Kadala parupu sundal /Chana dal sundal

Ingredients:

Chana dal - 1 cup

Dry red chillies - 3

Freshly grated coconut

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Hing a pinch

Salt as required

Curry leaves few

Ginger 1 piece grated

Lemon - 2-3

Oil

Method:

Soak chana dal in water and the pressure cook with water for 20-25 mins.

After the chana dal is cooked and soft, drain off the water and keep aside.

Take a kadai and season with mustard seeds,urad dal, hing,curry leaves.

Add the cooked soft chana dal. put required salt masala powder

and mix nicely.

Cook on slow fire for 5 mins and then off the gas.

Now grate ginger and add tho the sundal.

Add fresh coconut and mix nicely.

Squeeze lemon and mix nicely.

The chana dal sundal is ready for neivedhyam and afer wards ready to be eaten.

Masala powder:

Take a kadai and put 2 tsps chana dal,1 tsp urad dal,3-4 dry red chillies,1 tsp daniya seeds

and roast nicely and powder coarsely and add to the sundal and mix nicelywhile cooking.It will give a good flavour and taste.