Kollu Sundal is one of the healthy sundal packed with nutrients and flavours. This sundal is apt to make for Navaratri. So lets get on to learn how to make kollu sundal with step by step pictures and instructions for easy understanding. Kollu Sundal Recipe with step by step pictures.
Horsegram sundal is a healthy sundal that you can make for this navarathri. We usually make kollu rasam or kollu paruppu now this sundal has been included too.You can either serve it as a snack or as a sidedish for rice and curry.
About Kollu Sundal
Horse gram is the most protein-rich high-powered lentil.That’s why race horses are fed with this gram, which is called horse gram in the market. It generates heat in the body and keeps you warm outside. So its great for cold prevention too. Sundal is a dry dish prepared usually with lentils or legumes with a mild tempering and garnished with coconut. So the combo of kollu as sundal is perfect, do try this and enjoy it.
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Kollu Sundal
Ingredients
- 1 cup kollu / horsegram
- 2 teaspoon sundal podi
- 3 tablespoon coconut grated
- salt to taste
- water as needed
To temper:
- 3 teaspoon oil
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 2 nos red chillies
- a small sprig of curry leaves
*You can replace sundal podi with idli milagai podi too
Instructions
- Soak kollu overnight or at least 6-8 hours.
- Pressure cook with enough water(water till immersing level) for 5 whistles in low medium flame. You can either drain water or use it for rasam.
- Heat oil in a pan - add the items listed under 'to temper' let it splutter.
- Then add cooked kollu toss it well. Add sundal podi.
- Add grated coconut, toss it well and cook for 2mins and switch off. Kollu Sundal ready!
Notes
- Make sure to pressure cook horse gram until soft. Open cooking takes time so I prefer pressure cooking.
- You can also add idli podi to this sundal.
Kollu Sundal Step by Step
- Soak kollu in water overnight or atleast 6-8 hours.Pressure cook with enough water(water till immersing level) for 5 whistles in low medium flame.You can either drain water or use it for rasam.
- Heat oil in a pan – add the items listed under ‘to temper’ let it splutter.Then add cooked kollu toss it well.Add sundal podi.
- Add grated coconut, toss it well and cook for 2mins and switch off.
Serve hot!
Tips
- Make sure to pressure cook horsegram until soft. Open cooking takes time so I prefer pressure cooking.
- You can also add idli podi to this sundal.
Lincy Stanley
What does the Sundal podi contain?
Sharmilee J
Please click on the link for sundal podi recipe