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) Smile
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 Smile ).

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 Wink Smile Smile

Comments

umaraja's picture

rich and yummy,,, v.v.v.innovative,,, would like to give an immediate try,,, al d best

anirudh's picture

thanks uma ma'm.... sure give it a try.

vijaysowmya's picture

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. Smile

anirudh's picture

thanks sowmya ma'm ... tried best to get the kolam design, but border got distrubed by the time i got to click it Smile

Suguna Murugesan's picture

yeah tempting me to try this sundal Blum 3 all the best Dirol

anirudh's picture

sure, please share the outcome Smile ...thanks ma'm

lakshmiraghu's picture

Nutritional sundal recipe... different one..looks yummy...lovely description..parcel please... Blum 3 Biggrin all the best Anirudh..

anirudh's picture

thank you Lakshmi ma'm .... parcel hehe sure sure..... on the way :bigsmile: Wink ... errrr next time

ammuchandhini's picture

Wow...very well presented and described...all d best anirudh Smile

anirudh's picture

thanks raNi ma'm

rajamma_2's picture

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! Wink

anirudh's picture

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's picture

nicely written and presented recipe. Looks healthy. Centre corn design looks nice. Nice name for the sundal. All the best to you. Smile

anirudh's picture

thanks Pragaya ma'm

subashini's picture

very beautiful presentation anirudh.and has nutritional value too.Thanks for sharing.All the best. Smile

anirudh's picture

thanks subashini ma'm ... i am waiting for a PC version kolam of the same from you Smile

subashini's picture

:~ Dirol :love: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

dibbutn's picture

Anirudh this is not fair at all Sad ... the way you have explained the recipe and the colorful looking sundal is tempting me to no end... parcel please Blum 3 Excellent description and mouthwatering visuals. All the best

anirudh's picture

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 Smile

aarchi's picture

Hi Congrats. Very tasty recipe Anirudh. I am going to try this . thank you

Suguna Murugesan's picture

congrats anirudh :party: Dirol

ammuchandhini's picture

Congrats Anirudh...now its time for you to send a biiiiiiiig parcel to chennai for all of us...chennai-ikolamites :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Blum 3

anirudh's picture

hehe.... thanks raNi ma'm...looks like i need to fly over to Chennai with the parcel Smile

dibbutn's picture

Congrats Anirudh... Chennai is too far Wink ... i am in bangalore only, you can directly give me the parcel Blum 3 J)

anirudh's picture

sure Pushpa Wink

rajamma_2's picture

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! Smile

nithyaashok's picture

Congrats Anirudh! Pass my wishes to your mom and sister.
Smile :party:

vijaysowmya's picture

Congratulations Anirudh for winning the contest!!! A special thanks to your mom for giving this recipe!! Congrats to both your mom and sister. :party: Smile

umaraja's picture

congrats anirudh,,,

Chethan Srinivasan's picture

Congrats Anirudh.

Janakannan's picture

Congrats Anirudh!! Looks delicious!! I am going to give it a try!! Thanks for sharing this recipe!!

subashini's picture

congrats anirudh :bigsmile: :party:

anirudh's picture

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 Smile

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's picture

congrats anirudh :party:

viji_j86's picture

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's picture

Congrats.My thanks to u and ur mom for the recipe.