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.
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Curry Powder / Sundal Podi

Curry Powder / Sundal Podi!

During Navratri we prepare different varieties of Sundal for Neivedayam.
This Curry Powder or Sundal Podi can be used not only for Sundal but also for any vegetable curry, fried curry, dry curry, gravy, sabji, thickening for Sambar or dal etc.

Ingredients:
Dhania / Corriander seeds - 1 cup
Red chillies - 25-30 nos
Black gram / Urud dal - 1 1/2 tsp
Bengal Gram / Chana dal - 2 tablespoons
Pepper - 1 tsp
Jeera / Cumin - 1 tsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Fenugreek / Methi seeds - 1 tsp
Curry leaves few

Method:
We need to dry roast one by one all ingredients.
# Heat a pan or kadai, dry roast dhania, till nice aroma comes, and remove it.
# Dry roast, urud dal and channa dal, methi, pepper, mustard, on medium flame.

# Once the above ingredients are half roasted, add red chilli and wait till mustard spluter, remove it.
# Dry roast curry leaves.
# Once the dry roasted ingredients comes to room temperature make a fine powder in mixie.

Can be stored in an airtight container for more than 2 months.

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Thank you!