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Sundalis an easy-to-make,healthy, protein-packed Indian recipeserved for breakfast or an evening snack prepared using black or white chickpeas as the main ingredient. This sundal recipe is also popularly prepared during Gowri Ganesh Chaturthi, Navratri, and served in temples as prasad. It is also prepared on fasting and vrat days as it is a no onion, no garlic recipe.
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What is Sundal?
Sundal is a protein-packed Indian stir fry prepared using chickpeas (black or white), aromatic spices, and coconut. This is traditionally served with sweet poha or spicy poha or sheera and a cup of coffee or tea in the Mangalore Udupi region.
The Authentic temple-style sundal is made using dried chickpeas and that is what we will be preparing today. If using canned chickpeas, you can make this recipe in less than 10 minutes.
Sundal is a Tamil word that means stir-fried peas or chickpeas (black or white) in English, Chane usli or chane upkari in konkani, kadale usli in Kannada, Kondakadalai sundal in Telugu.
This Chickpea stir-fry is vegan and dairy-free, skip the hing to make it gluten-free. You can also add this to your weight loss diet plan.
Sundal for Ganesh Chaturthi, Navratri, fasting days
During Gowri Ganesh Chaturthi, 9 days of Navratri, Bommai Golu, Varamahalakshmi puja, or any fasting days, sundal is prepared and served for breakfast or even as naivedyam and offered as prasadam.
If you visit any temples on Fridays or navratri, sundal is served as prasadam along with sheera (suji halwa), and sweet poha (panchakajjaya).
Other fasting recipes for the festivals include
- No Onion No Garlic Chana Masala | Special Navratri Recipe | Chole
- Sabudana Khichdi - Easy Vrat, Fasting Recipe
- SAMO RICE UPMA | VRAT WALE CHAWAL | HOW TO MAKE SAMAK KE CHAWAL
- Vrat Wale Paneer Curry | Simple No onion No Garlic Paneer Recipe
Ingredients
Chickpeas: Black chickpeas (kabuli chana) or black chickpeas (kala chana) any one can be used. You can also make this with green peas.
Coconut oil: Authentic flavor comes from this oil. You can use any neutral oil otherwise.
Tempering: mustard seeds, urad dal, green and red chilies and hing.
Jaggery: To balance the flavors.
Coconut: Enhances the flavor and gives the traditional taste. But if you do no like it then skip it.
See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
How to cook the chickpeas (channa)?
- Wash and soak the dried chickpeas overnight. Drain the water.(If using canned chickpeas, skip these steps).
- Pressure cooker: Add drained chickpeas with 4 cups of water in a pressure cooker and cook for 3 to 4 whistles. Let the first whistle be on high flame and the remaining two on medium flame.
- Instant pot: Add drained chickpeas with 3 cups of water to your IP and pressure cook on high for 15 minutes. Quick release.
- In both the methods, drain the water (aquafaba) and keep it. Don't discard. You can make simple rasam to serve with steamed rice or add it to soups or pastas.
How to make sundal?
- Heat oil in a non-stick pan or kadai.
- Add mustard seeds; when they start to splutter, add urad dal and saute for a few seconds till it becomes light brown.
- Now chop and add the curry leaves, red chile, and green chili and saute for a few seconds.
- Add cooked chickpeas, asafoetida, jaggery, grated coconut, and salt, and mix well and cook for 4 to 5 minutes. You can sprinkle some water.
- Serve hot with rava sheera or sweet poha (panchakadayi) or spicy poha (teek poha) and enjoy.
Tips
- You can substitutejaggerywith brown sugar.
- Black chickpeas (kala channa), green peas, and moong dal can also be used to make sundal.
- Vary the amount of green chili and jaggery as per your taste.
- You can addvegetableslike potatoes (aloo), sweet potato (shakarkandi), yam (surnu), raw banana(kele) while pressure cooking the chickpeas.
- Leftoverscan be stored in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days. Reheat with a splash of water on the stovetop or microwave until heated through.
- Traditionally, grated coconut is added, but the amount is varied based on individual choice. If you do not like the flavor of coconut, then skip it.
Recipe FAQs
What is sundal made of?
Sundal is a stir fry recipe prepared using green peas, black or white chickpeas as the main ingredient with traditional Indian tempering.
Is sundal a protein?
Yes. Made using legumes or lentils, sundal is considered to be a healthy protein-rich breakfast and snack recipe. One serving contains approximately 11g of protein.
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Recipe card
Sundal | Channa Sundal | Chickpea Stir Fry | Chane Usli
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Sundal is an easy-to-make, healthy, protein-packed Indian recipe served for breakfast or an evening snack prepared using black or white chickpeas as the main ingredient. This sundal recipe is also popularly prepared during Gowri Ganesh Chaturthi, Navratri, and served in temples as prasad. It is also prepared on fasting and vrat days as it is a no onion, no garlic recipe.
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 5 hours hrs 25 minutes mins
Total Time 5 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
Course Breakfast, snacks
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4
Calories 265 kcal
Equipment
Pressure cooker or Instant pot
Ingredients
- 1 cup Dried Chickpeas
- 1 tablespoon Coconut oil or Vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon Urad dal
- 1 leaflet Curry leaves
- 1 Red chilies slit
- 2 Green chilli slit
- ¼ teaspoon Asafoetida / hing
- 1 tablespoon Jaggery grated or Brown sugar
- ¼ to ½ cup Grated coconut
- Salt to taste
Instructions
How to cook the chickpeas (channa)?
Wash and soak the dried chickpeas overnight. Drain the water. (If using canned chickpeas, skip these steps).
1 cup Dried Chickpeas
Pressure cooker: Add drained chickpeas with 4 cups of water in a pressure cooker and cook for 3 to 4 whistles. Let the first whistle be on high flame and the remaining two on medium flame.
Instant pot: Add drained chickpeas with 3 cups of water to your IP and pressure cook on high for 15 minutes. Quick release.
In both the methods, drain the water (aquafaba) and keep it. Don't discard. You can make simple rasam to serve with steamed rice or even add it to soups or pastas.
How to make sundal?
Heat oil in a non-stick pan or kadai.
1 tablespoon Coconut oil
Add mustard seeds; when they start to splutter, add urad dal and saute for a few seconds till it becomes light brown.
1 teaspoon Mustard seeds, 1 teaspoon Urad dal
Now chop and add the curry leaves, red chile, and green chili and saute for a few seconds.
1 leaflet Curry leaves, 1 Red chilies, 2 Green chilli
Add cooked chickpeas, asafoetida, jaggery, grated coconut, and salt, and mix well and cook for 4 to 5 minutes. You can sprinkle some water while cooking if needed.
¼ teaspoon Asafoetida / hing, 1 tablespoon Jaggery grated, ¼ to ½ cup Grated coconut, Salt to taste
Serve hot with rava sheera or sweet poha (panchakadayi) or spicy poha (teek poha) and enjoy. a cup of coffee or a cup of Indian tea and enjoy.
Notes
- You can substitute jaggery with brown sugar.
- Black chickpeas (kala channa), green peas, and moong dal can also be used to make sundal.
- Vary the amount of green chili and jaggery as per your taste.
- You can add vegetables like potatoes (aloo), sweet potato (shakarkandi), yam (surnu), raw banana(kele) while pressure cooking the chickpeas.
- Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days. Reheat with a splash of water on the stovetop or microwave until heated through.
- Traditionally grated coconut is added, but the amount is varied based on individual choice. If you do not like the flavor of coconut then skip it.
Nutrition
Calories: 265kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 11gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 381mgPotassium: 509mgFiber: 11gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 141IUVitamin C: 21mgCalcium: 59mgIron: 4mg
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