Name: Thatta payaru sundal
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup thatta payaru cowpeas; 1/4 cup fresh coconut grated; salt to taste; 1 tbsp coriander seeds; 1/2 tsp pepper corns; 3 to 4 nos red chillies; 2 tsp oil; 3/4 tsp mustard seeds; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; a small sprig curry leaves; a tiny pinch hing

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Last Updated on September 21, 2021

Thatta payaru sundal is an excellent variation to our regular sundal recipes. It is made with brown cowpeas very nutritious and healthy sundal you can make for Navaratri.Pin

Thatta payaru sundal is a very flavourful sundal, you can even make sweet sundal with thattapayaru.As its first time, I tried a simple spice mix for this sundal and it turned out so flavourful and good.I loved it as such and had the leftover with lunch for sambar rice and it was a great combo. Thattapayaru is also called as cowpeas.

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Thatta payaru sundal

Thatta payaru sundal is an excellent variation to our regular sundal recipes. It is made with brown cowpeas very nutritious and healthy sundal you can make for Navaratri.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time10 mins

Total Time20 mins

Servings2

AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

1/2 cup thatta payaru cowpeas
1/4 cup fresh coconut grated
salt to taste

To roast and grind

1 tbsp coriander seeds
1/2 tsp pepper corns
3 to 4 nos red chillies

To temper

2 tsp oil
3/4 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
a small sprig curry leaves
a tiny pinch hing

Instructions

Dry roast thattapayaru for just 3 mins or until nice aroma comes.Pressure cook for 5 whistles in medium flame or until it becomes soft but don't make it mushy.Drain water and set aside.
Dry roast the ingredients listed under 'to roast and grind' till slightly golden then let it cool down.Grind it to a semi coarse mixture.
Heat oil in a pan - add the items listed under 'to temper' let it crackle.Then add thattapayaru along with salt and the spice powder(I didn't add fully just added half of it)
Toss it well and cook for 2mins in low flame.Then add grated coconut and give a quick mix.Switch off.
Serve hot / warm as a evening snack!

Notes

Adjust spice level according to your taste buds.
Roasting and cooking the legume lends great flavour to the sundal.
Do not overcook the legume and make it mushy, it should be cooked soft at the same time not mushy.

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How to make thatta payaru sundal

Dry roast thattapayaru for just 3 mins or until nice aroma comes.Pressure cook for 5 whistles in medium flame or until it becomes soft but don’t make it mushy.Drain water and set aside.
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Dry roast the ingredients listed under ‘to roast and grind’ till slightly golden then let it cool down.Grind it to a semi coarse mixture.
Pin
Heat oil in a pan – add the items listed under ‘to temper’ let it crackle.Then add thattapayaru along with salt and the spice powder(I didn’t add fully just added half of it)Pin
Toss it well and cook for 2mins in low flame.Then add grated coconut and give a quick mix.Switch off.
Pin

Serve hot / warm as a evening snack!

Tips

Adjust spice level according to your taste buds.
Roasting and cooking the legume lends great flavour to the sundal.
Do not overcook the legume and make it mushy, it should be cooked soft at the same time not mushy.