Kollu (Horse Gram ) Sundal–Navarathri Recipes (Day 7)

Seventh Day of Navarathri –Kollu (HorseGram)  Sundal

Horse gram is also called as kollu paruppu .It has lot of health benefits like lowering cholesterol levels. I made sundal out of this kollu paruppu and is a best evening tea time snack. It’s a healthy lentil which is not so popular. But it has a lot of nutrition and health benefits. Making Sundal with Horse Gram is a good way of adding it to your diet. It is really good for diabetes.Make this sundal for this Navaratri Festival and serve your guests.

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Prep time	Cook time	Serves
10 mins	15 mins	3  persons

 

Cuisine: Indian

Recipe Type: Festive foods

Ingredients Kollu paruppu -1/2 cup Dried chilli -1 Oil -1 tsp Mustard seeds -1 tsp Shredded coconut -1 ½ tbsp. Curry leaves -6 Hing –pinch Salt – to taste

 

Method

1. Wash kollu and soak it in water over night or for 8 hours. Remove dirt if any and then pressure cook with salt for 5 whistle.When the pressure comes down, remove the lid and strain the lentils through a colander.

 

2. Heat a pan with oil, add mustard seeds and allow it to splutter then add broken chili.

3. Add shredded coconut, shredded carrot, curry leaves, asafetida and mix everything well. Now add the kollu and mix well.

4. Turn off the stove and transfer it to a bowl.

Served as

Evening snack

Notes

Crushed jeera pepper powder can also be added for flavor and taste.

 

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