Peanut Sundal is a popular South Indian style sundal made with peanuts or groundnuts. We call it verkadalai sundal in tamil. Learn to make this nutritious peanut sundal with the help of step by step pictures.
Golu means sundal for me. Navaratri week is nearing so wanted to post easy sundal recipes so I am starting off with peanut sundal (groundnut sundal) which I had been wanting to post since last year. Do try this healthy sundal and enjoy!
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About Peanut Sundal
Peanuts are very healthy , they are simple and delicious too that can be given to your kids as evening snack or even for their breaktime. I always love the crunchy texture of boiled peanuts and thats why I prefer boiled ones than the fried peanuts.
Sundal is a dry dish prepared usually with lentils or legumes with a mild tempering and garnished with coconut. I have used raw peanuts or groundnuts or verkadalai here, boiled and used it for sundal. This peanut and sundal combo is apt so do try this and let me know how you liked it.
Peanut Sundal Ingredients
- Peanuts – Soak peanuts and then cook for a soft texture. You can use fresh peanuts too.
- Coconut – Fresh grated coconut is to be used.
- Tempering – A basic tempering is made using oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, red chilies, curry leaves and hing.
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How to make Peanut Sundal Step by Step
1.Soak peanuts for an hour. Pressure cook peanuts with required water and salt for 4-5 whistles or until soft yet crunchy enough to bite, Set aside. Heat oil in a pan – add the items listed under ‘to temper’ let it splutter.
2.Then add peanuts and give a toss until mixed well. Adjust salt if required at this stage. Then add coconut and give a quick stir.
Switch off and serve hot or warm.
Expert Tips
- I used readymade raw peanuts which was available at the super market. If you get fresh ones then no need to soak just pressure cook and remove the shell.
- I usually pressure cook with little water just enough to cook the sundal and add the sundal along with water and cook till water evaporates, this water the sundal does not become dry.
- You can even add coconut oil instead of normal cooking oil.
- Don’t boil till very soft, it should be crunchy enough to bite.
Serving and Storage
Peanut Sundal can be served with rice or as such too. This keeps well in fridge for 1 day, reheat and serve it.
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Peanut Sundal
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanuts
- 3 tablespoon grated coconut
- salt to taste
To temper:
- 2 teaspoon oil
- 1/2 teaspoon musatrd seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon urad dal
- 2 nos red chillies
- a sprig a curry leaves
- a tiny pinch hing
Instructions
- Soak peanuts for an hour.
- Pressure cook peanuts with required water and salt for 4-5 whistles or until soft yet crunchy enough to bite, Set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan – add the items listed under 'to temper' let it splutter.
- Then add peanuts and give a toss until mixed well. Adjust salt if required at this stage. Then add coconut and give a quick stir.
- Switch off and serve Peanut Sundal warm.
Notes
- I used readymade raw peanuts which was available at nilgiris. If you get fresh ones then no need to soak just pressure cook and remove the shell.
- I usually pressure cook with little water just enough to cook the sundal and add the sundal along with water and cook till water evaporates, this water the sundal does not become dry.
- You can even add coconut oil instead of normal cooking oil.
- Dont boil till very soft, it should be crunchy enough to bite.
Priya Suresh
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Veena Theagarajan
Protein rich sundal… looks yum!
Hari Chandana P
Healthy sundal recipe..
Nivedhanams Sowmya
Festival season has started!! Sundal looks awesome!!
sri
thanks for easy and healthy snack…
prabhamadhan
Sharmi wow thanks my friend used to bring this during college days ..I love them but never know it can be made from raw peanuts …going to make right away ….apparam neyar viruppam maravalikizhangu vadai don't forget .:-) daily am cheking …:-)
prabhamadhan
Hi sharmi thanks for recipe ,my friend used to bring during college days ,I love them but never know it can be made with raw peanuts .then do remember my recipe request 🙂 eagerly waiting 🙂