Peanut Sundal Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is one of the varieties of prasadam prepared during the nine days festivities of Navratri.

Peanut Sundal
I should have posted this long before, but i ran out of time and i am rushing now, i still have few more recipes to be posted which i made for navrathri sorry for not sharing it before..Will post it in them coming weeks..
Ingredients for Peanut Sundal Recipe (Verkadalai Sundal)
- Raw Peanuts - 1 cup
- Salt to taste
- Coconut - 3 tablespoon finely grated ( Optional )
- Black pepper - 1 teaspoon crushed
For Seasoning:
- Oil - 1 tbsp
- Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
- Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu - 1 tsp
- Asafoetida / Kaya Podi / Hing - ¼ tsp
- Curry leaves - 1 sprig

How to Make Peanut Sundal Recipe (Verkadalai Sundal)
- Wash and soak peanuts in lots of water overnight.
- Drain the water and add it to pressure cooker. Cover with fresh water. Pressure cook it for 5 whistle. Then simmer for 20 mins.
- Now switch off the flame and let the steam go all by itself. Open the pressure cooker and drain the water and set aside.
- Heat oil in a kadai. Add in seasoning ingredients and saute for a min.
- Now add in cooked drained peanuts and mix well.
- Add in salt and toss well.
- Then add in crushed pepper and mix well.
- Add coconut if needed and mix well.
- Serve.

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Peanut Sundal Recipe | Verkadalai Sundal Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Raw Peanuts
- Salt to taste
- 3 tablespoon finely grated Coconut Optional
- 1 teaspoon crushed Black pepper
- For Seasoning:
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
- 1 teaspoon Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu
- ¼ teaspoon Asafoetida / Kaya Podi / Hing
- 1 sprig Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Instructions
- Wash and soak peanuts in lots of water overnight.
- Drain the water and add it to pressure cooker. Cover with fresh water. Pressure cook it for 5 whistle. Then simmer for 20 mins.
- Now switch off the flame and let the steam go all by itself. Open the pressure cooker and drain the water and set aside.
- Heat oil in a kadai. Add in seasoning ingredients and saute for a min.
- Now add in cooked drained peanuts and mix well.
- Add in salt and toss well.
- Then add in crushed pepper and mix well.
- Add coconut if needed and mix well.
- Serve.
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Peanut Sundal Recipe Step by Step
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| Take some raw peanuts |
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| Cover it with water and leave it to soak overnight |
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| Now it must have been doubled in size |
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| drain them and take them in a pressure cooker |
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| cover with water |
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| Cook till it is completely done |
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| drain it |
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| when you press a peanut between your fingers, it should mash up |
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| Now take your other ingredients |
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| Heat oil in a pan |
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| Add in mustard and urad dal |
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| saute for a min |
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| add in curry leaves |
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| sprinkle some asafoetida |
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| mix well |
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| add in cooked peanuts |
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| some salt |
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| stir for 5 mins or so |
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| Now it is all mixed up |
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| sprinkle some pepper |
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| and some coconut |
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| mix well |
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| serve |





























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