Moong Dal Sundal

Pasi Paruppu Sundal or Moong Dal Sundal Recipe – Quick, easy, and healthy South Indian snack with lentils, spices, and coconut. Perfect for festivals such as Navratri or Ganesh Chaturthi. Can be served as a snack as well.

What is Sundal?

Sundal is a South Indian dry savory dish made with lentils or pulses and seasoned with mustard seeds, dried red chillies, hing, curry leaves and coconut. It is a healthy snack and can be made during festivals as well.

What is Moong Dal Sundal?

Moong dal sundal is one of the easy and quick variations of sundal recipes made with split petite yellow lentils (split mung beans without skin) that can be prepared in 15-20 minutes. There is no need to soak the lentils and you can quickly cook them in a pot. This is the best sundal recipe if you need a last-minute snack or naivedyam dish.

Few more sundal variations:

• Chana Dal Sundal
• Rajma Sundal
• Peanut Sundal
• Navy Beans Sundal
• Black Chickpeas Sundal
• Corn Sundal

How long can I store it for?

You will need to consume it within a day.

Can I use frozen coconut?

Yes, frozen coconut can be used if you don’t have fresh coconut. Make sure you thaw it before using.

Can I use desiccated coconut?

Absolutely! fresh coconut can be substituted with dried coconut but the taste will be different.

Serving suggestions:

It can be served as a simple snack or breakfast.

It can be a great and easy naivedyam or prasadam recipe during Indian festivals.

Tips:

This recipe doesn’t require any soaking. Howerver, if you want to speed up the cooking time, soak the lentils for 30-60 minutes.

DO NOT overcook the moong dal / lentils. They should retain their shape.

Coconut will give a nice flavor and taste to the dish. You can skip coconut if you want to.

Step by step instructions:

• Dry roast ½ cup of moong dal in a frying pan for about 2 minutes or until it gets light golden color.
• When the lentils are roasted, remove from the flame and set aside.

• Bring 4 cups of water to a rolling bowl.
• Add the roasted moong dal to the boiling water and give it a mix.
• Add a pinch of turmeric powder and required salt to it and mix well.
• Let it cook until the lentils are soft and cooked. DO NOT overcook the lentils. They should retain their shape.

• Once the lentils are cooked, drain them immedietely and set aside.

• Heat a tablespoon of oil in a pan for seasoning the lentils.
• Once the oil is heated, add mustard seeds and urad dal. Fry until they are golden browned.
• Add curry leaves, broken red chillies and hing and saute for a couple of seconds.

• Add the cooked moong dal to the seasoned ingredients and saute for a minute.

• Add grated fresh coconut and give it a mix. Adjust salt if needed.

• Remove from the flame and serve hot!

If you are looking for more South Indian festival recipes, check the below recipes.

Few More Festival Recipes:

• Godhuma Kudumulu
• Aval Payasam
• Kumbilappam
• Godhuma Rava Kesari
• Kele Mulik
• Thengai Poli
• Nimmakaya Kobbari Pulihora

How to make pasi paruppu sundal secipe video below: