Pachai Payaru Sundal is a munchy tasty snack made by cooking green gram with tempered spices and coconut. Pachai Payaru Sundal is a very easy sundal that can be made in just few minutes and commonly made as tea timesnack. Pachai Payaru Sundal also called Green Gram Sundal recipe is featured in this post with step by step pictures.
I made pachai payaru sundal last week to post it here. Amma makes the sweet version too by adding jaggery. Its been raining sundal at home these days not because of navaratri but for posting it here. We dont have the practise of keeping kollu at home, I have seen kollu only once at my friends place.
I can hear some of you asking for the ‘food and travel’ post as I promised. I had no time to prepare for a lengthy post today so here am leaving you with this simple sundal. But sure to post it by next weekend.
About pachai payaru sundal
Pachai payaru is also called as green gram in english. It is one of the commonly available dal. This sundal is very rich in protein and serves as a great snack. Pachai payaru sundal is prepared using green gram with a mild tempering and garnished with coconut.Sundal varieties are not only prepared for festivals , you can make it for mid morning or evening snack. Sundal is one of the wholesome protein rich healthy snack that you can serve for your family. So make sure to include it in your meal atleast twice a week.
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Pachai Payaru Sundal | Green Gram Sundal
Ingredients
- 1 cup green gram
- 4 tablespoon coconut
- salt to taste
To temper:
- 2 teaspoon oil
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon urad dal
- few nos curry leaves
- 2 nos red chillies
- a generous pinch hing
Instructions
- Soak green gram overnight or atleast for 8 hours. Pressure cook green gram for 3-4 whistles or until soft, Set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, urad dal let it splutter then add curry leaves and red chillies saute for a minute. Then add cooked green gram.
- Add required salt , then coconut, give a quick stir....saute for 2mins till all is combined and switch it off.
- If you want the sweet version add powdered jaggery while adding the green gram itself. Serve Pachai Payaru Sundal hot / warm.
Notes
- I always add little cooked water and let it evaporate so that the sundal is a bit moist and not too dry.
- You can add a teaspoon of jaggery and make it as sweet sundal too.
- Adjust coconut according to your preference.
How to make Pachai Payaru Sundal
- Soak green gram overnight or atleast for 8 hours. Pressure cook green gram for 3-4 whistles or until soft, Set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, urad dal let it splutter then add curry leaves and red chillies saute for a minute. Then add cooked green gram.
- Add required salt , then coconut, give a quick stir….saute for 2mins till all is combined and switch it off.
If you want the sweet version add powdered jaggery while adding the green gram itself. Serve hot / warm.
Expert Tips
- I always add little cooked water and let it evaporate so that the sundal is a bit moist and not too dry.
- You can add a teaspoon of jaggery and make it as sweet sundal too.
- Adjust coconut according to your preference.
jeyashrisuresh
Super tempting and eye catching sundal. Clicks are awesome
Vanamala Hebbar
Good one..i too make similar way…
Suja Manoj
Healthy and quick sundal,yum
Veena Theagarajan
healthy and fast recipe. This is something you can do even if you get to soak previous day!
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Madhavi
Oh love this sundal!!!
divya
oohh im drooling here…finger-licking good 🙂
Nandita SS
Yummy Sundal!! Loved it 🙂
Premalatha Aravindhan
wow delicious sundal,luks too gud…
APARNARAJESHKUMAR
your presentation is wow :)very nice sharmi as usual kalakital !
dassana
lovely pics sharmi. after making the sundal at home, i am hooked. really a great as well as easy recipe to make.
Pavithra
Thanks!
Sakthi
Tried and it was nice!
Thanks, Sharmi.