kollu sundal recipe | horse gram sundal

kollu sundal / horsegram sundal is the most apt and healthy sundal that could be offered for Navarathri. Kollu generates heat in the body and helps to stay warm inside. As this is cold season, you are not only offering sundal to your guests, but also giving them cold prevention and cold recovery medicine along with your thamboolam.. How good is that !!

Try this tasty and healthy medicinal sundal for this Navarathri and show how you care for your friends , neighbors and family 🙂 Spare a bowl for you to stay away from cold during this festive season.. Wishing you all happy & healthy Poojas 🙂

kollu sundal recipe – Stepwise pics follow the below printable description:

kollu sundal recipe | horse gram sundal

 

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Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

20 mins

Total time

25 mins

 

Serves: 4

Ingredients

To pressure cook:

• Kollu/horsegram - ¼ cup
• Water - 1 cup

To temper:

• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Mustard seeds/kadugu - ¼ tsp
• Urad dal/ulutham parupu - ½ tsp
• Asafoetida/perungayam - a generous pinch
• Curry leaves - few

For flavor:

• Sambar powder - ½ tsp
• Salt - ¼ tsp

To garnish:

• Grated coconut - ¼ cup
• Coriander leaves - few

Instructions

1. Wash and soak ¼ cup kollu/horsegram overnight. Next day, drain the water and wash it again.
2. In a pressure cooker, add washed kollu and a cup of water.
3. Pressure cook for 8-10 whistles in high flame(knob #8). Once pressure is released naturally, use a perforated(with holes) ladle and transfer the sundal to a bowl. You can use the drained water while making rasam.
4. Add a tbsp of oil(coconut or sesame oil) to a dry pan. Once hot, add ¼ tsp mustard seeds/kadugu. Once spluttered, add ½ tsp urad dal/ulutham parupu. Once very slightly browned, add a generous pinch of asafoetida/perungayam.
5. Add few washed curry leaves and then the drained kollu sundal. Give a stir and keep the stove in low flame.
6. Add ½ tsp sambar powder and ¼ tsp salt. Stir well for a minute so that masala and salt are blended well with sundal.
7. Add ¼ cup grated coconut and just stir well to combine. Switch off the stove.
8. Add finely chopped coriander leaves and give a quick stir.

Notes

1.Do not add salt while pressure cooking kollu sundal as it might not cook properly.
2.You shall use plain chilli powder too. But, sambar powder adds nice flavor to kollu sundal. Click here to view my sambar powder recipe.

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kollu sundal recipe – How to make horsegram sundal ?

1.Wash and soak 1/4 cup kollu/horsegram overnight. Next day, drain the water and wash it again.

2.In a pressure cooker, add washed kollu and a cup of water.

3.Pressure cook for 8-10 whistles in high flame(knob #8). Once pressure is released naturally, use a perforated(with holes) ladle and transfer the sundal to a bowl. You can use the drained water while making rasam.

4.Add a tbsp of oil(coconut or sesame oil) to a dry pan. Once hot, add 1/4 tsp mustard seeds/kadugu. Once spluttered, add 1/2 tsp urad dal/ulutham parupu. Once very slightly browned, add a generous pinch of asafoetida/perungayam.

5.Add few washed curry leaves and then the drained kollu sundal. Give a stir and keep the stove in low flame.

6.Add 1/2 tsp sambar powder and 1/4 tsp salt. Stir well for a minute so that masala and salt are blended well with sundal.

7.Add 1/4 cup grated coconut and just stir well to combine. Switch off the stove.

8.Add finely chopped coriander leaves and give a quick stir.

Healthy and tasty kollu sundal is ready..

Tips/Tricks in making kollu sundal:

• Do not add salt while pressure cooking kollu sundal as it might not cook properly.
• You shall use plain chilli powder too. But, sambar powder adds nice flavor to kollu sundal. Click here to view my sambar powder recipe.