Sweet Karamani Sundal ( sweet Lentil Beans Sundal)

Sweet Karamani Sundal ( Sweet Lentil Beans Sundal)

This Sundal is prepared on Saraswati Pooja during Navaratri and also for Poonyavachanam.....

Ingredients:

Karamani / Lentil Beans - 1 cup
Jaggery - 3/4 cup
Cardoman powder - 1/2 tsp
Dry ginger powder - 1/2 tsp
Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup

Method:
# Dry roast karamani / lentil beans till nice aroma comes.

# Soak it for atleast 1/2 hr.

# Cook the karamani / lentil adding enough water.

# Heat a pan add jaggery and 1/4 cups of water....let it boil well and strain it. 

Once the jaggery becomes thick add it with the cooked lentil beans / Karamani.

# Add grated coconut, cardoman powder, dry ginger powder and mix well.

This is ready to serve.
Do try and provide your comments.
Thank you!

Navaratri Day - 8 ( Carrot Payasam and Karamani / kidney beans Sundal

Carrot Payasam

Another healthy dessert, in which we use a vegetable to prepare this dessert. This is so healthy and can be served hot or chill. In Summer you can keep it in refrigerator and serve or in winters we generally serve hot. 

Ingredients:
Carrot - 2 nos
Milk - 2 cups
Sugar - 3/4 cup
Cardoman powder - 1 tsp
Cashew, raisins, Sara parupu few
Ghee - 1 tsp

Method:
# Cook carrots, make puree.
# Heat pan add carrot puree and milk boil well.
# Add sugar, simmer the stove for few min, add cardoman powder and switch off the stove.
# Fry cashew and raisins, add to carrot Payasam. Serve

Karamani / Kidney beans Sundal
Ingredients:
Karamani / Kidney beans - 100 grms
Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urud dal - 1/2 tsp
Curry powder - 1 tablespoon
Curry leaves - few
Asafoetida - 1 tsp
Green chillis - 2 nos
Salt to taste
Oil for seasoning

Method:
# Soak karamani for 3 hrs.
# cook soft, add oil to pan, put mustard when it crackle add urud dal , karamani, grated coconut , curry powder , salt, asafoetida, green chillis, curry leaves and mix well. Serve.