Navadhaanya Sundal

 

• Mixture of nine pulses/grains
• Packed with protein, fiber, vitamins and minerals. So healthy and tasty too
• Very easy to prepare
• Its filling and diet-support
• Preparing twice a week won’t be boring

  
Pulses mix:

The following list is as per the available pulses nearby store to me.

Horse gram (kollu)

Red beans (thatta payiru)

Green gram (Paasipayaru)

Dried green peas (pacha pattani)

Brown chickpeas (kondakadalai)

White chickpeas (vellai kondakadalai)

Dried white field beans(Mochai)

Dried brown field beans(Mochai)

Soya beans

  

You can also use Black gram (karuppu ulundu), Rajma, masoor dal as per availability.

Take 1 cup of each pulse and mix well.

Store in a container.

Ingredients:

Pulses mix	1 cup
Mustard seeds	1 tsp.
Urad dal	1 tsp.
Curry leaves	few
Finely chopped onion	1 tbsp.
Red chilly	2
Hing powder	1 tsp.
Salt	2 tsp
Grated coconut(optional)	1 tbsp.
Oil	2 tsp

Steps:

• Soak pulses overnight or at least 8 hours

 

• Pressure cook the soaked pulses with salt – 6 to 8 whistles would be enough
• Open the lid after 5 to 10 mins, the stove turned off
• Strain the excess water

 

• Heat oil in kadai
• add mustard seeds, wait till it pops
• add urad dal, fry till it starts changing color
• Break red chillies into halves, then add to fry
• Now add hing powder and onion, fry for a minute
• Add the pulses now and mix well

 

• check for salt, add some if required
• after a minute turn off the stove
• add coconut now if you want. I haven’t used it here, but adding enhances the taste very well
• So now the healthy, tasty Navadhaanya sundal is ready to serve with hot tea