Hi to all, Here is the list of Prasadams, which I usualy prepare for Navaratri. In our house we use to prepare like this. Daily sundal, Tues day appam, Friday 'Puttu', Saturday 'Ellu (sesame) Podi and for Saraswati Pooja 'White Channa Sundal'. In this Thread I am going to give many types of Sundal , sweet and hot. You can choose as per your wish and prepare them. FOR ALL I AM WISHIHG HAPPY NAVARATHRI !
Channa dhal Sundal Ingredients: Channa Dhal - 1 cup Salt - as per taste Oil - 1 tsp Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad Dhal - 1/2 tsp Dry Red Chilly - 2 / Green chilly 2 Curry leaves Coconut 1 tab.so Method: Clean the channa dhal and cook in water. Try not to over cook. Drain the excess water completely and set aside for a couple of minutes. Heat up the oil and fry the mustard seeds, urad dhal, curry leaves and chilly. Add the cooked dhal and salt and stir for a few minutes. Add coconut Mix well and itis ready to serve.
(yellow) Moong dhal Sundal Ingredients: Moong Dhal - 1 cup Grated Coconut - 3 tbsp Salt - as per your taste Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad Dhal - 1/2 Green Chilly - 2 Curry Leaves - some A safetida - a pinch Oil - 1 tsp Ginger - a small piece. Method: Cook the dhal in some water. (Do not pressure cook as it may mash the dhal.) Drain the excess water and set aside. Heat up the oil and fry the mustard seeds, urad dhal and asafetida. Add the curry leaves, green chilly and ginger (cut into small pieces) and stir for a minute. Add the cooked dhal, coconut and salt and stir over a low-med flame for a couple of minutes. Your sundal is ready. <TD colspan="2" width="100%">
Whole Greengram Sundal Ingredients: Green Gram - 1 cup Grated Coconut - 3 tbsp Salt - as per your taste Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad Dhal - 1/2 tsp Dry Red Chilly - 2 / Green chilly 2 Oil - 1 tsp Asafetida - a pinch Curry leaves Method: Soak the green gram in warm water for over 1 hour. Clean and wash the gram and pressure cook in water.(do not over cook) Drain excess water and set aside. Heat up the oil and fry the mustard seeds, urad dhal, curry leaves and asafetida. Add the coconut and stir for a minute. Mix in the cooked gram and salt and stir well for a few minutes. Or you can use this powder for masala sundal. Dhaniya - 1 tsp Urad Dhal - 1/2 tsp Channa Dhal - 1/2 tsp Dry Red Chilly - 2 Asafetida - a pinch Grated Coconut - 1 tbsp. Fry the above ingredients in some oil and coarsely powder them. Cook the gram as said earlier and drain the water and keep aside. Heat up the oil, splutter mustard seeds and add the cooked gram and this powder and stir well for a couple of minutes. For garnish add fresh coconut and curry leaves. Enjoy the difference.:-D <TD width="50%" valign="top">
Karamani Sweet Sundal Ingredients: Karamani - 1 cup Powdered Jaggery - 1 1/2 cup (you can adjust as per your taste) Grated Coconut - 2 tbsp 1/2 sp cardamam powder 2 sp ghee salt a pinch Method: Soak the karamani over night to prepare sundal the next day. Wash and clean the karamani and cook in water or pressure cook. Drain the water and let stand for a few minutes. Heat up the ghee and add the cooked karamani, salt, coconut, cardamom powder and powdered jaggery and stir well for a few minutes. Remove from the fire. Sweet sundal is ready to serve.
Karamani Hot Sundal Ingredients: Karamani - 1 cup Salt - as per taste Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad Dhal - 1/2 tsp Dry Red Chilly - 2 Grated Coconut - 2 tbsp Curry Leaves - some Asafetida - a pinch 1/2 sp Turmeric powder Method: Soak the karamani over night to prepare sundal the next day. Wash and clean the karamani and cook in water or pressure cook. Drain the water and let stand for a few minutes. Heat up the oil and make seasoning with mustard seeds, udad dal and red chilly. Add the cooked karamani, salt, turmeric powder, curry leaves and asafetida. Stir well for a few minutes. Add coconut and mix well. Remove from the fire. Sweet sundal is ready to serve.
Ground Nut Sundal Ingredients: Groundnut / Peanut - 1 cup Grated Coconut - 3 tbsp (optional) Salt - as per taste Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad Dhal - 1/2 tsp Dry Red Chilly - 2 Curry Leaves - some Asafetida - a pinch Oil - 1 tsp <TD width="50%" valign="top">Method: Clean and wash the ground nut and pressure cook them in water. Drain excess water and set aside. Heat up the oil and fry the mustard seeds, urad dhal, red chilly and asafetida. Add the curry leaves and coconut and stir for a minute. Mix in the cooked peanuts / groundnuts and salt and stir well for a few minutes. Note: You can use 2 green chilies and a fresh piece of ginger . Cut these into small pieces and add along with the curry leaves.
Green Peas Sundal Ingredients: Green Peas - 1 1/2 cups Grated Coconut - 3 tbsp Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad Dhal - 1/2 tsp Green Chilly - 2 Curry Leaves - some Oil - 1 tsp Lemon - 1/2 (Optional) Mango - a small piece (optional) Salt to taste. Method: If using dry green peas, soak them over night to prepare sundal the next day. Wash and clean the soaked peas and cook in water or pressure cook. Drain the water and let stand for a few minutes. If using fresh green peas, clean and cook them in some water. Do not over cook. you can cook the peas in a normal pan. Heat up the oil and fry the mustard seeds, urad dhal, chilly and curry leaves. Add the coconut and salt and add the cooked peas and mix well. Then add the shredded mango and lemon juice. Mix well and serve. Note: Do not reheat after adding the lemon, as the sundal may become slightly bitter.
Chick Peas Sundal Ingredients: Chick Peas - 1 1/2 cups Grated Coconut - 3 tbsp Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad Dhal - 1/2 tsp Dry Red Chilly - 2 Curry Leaves - some Asafetida - a pinch Oil - 1 tsp Salt to taste Method: Soak the chick peas over night to prepare sundal the next day. Wash and clean the soaked chick peas and cook in pressure cook. Decant the water and let stand for a few minutes. Heat up the oil and fry the mustard seeds, urad dhal, asafetida, chilly and curry leaves. Add the coconut and salt and add the cooked peas and mix well. Stir for a few minutes until the salt and coconut are evenly distributed. Now the sundal is ready to 'Naivediam' Note: If you are not going to use the sundal for 'Naivediam', then you can use canned chick peas. In this case, use up the entire can. Wash well a couple of times and decant water completely. NO NEED TO COOK. Just fry the other ingredients and mix in the salt and coconut. Stir over a medium flame for a few minutes. Your sundal is ready.
Masala Green Peas Sundal for us! Ingredients: Green Peas - 1 1/2 cups Onion - 2 (chop well) coconut - 2 tab sp Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad Dhal - 1/2 tsp Green Chilly - 2 - 4 Curry Leaves - some Oil - 1 tsp Lemon - 1/2 (Optional) Mango - a small piece (chopped) Salt to taste. Method: If using dry green peas, soak them over night to prepare sundal the next day. Wash and clean the soaked peas and cook in water or pressure cook. Drain the water and let stand for a few minutes. If using fresh green peas, clean and cook them in some water. Do not over cook. you can cook the peas in a normal pan. Heat up the oil and fry the mustard seeds, urad dhal, chilly, chopped onions and curry leaves. Add the coconut and salt and add the cooked peas and mix well. Then add the shredded mango and lemon juice. Mix well and serve. Note: This coconut , mango & peas sundal is not for Naivediam. This will be like 'beach sundal' 'thenga manga pattani sundal':tongue