Moong Dal Sundal Recipe - Pasi Paruppu Sundal Recipe - Navrathri Recipes

You can think, this is a easy sundal recipe. But i am telling you, i have got this messed up so many times. A second you leave this, it gets over cooked and completely mushy. And also you cannot pressure cook this, you have to cook this directly in a sauce pan by draining method. And keep standing near the pot and check it every second. It just takes less than 5 mins to cook it, and you have to soak this before hand.

Try this out and let me know how it turns out for you..

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Soaking Time : 2 hours
Cooking Time : 5 to 8 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients:

Yellow Moong Dal / Pasi Paruppu - 1 cup
Salt to taste
Turmeric Powder / Manjal podi - 1 tsp
Water - 3 cups

For Seasoning:
Oil - 2 tsp
Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu - 1 tsp
Dry Red Chilli - 2 broken into small pieces
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - a pinch
Coconut - ½ cup grated

Method:

Wash and soak dal for 2 hours. Drain them.

Bring water to a boil, add in salt and turmeric powder and mix well. Add in the drained dal and cook for 5 mins or so,, till it is tender. You have to keep a close eye to this.

Now drain this and set aside.

Heat oil in a pan, add in mustard, urad dal, chilli, curry leaves and asafoetida and sizzle for a min.

Now add in dal and mix well. Season with salt if needed.

Add in coconut and mix well.

Serve.

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