Chana dal Kadalaiparuppu Sundal Ghughri

Traditional Chana dal Sundal Recipe
Kadalai Paruppu Sundal – Ghughri

Bengal gram dal recipe – Navaratri / Ganesh Festival – Healthy Snack

Traditional Chana dal KadalaiParuppu Sundal Ghughri. Known as gugri/ghugni/chundal/shundal. South Indian traditional recipe. Ganesh & Navaratri, Dasara festival Recipe. With Step by step written instructions.

Chana dal Sundal – Gugri – Ghugri

It is known as ‘kadalai paruppu sundal‘ in Tamil and ‘kadale bele gugari / ghugari‘ in Kannada.

‘Split chickpeas’ or ‘Chana dal’ is also known as ‘bengal gram dal’. It is known as ‘harbhara dal’ in Marathi, ‘kadale bele’ in Kannada and kadalai paruppu in Tamil.

Chana dal is made from the split kala chana(black or dark brown chickpeas), desi chickpeas.

It is a south Indian festival recipe made in Karnataka, Tamilnadu. It is great as a snack at any other time too.

During the Ganapati festival as well as during the 10 day dasara festival and other festivals, a variety of sundal / ghughri is made.

Sundal is a South Indian traditional dish and is usually made with lentils/pulses. Sundal is offered as ‘Naivedya’ to the deity and then distributed to the devotees as prasad. This chana dal sundal is one of the items made as naivadyam.

For this chana dal sundal recipe given below, you use dry chana dal for this recipe. Though there is some soaking time is involved, the cooking is quick.

You may also visit Kabuli chana sundal and Ambode/Dal vada recipes for Ganesh and Navaratri festival.

How to make bengal gram Ghugri – Chana dal Sundal

Ingredients for Chana dal Sundal – Ghugari

• Chana dal (bengal gram dal – split chickpeas) – 1 cup
• Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp
• salt – 1 tsp or to taste
• Green chili – 1 or 2 slit in pieces or chopped finely, more or less according to taste
• sugar or jaggery(optional) – 1/4 tsp
• Lime juice – 2 tsp
• Coriander (Cilantro) leaves – 1 tbsp chopped
• Fresh grated coconut (optional) – 2 tbsp
• Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
• Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
• Hing (asafotida) – 1/4 tsp
• Curry leaves – 8 – 10

Cooking Chana dal Sundal – Gugri

Step 1: Put chana dal in a bowl and wash 2 times using clean water. Add water to cover dal and soak for 2 hours.

Chana dal in the image below is soaked for about 2 hours.

Step 2:  Add soaked chana dal along with water to a pan. Add a 1/4 tsp salt and bring to boil. Add some more water if needed.

Boil dal till it is just done. It should not break.

Step 3: Drain dal after it is just cooked. Keep the water aside to use later if necessary.

Step 4: Heat oil in a pan. Keep heat low. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Let them splutter. Add urad dal. Let it brown a little.

Add hing (asafotida), curry leaves, chopped chilies.

Step 5: Add boiled chana dal. Stir to mix.

Step 6: Add sugar/jaggery and salt.

Step 7: Add chopped coriander leaves and fresh grated coconut. Add one or two table spoons of reserved water if the dal mix looks too dry.

Step 8:Cook for 3-4 minutes, stir once in between. Take off the fire.

Add lime juice and mix well.

Chana dal sundal / kadale parapu sundal is ready. Serve hot or cold.

Tips:

You can refrigerate and use for 3-4 days.

It is good to eat at a snack or as a side dish for any meal.

You may add desiccated coconut instead of fresh grated coconut.

Traditionally, small coconut pieces are added to sundal or ghugari.

You may add some chopped ginger or ginger paste.