Kadalai paruppu sundal in cooker
For ten ladies are invited for Navaratri kolu we need half kilogram kadalai paruppu or bengal gram. Soak for 30 minutes or for 45 minutes if sufficient time is available. Since other sundal varieties require 12 hours soaking this can qualify as a quick sundal recipe too. The soaked kadalai paruppu can be cooked separately in a vessel adding water for cooking or in a pressure cooker. (in a pressure cooker allow just two whistles). In a vessel take two tablespoons of cooking oil, one teaspoon mustard seeds, a pinch of asafoetida, two medium-size red chillies and curry leaves. Add the cooked bengal gram after removing excess water. Add salt to taste. Cook till moisture is removed and this will be for few minutes. Adding grated coconut enhances the taste Thirty to forty years ago sundal was distributed to guests in pottalam as we call it. Now we distribute it through Ziploc bags ! When we were young, we ...