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Green mung bean sundal | Sweet sundal | Vella sundal | Inipu sundal | moong bean sundal | pachai payaru sundal is a sweet sundal prepared with jaggery, moong dal, and coconut.
Pachai Payaru Vella Sundal is mostly prepared during Navaratri time. If you have leftover cooked green gram dal this Inipu Sundal
Should I soak green gram?
Soaking is optional. If you don't soak green gram avoid using the separator. pressure cooker the green gram directly in the cooker
Should I cook moong bean mushy?
To make sundal toddler friendly I have soaked some beans slightly mushy. you can adjust the number of whistles according to your preferred jaggery texture.
Can I use regular water to prepare jaggery water?
I prefer using green gram cooked water but you can use regular water and prepare jaggery syrup
Can I reduce jaggery?
Yes, you can alter jaggery according to your taste. You can also use karupatti instead of jagger. if you are planning to use sugar reduce the water
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Can I make a vegan Pachai Payaru Vella Sundal?
Yes, ghee is optional for the moong bean sundal. To make it flavorful I add ghee.
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Pachai Payaru Vella Sundal / Green Moong Bean Sweet Sundal / Green Gram Sweet
Ingredients
- Pachai Payaru / Green Moong bean - 3/4 cup
- Jaggery /Vellam - 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp Adjust according to your sweetness
- Cardamom Powder - 1/8 tsp or 2 pods
- Salt - pinch
- Grated Coconut fresh/frozen - 2 tablespoon + 1 tsp
- Butter/Ghee - 1/2 tbsp optional
Instructions
- Soak green gram in hot water for 3-4 hours or overnight in regular water; strain it
- Cook with 1 cup + 1/2 of water and pinch of salt in a pressure cooker for 2 whistles
- Soak jaggery (make small pieces to speed up the process) in 1/4 cup of hot water, After the jaggery completely melts in water, strain the impurities
- In a pan, add jaggery syrup and cardamom powder; bring to boil
- Add cooked green moong bean to the boiling jaggery syrup and continue cooking
- Add coconut and continue cooking till the jaggery syrup is completed absorbed. Add butter towards the end and cook till it becomes Sundal consistency
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Notes
- Jaggery can be cooked in water, instead of soaking it in hot water for removing impurities
- Butter is optional can skip it for vegan version
- Adding salt while cooking green gram is optional. It prevents the Dal from mushing
Ingredients:
Cook
1/2 cup Pachai Payaru | Green gram | Moong bean
1+1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon Ghee
Sundal
1/2 cup Jaggery |Vellam (Adjust according to your sweetness)
1/4 teaspoon Cardamom Powder (or 2 pods)
1/4 cup Grated Coconut (fresh/frozen)
Ghee - 1/2 tablespoon (optional)
How to make a green gram sundal with step by step pictures:
- Add green gram, water, and ghee to a pressure cooker. Cook for 5 whistles and turn down the flame to the lowest setting and cook for 2 minutes
- After pressure release naturally, place the colander on a wide vessel and add cooked green gram
- Keep moong bean aside and save the green gram cooked water for jaggery syrup
- Add jaggery to the hot gram cooked water and melt jaggery. If jaggery are big pieces, microwave/cook in stovetop and prepare jaggery water
- Filter and add jaggery water, coconut, and cardamom powder and boil
- Add cooked green gram and ghee, mix well
- Cover and cook for 2 minutes
- Cook for 2-3 minutes until jaggery water is well absorbed
A favorite dish of our family .... 🙂
Thanku Vasantha:-)
Seems taste is so delicious. .wht is the Sundal mean in your language
Thanku Moumita:-) sweet/savory version of coooked Lentil,coconut and spice mix we call Sundal dear
Healthy sundal looks yum
Thanku Veena:-)
My favourite daal...:)
Thanku Bikram:-)
I have never made this sundal. Time to try something new!
Thanku Aruna:-)
Very healthy ,delicious sundal recipe with natural sugar...
Thanku Swaps:-)
Very delicious and yummy sundal...always a fav:)
Thanku Padma:-)
I bet this is delicious, I have never had anything sweet like this before.
Thanku Cheri:-)
Healthy and tasty sundal Recipe.
Thanku Gayathri:-)
I have only had the spicy version and never this sweet version - looks so good! 🙂
Thamku dear:-)
healthy sundal!! Yummy!!
Thanku Sundari:-
Looks and sounds quite healthy and delish!
Thanku Anu:-)
Amazing blog! Glad I found it! Light and Love, Shona
Amazing blog! Glad I found it today! Light and Love, Shona
Thanku Shona:-)
I made the savory version for navarathri. Never knew about this sweet version Vidya, I should try it...
Thanku Malar:-)
Very healthy sundal, konjam ennakku anupunga!
Thanku Mullai:-)
Love this Vidya! What a healthy and sweet treat!
Thanku Antonio:-)
Great idea for a healthy sweet treat. Bookmarked!
Thnku Nish:-)