 cup peanuts (soaked for an hour),

1/2 cup black eyed Cow peas ( lobhia) ,

1/2 cup Fresh / frozen Sweet Corn

1/2 cup Green peas

1/2 cup Grated Coconut

1 Carrot finely chopped

Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp

salt to taste.

For tempering –

1 tbsp oil,

Mustard seeds-1 tsp,

Urad Dal-1 tsp,

Asafoetida-1/4 tsp,

Ginger paste/powder-1/4 tsp( or grated ginger )

Curry leaves -Few.

To roast & grind for Sundal Powder :

Oil-1 tsp,

Coriander seeds-1tsp,

Chana Dal-1 tsp,

Urad Dal -1/2 tsp,

Whole Red Chillies-2.

Roast the above ingredients in oil and grind and make a fine powder.

Method:

Dry roast the Lobhia so that raw smell is gone.

In a pressure cooker , cook the lobhia, soaked peanuts and White Chana adding turmeric powder, salt snd water for 4 whistles.

No need to cook the green peas and corn if it is frozen. Just soak in water for 10 minutes.

In a pan add all the items for tempering. Add the chopped Carrot and sauté for a few minutes. Then add Corn and green peas. Add a little salt and mix.

Add the pressure cooked items. Mix well.

Add the ground Sundal powder and final fresh grated coconut and mix well.

Note: We can add any number of pulses/ grains to make it colourful. For example , can add Rajma , Brown Chana etc.

By Asha Ravichandran