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Sundal - Protein packed South Indian lentils stir fry

Protein packed snack. Lentils sautéed and tempered with red chillies and mustard seeds.
Course Snacks
Cuisine Indian, Tamil Nadu
Keyword Easy lentils recipe, Lentils side dish, Protein rich lentils snack
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Soaking time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 20 minutes
Servings 5
Calories per serving 70 kcal
Author Nisha

Ingredients

  • 1 cup  channa dal
  • 2 teaspoon  coconut oil ( or any cooking oil)
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 2-3 dry red chillies ( or 1 green chilli)
  • ½ teaspoon asafoetida
  • 2 tablespoons freshly grated coconut
  • Salt for seasoning

Instructions

  1. Pressure cook the dal until tender but not mushy. Drain any excess water and keep it aside. Add salt while cooking the dal.

  2. Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Once it is very hot add the mustard seeds. Once they start crackling, add the red chillies and asafoetida.

  3. Add the cooked dal and stir it until the excess remaining water evaporates and dries up.  Finally sprinkle the coconut on top and turn off the flame.

Recipe Notes

  1. Coconut oil imparts a unique flavour to the dish. If you don't like or have coconut oil, substitute it with regular cooking oil. 
  2. You can substitute unsweetened desiccated coconut or frozen coconut if you don't have freshly grated coconut. 
  3. Any kind of pulses and lentils can be used- Kidney beans, split chickpeas, chickpeas, peanuts, green peas (both fresh or dried ones), mung beans to name a few.