Pancha Dhanya sunDal (five pulses)
Got mom to prepare sunDal/ Usali for the last day pooja.
Ingredients:
Black/brown Chick Peas(channa/ kaDale kaaLu) - 1 cup (Can be replaced with Kabul channa too)
Green Gram (moong/ hesaru kaaLu) - 1 cup
Green Peas (mutter/ bataaNi kaaLu) - 1 cup
Black eyed peas (Alasande kaaLu)
Groudnuts - 1 cup
Water 9-10 cups
Salt - 1.5 table spoon/ as per taste.
Seasoning:
Oil - 3-4 tea-spoons/ as needed
Mustard Seeds 1 tea-spoon
A pinch of Asafoetida (Hing)
Green Chillies - 2-3/ as per taste chopped
Curry leaves - 2-3 stalks
Garnishing:
Coriander Leaves chopped - 2 table-spoons/as needed
Grated fresh coconut - 1 Cup
Grated Carrot - 1 Cup
Lemon juice - 2 table spoons/ as per taste
Grated Raw Mango as per taste (seasonal as we get only during Feb/March) 
American sweet corn - 1/2 Cup/ as per taste
This should serve for 5 people, but depends on the size of the measuring cup :).
Method:
Wash the pulses throughly and then soak all the pulses except ground nuts in water for 3-4 hours.
Now need to cook all the pulses with ground nuts in a cooker. Switch on the stove. Place the cooker, put all the pulses into cooker, add water (should be 2inches above the pulses - i am sure all of you aware of this measure) add salt as per taste. Cook until you hear one whistle. After the cooker cools, remove the pulses and drain the water (btw do not throw the water, you can use this make some soup ).
Now add the seasoning, take a thick bottom vessel or a pan, pour oil, once it gets hot add mustard seeds, wait for to it to crackle, then add hing, you start to smell the aroma, now add curry leaves, green chillies, reduce the flame/ put to sim. Now add the cooked pulses and mix well.
The last step is to garnish, add coriander leaves, coconut, carrot, corn and mix well. Switch off the stove, add lemon juice, mix well and serve.
I have not put grated mango as its seasonal and also it was not added in yesterday's preparation :). Normally this gets added after the chilles and cook 1 or 2-mins till it becomes little tender.
My sister wanted to make Corn-Pomegranate kosambari (salad), hence had got them. This gave us the thought of adding Corn & Carrots to give a twist to mom's recipe.
We all enjoyed this making and eating. Give it a try.... & enjoy maaDi 
Comments
umaraja
Fri, 2012-11-02 03:17
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rich and yummy,,, v.v.v.innovative,,, would like to give an immediate try,,, al d best
anirudh
Tue, 2012-11-06 10:11
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thanks uma ma'm.... sure give it a try.
vijaysowmya
Fri, 2012-11-02 03:30
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A very nice nutritional sundal recipe. Well written one. Your sundal looks like a kolam design. Will try and let you know the outcome. All the very best.
anirudh
Tue, 2012-11-06 10:12
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thanks sowmya ma'm ... tried best to get the kolam design, but border got distrubed by the time i got to click it
Suguna Murugesan
Fri, 2012-11-02 22:30
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yeah tempting me to try this sundal
all the best 
anirudh
Tue, 2012-11-06 10:14
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sure, please share the outcome
...thanks ma'm
lakshmiraghu
Sat, 2012-11-03 01:42
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Nutritional sundal recipe... different one..looks yummy...lovely description..parcel please...
all the best Anirudh..
anirudh
Tue, 2012-11-06 10:16
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thank you Lakshmi ma'm .... parcel hehe sure sure..... on the way :bigsmile:
... errrr next time
ammuchandhini
Sat, 2012-11-03 04:19
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Wow...very well presented and described...all d best anirudh
anirudh
Tue, 2012-11-06 10:17
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thanks raNi ma'm
rajamma_2
Sat, 2012-11-03 09:33
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Anirudh, I appreciate the enthu with which you have presented your dear mother's Pancha Dhanya Sundal!
Both the recipe, the method of preparation and the visual of the final product served are well presented.
No doubt, all are going to try this in their kitchen!
anirudh
Tue, 2012-11-06 10:21
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thanks soo much rajammaji ... this time myself & sister did some aLilu seve to get this done and learned quite good tips on cooking :).
Surely waiting for all our friends to come back with their preparations ...thanks again
Pragaya
Mon, 2012-11-05 02:11
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nicely written and presented recipe. Looks healthy. Centre corn design looks nice. Nice name for the sundal. All the best to you.
anirudh
Tue, 2012-11-06 10:22
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thanks Pragaya ma'm
subashini
Mon, 2012-11-05 21:46
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very beautiful presentation anirudh.and has nutritional value too.Thanks for sharing.All the best.
anirudh
Tue, 2012-11-06 10:23
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thanks subashini ma'm ... i am waiting for a PC version kolam of the same from you
subashini
Tue, 2012-11-06 20:39
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:~
:love: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
dibbutn
Tue, 2012-11-06 00:55
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Anirudh this is not fair at all
... the way you have explained the recipe and the colorful looking sundal is tempting me to no end... parcel please 
Excellent description and mouthwatering visuals. All the best
anirudh
Tue, 2012-11-06 10:27
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thanks Pushpa... yes we missed you, since i knew you were in Kolkota, i did not parcel it :bigsmile: ... otherwise would have got you a box of sunDal personally
aarchi
Wed, 2012-11-07 17:30
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Hi Congrats. Very tasty recipe Anirudh. I am going to try this . thank you
Suguna Murugesan
Wed, 2012-11-07 17:36
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congrats anirudh :party:
ammuchandhini
Wed, 2012-11-07 17:53
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Congrats Anirudh...now its time for you to send a biiiiiiiig parcel to chennai for all of us...chennai-ikolamites :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
anirudh
Thu, 2012-11-08 21:16
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hehe.... thanks raNi ma'm...looks like i need to fly over to Chennai with the parcel
dibbutn
Wed, 2012-11-07 19:25
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Congrats Anirudh... Chennai is too far
... i am in bangalore only, you can directly give me the parcel 
J)
anirudh
Thu, 2012-11-08 21:15
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sure Pushpa
rajamma_2
Wed, 2012-11-07 20:01
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Congrats Anirudh! Pass on our wishes to your Mum also.
It is great for a male member winning the Sundal making contest . We are proud of you Anirudh!
nithyaashok
Wed, 2012-11-07 20:52
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Congrats Anirudh! Pass my wishes to your mom and sister.
:party:
vijaysowmya
Wed, 2012-11-07 22:11
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Congratulations Anirudh for winning the contest!!! A special thanks to your mom for giving this recipe!! Congrats to both your mom and sister. :party:
umaraja
Wed, 2012-11-07 23:08
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congrats anirudh,,,
Chethan Srinivasan
Wed, 2012-11-07 23:22
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Congrats Anirudh.
Janakannan
Thu, 2012-11-08 03:25
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Congrats Anirudh!! Looks delicious!! I am going to give it a try!! Thanks for sharing this recipe!!
subashini
Thu, 2012-11-08 09:43
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congrats anirudh :bigsmile: :party:
anirudh
Thu, 2012-11-08 21:14
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Thanks soo much friends, all the credit goes to my mother....just shared this news with her & conveyed all your wishes...she is very happy too....thank you...thank you...thank you
lata, thanks a lot for making the site more livelier and getting all of us together, we owe you a lot, thanks again.
medha devdas
Sat, 2012-11-10 02:23
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congrats anirudh :party:
viji_j86
Tue, 2012-11-13 21:59
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Congrats first.
See, i am the follower of i.kolam long years.
I really wounder the way the friends using their skills in doing pretty, colourful, imaginatery kolams.
Now here my chance to wounder about sundal contast.......
I missed a lot.
wow pretty sundal.
(how about taste?)
viji
ananthiraju
Sat, 2012-11-17 01:24
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Congrats.My thanks to u and ur mom for the recipe.