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Sep 11, 2012

Kondakadalai Sundal / Black Chickpea Sundal / Kala Channa

For the second of Blogging Marathon under the theme, Vinayagar Chaturthi Specials, I am going to share a simple n healthy neivedyam ~ Kondakadalai sundal. Sundal is one of the easy neivedyam and is made on all special occasions like, vinayagar Chaturthi, Krishna Jayanthi, Saraswathi Pooja, Navarathri n many more special days. Not only on special days u can make this sundal daily for your tea time snack, as its a very healthy n filling snack. I usually make twice or thrice in a week with different legumes. I have already share 4 types of sundal recipes and u can see them Here. Each recipes is simple n different from other. This kala channa sundal is with out adding onions, just tempering is needed. Good amount of freshly shredded coconut is added for more flavor n taste. Now to the recipe...

Kondakadalai Sundal
Ingredients
  1. Black Chickpeas      1 cup or as needed
  2. Shredded Coconut    2-3 tbsp
  3. Salt      to taste
  4. Cilantro      few finely chopped
To Temper
  1. Oil      1 tsp
  2. Mustard seeds      1/4 tsp
  3. Hing     a pinch
  4. Chana dal      1 tsp
  5. Urad dal       1 tsp
  6. Dry Red Chili       1 or 2 broken
  7. Green chili      1 (finely chopped) or to taste
  8. Ginger      1 tsp (finely chopped)
Method
  • Wash n soak Black chickpeas for over night or min 6-8 hours.
  • After soaking, cook chickpeas with enough water until it cooked well n tender but not mushy.
  • or u can simply pressure cook for 1 whistle.
  • Then drain the excess water n keep aside.
  • Heat oil in a pan/wok, add the mustard seeds once it splutter then add all the ingredients one by one and fry nicely or till the dal turns light golden brown.
  • Now add chickpeas n enough salt n stir fry for a minute.
  • And then add shredded coconut n stir for a minute n lastly add some chopped cilantro n turn off the stove.
  • That's it....Simple n healthy Sundal ready.
Notes:
Over night soaking time is best for sundal preparations or if u r making it for evening snack or poojai soak it in early morning (6-7 am)
If u want u can also add some finely chopped onions after tempering n saute onion well n proceed.
Coconut is added for extra flavor n taste, if u don;t like u can omit.

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28 comments:

  1. tempting and inviting clicks :)

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  2. Nice clicks!
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  3. loved the last click especially- good one !

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  4. What esxactly is this Sundal ?? I have seen so many recipes on blogs for this.. Is it just the usual Stir -Fry ? Or is it complusory to add coconut into it, otherwise it does not retain its name ??

    The pics ar eGorgeous btw :)

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    1. Yes, Sundal is nothing but a simple stir fry, adding coconut is completely optional but it sure gives nice flavor n taste to the sundal...i have other sundal recipes-without coconut, if u r interested check that too :) Thanks dear!!

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    2. hey, was just reading this conversation.. sangee, is it correct to say sundals are things made for navarathri?? i love the clicks.. they are soooo inviting. this is one of my fav sundal

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    3. Roshni, Yup Sundals are made on Navarathri days- Patchanam...as we lived in Agraharam for more than 10 yrs i remember daily(all nine days) we used to go to all maami's house(6 neighbors) for Navarathri Golu n Patchanam :) feeling nostalgic !!

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    4. Yes, the usage of coconut is optional, but the main ingredient has to be from the pulse/legume family. It can be made with chanas, chana dals, cow chicpeas, dried green peas, groundnuts ..the list is quite long :)

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    5. even i remember my childhood days... navarathri meant going to all the neighbours houses for all 9 days for sundals. it was always a guessing game which mami will make which one.. Now i try and do some part of it. Keep a kutti Golu and make sundals, but invite everyone only on the weekend. do you do golu?

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  5. Aaha..Marathon on Vinayagar Chaturthi Specials...can't wait to see all your entries. simply like the sundal.

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  6. I like this kala chana sundal better than the white chana, looks good..

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  7. The bowl looks so tempting.. love it!

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  8. Yummyyyyy sundal..

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  9. healthy and delicious recipe.. looks fantastic...

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  10. yum ...of of fav and looks so fab ..nice pics

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  11. I can have this bowl of nutritious sundal anytime. I do them quite often, fortunately everyone at home simply love this sundal..Inviting Sangeetha.

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  12. Looks very tempting, I have the white version post. nice pictures!

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  13. looks very tempting and healthy:)
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  14. The pictures are awesome Sangee. Sundal is so comforting and the black channa is much more nutritious than the white kind.

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  15. delicious sundal ...feel to hav

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  16. Nice clicks and healthy sundal...

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  17. can pass off as a wonderful salad..rt?..looks great!

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  18. Pictures are so pretty!..very healthy snack! we normally make with kabuli channa..and this for navarathri..:)

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  19. Very nice timepass snack for anytime...

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