WHITE CHANNA SUNDAL/ KONDAKADALAI SUNDAL

Serving size - 3 or 4

It is a healthy snack as well as important side dish on the festive days. It contains lot of proteins.

Ingredients

Canned white channa - 1 tin (or )
Dry White channa - 1 cup
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Urud dal - 1/2 tsp
Hing powder - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - 5 or 6
Coconut - 2 tbs
Red chillies - 2 or 3
Cilantro - few for garnishing
Oil - 2 tsp
Salt - as required

Method

1. If you use canned channa, open the tin, wash it and keep it aside. Otherwise, if you use dry channa, soak channa over night in the water or atleast for 8 hours.Pressure cook channa with 2 cups of water with salt. Do not pressure cook it more than 10 - 15 minutes. It will get smashed. Remove it from the cooker and drain the channa.
2. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds. Once it splutters, add urud dal, hing powder, curry leaves and red chillies. Fry for few seconds in a low flame.
3. Add channa to the seasoning and mix well. Switch off the stove.
4. Garning it with shredded coconut and cilantro.
5. Channa sundal is ready.