Sweet Chundal - Karamani | Lobiya | cow pea

This is the first type of Chundal that we make on Navratri Day-1 - for a sweet start of the celebration.

Karamani Payaru (Tamizh)
Lobiya (Hindi)
Cow Pea (English)

Video recipe is here :-

The best combination with this is Elachi (Yelakki) Banana. They taste simply divine with this chundal. Do try this and share your experience here.

Thenga Manga Pattani Chundal

Thenga Manga Pattani Chundal is not only a healthy nevedhyam for Navaratri but also a very Popular snack that is available in Chennai's "Marina Beach".

Thenga = Coconut , Manga = Raw Mango, Pattani = Dried Yellow Peas, Chundal = Stir Fry

Thus this makes a Healthy Evening Snack or a Morning Salad which is also a filling one. During Off Season, lemon juice can be used instead of raw mango.

Video Published in Mira's Akshaya Patram : 

You will need :-

1. Dried Yellow Peas - 1 Cup
2. Raw Mango - 4-5 Tbsp
3. Grated Coconut - 1/4 cup
4. Green Chillies - 3 -4 Nos. (crushed)
5. Curry Leaves - 13 Nos.
6. Asafoetida Powder - less than 1/4 tsp
7. Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
8. Salt to taste
9. Oil for Tempering - 2-3 Tbsp
10. Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp

Procedure :-

• Soak dried peas for 10 hours or overnight. Discard the water, fill fresh water, add turmeric powder, Salt and Pressure cook till 5 or 6 Whistles

• Drain and keep it aside.

• Heat a wok, add oil for tempering. Add mustard seeds, asafoetida and then curry leaves.

• Add the pressure cooked peas, crushed green chillies and adjust the seasoning.

• Switch OFF gas and then add grated coconut, raw mango and give it a mix.

• Healthy Khatta Tikha and Yummy Chundal (Stir fry) is ready!

Yaa Devi Sarva Bhutheshu, Lakshmi roopena samasthithaa

Namastasyay, namastasyay, namastasyay namo nama :

Jai Ma Ambe!

Brown chickpea chundal / Brown channa / Brown kondakadalai sundal

A nurtrient legume chundal that supply good amount of energy. The brown variety chickpea is used in the traditional chundal making during navaratri celebrations as it  is "desi" / country variety. But you can make using Kabuli Channa as well. You can see vido of this in Youtube - Mira's Akshaya Patram - https://youtu.be/euCVGABBrWE

You will need :-

1. Brown chickpea / channa / kondakadalai - 1 cup
2. Salt to taste
3. Turmeric powder - a pinch
4. Oil for tempering - 2 tbsp
5. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
6. Curry leaves - 10 Nos.
7. Asafoetida - a pinch
8. Green chilli - 2 nos
9. Grated Coconut- 1/4 cup
10. Dried red chilli

 Procedure :

• Soak chickpea for 8 hours or overnight. Adding salt and a pinch of turmeric powder, pressure cook tilll done.

•  In a mixer dry grind grated coconut, green chilli and few curry leaves. This is the masala that is going to add taste & flavour to the chundal.

•  Heat oil in a wok, add mustard seeds. After they start spluttering, add remaining curry leaves, dried red chilli and asafoetida powder

• Add the cooked chickpeas, ground coconut mixture and mix well. switch off the gas.

• Brown chickpea chundal is ready! 

Other sundals that you may like to have a look :-

Sweet Cowpea / karamani / lobia chundal 

Cowpea / Karamani payaru Chundal - sweet version, for Navaratri

A Festive period which I long for, every year is Navaratri. It had always been a very pleasant and joyful experience as we have the opportunity to visit golu kept at other's place, hear devotional songs sung by guests - sometimes by hosts, get variety of chundal prashad and what not!

Finally navaratri has arrived.....  My 500th Post! celebrating it with a sweet offering!

Elders say 'start with a sweet', which is considered as a good sign for starting good things. So here I am making Sweet Chundal and sharing with you the procedure using cowpeas (chawli bean / Karamani payaru). Chundal is a very healthy snack as it contains legumes rich in nutrients. Our ancestors always included healthy dishes specially on festive occasions. Cow peas supplies Proteins, Carbs, Vitamins and minerals. You may use the white or the red colored cow peas for this recipe.

Ingredients :

1. Cowpea - 1 Cup
2. Jaggery  - 1/2 Cup (shredded)
3. Coconut - 1/4 Cup (grated)
4. Ghee - 3 tbsp

Procedure :-

Lobiya | Karamani | Payaru | Chavli | Cow Pea (Black eyed Pea)

• Soak cowpea for 8 hours (or overnight). Discard that water and fill with fresh water. Pressure cook adding a pinch of salt, till done

• Mix jagery with little water and dissolve it. Filter to remove impurities.

• Heat a wok, add the filtered jaggery water and bring to boil

• When it starts bubbling, add the cowpeas, boil till it becomes dry.

• Add grated coconut and ghee (Clarified Butter), Mix well.

• Cowpea | Karamani Payaru  | Lobia - Sweet Chundal is ready !

• Other legume / lentil that can be used for this sweet chundal recipe is Green Gram (Moong).

• Serve it with Ripe Banana - Best combo to enjoy this healthy snack. Can be given to children as a evening snack.

Jai Ma Ambe!