Black Channa Masala Sundal (Konda Kadalai Sundal) | Sundal Recipes

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Wishing all my readers a very happy vijayadasami and ayutha pooja. Hope you are all having a festive and holiday season.

Black Channa Masala Sundal - Ingredients

• Black Channa - 3/4 cup
• Coconut - 2 tbsp grated
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Salt - to taste

Dry roast and grind to a coarse powder

• Urad Dhal - 1 tsp
• Channa Dal - 1/2 tsp
• Red Chillies - 1

To temper:

• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Urad Dhal - 1/2 tsp
• Red Chillies - 1
• Curry Leaves - few
• Hing (Perungayam) - a pinch

Method:
1.First dry roast the ingredients under 'roast and grind' and grind it to a coarse powder.Set aside.

2.Soak channa overnight atleast for 8 hours with water. Pressure cook it the next day until soft for atleast 6-8 whistles.Keep aside.In a pan, heat oil add mustard seeds, urad dhal allow it to crackle. Then add hing,curry leaves and red chillies saute for 2mins.Then add the cooked channa and mix.

3.When channa becomes fry without any moisture , add dry roasted powder, coconut, required salt and mix well and cook for a minute.Swtich it off.
We usually make pori kadalai and sundal for ayutha pooja.

My Notes:

• You can even add a tsp of coriander leaves for garnishing.
• You can increase the quantity of coconut too.
• Coriander seeds can also be added along with roast and grind powder.