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    Navaratri sundal recipes for 9 days | Sundal recipe

    Updated on October 3, 2022 by Raks Anand 5 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    Navaratri sundal recipes for 9 days as well as more options to decide form the collection of many. From classic recipes to special unique ones.

    sundal recipes

    These healthy stir fry snack is mostly made for Navaratri prasadam. You can also make it to meet your protein intake, especially if vegetarian.

    Check out my Navaratri menu plan for 7 days and no onion no garlic recipes in this website that will be useful during the festival time.

    Jump to:
    • Ingredients
    • My first Golu
    • 🧾 List of sundal recipe
    • Recipes
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    • Sundal recipe | Navaratri sundal recipes for 9 days

    Ingredients

    Legume & Dal - Basically, main ingredient for any sundal recipe is legumes or dals. Popular ones are chickpeas, peanut, channa dal, moong dal, dried peas.

    Asafoetida - Perungayam/ hing - I consider this as most important for flavor as well as to balance the gastric property associated with dals and legumes.

    Coconut - one of the main ingredient for garnish. I never make without this finishing touch, which adds taste as well as flavor.

    Tempering - What makes any sundal taste and smell divinely? The simple tadka of coconut oil, mustard, urad dal, hing and chilli as well as some ginger optionally!

    Hack for making any sundal recipe:

    1. Firstly, wash the legume or dal. After that, soak as when needed. From 1 hour to overnight soaking, it depends what we use.
    2. Secondly, discard and change the water. Then add salt, asafoetida and cook it just right with enough to immerse. Not too less, not too much. Cooking without salt will make it get overcooked, so, add it while cooking.
    3. Thirdly, temper and stir fry the cooked, drained dal or legume.
    4. Finally, garnish with coconut. If adding extra spice powder, you can add at this stage.

    Generally we never add onion in sundal during Navaratri days. If making on other days you can add raw onions as in thenga manga pattani sundal.

    My first Golu

    My last year's(2011) Golu. First two steps with the dolls and 3rd step is only for Aj, only his toys 🙂

    golu
    Navaratri Golu

    I know many of you wondering what I am doing this year, I am yet to set up my kolu, this year.

    Last three days alone, as we have planned for a holiday trip to Vietnam as Aj’s exams are over and he has got a term break.

    Will be back from vacation and after setting my kolu, I will share the pictures as well as a sundal recipe with you all!

    Also check out my other collections in my website.

    We have no practice keeping Golu, but my mom started this practice of keeping golu when we were kids.

    She have this interest and just like me, initially started with toys we had at home.

    The neighbors around our house had no idea about golu and there won't even be any visitors. So she goes to known neighbors house and pass sundal, vethala paaku kungumam (Haldi kumkum).

    After my Sis-in-law's effort, she got this golu stand, beautiful proper golu set boomais. My dad helps assembling and he have couple of visitors too for her golu these days.

    In the year 2019, I was there and watched in person after a while, her enthusiasm never have ceased!

    Golu at my Parents place

    The poorna kumbam with coconut and maavilai is considered a 'must' in the kolu...

    My latest 2020 Golu at home

    🧾 List of sundal recipe

    Now these are some ideas for Navaratri special that you can offer to God as well as serve as prasadam for visitors. Just don't forget to soak the legumes whenever needed.

    Because some needs 12 hours soaking time for easy cooking, depending on the sundal you choose for the next day. Happy Navaratri !

    • Peanut sundal
    • Chana sundal
    • Green gram sweet sundal
    • Pasi paruppu sundal
    • Rajma sundal
    • Kadalai paruppu sundal
    • Pattani sundal
    • Kondakadalai sundal
    • Sweet corn sundal
    • Karamani sundal
    • Ulundhu sundal
    • Kollu sundal
    • Soya bean sundal
    • Pasta sundal
    • Green gram sundal
    • Mochai sundal
    • Black bean sundal
    • White rajma sundal

    Below are the color, prasadam ideas for 9 days of navaratri: (Source)

    DayGoddessFlowerFruitColorNeivedhyam
    Day 1MaheswariJasmine, VilvamBananaWhiteVen pongal, Karamani sundal
    Day 2KowmariThulasi, mullai, sevvaraliBananaRedKondakadalai sundal, Puliyodarai
    Day 3 VaaraahiHibiscus, SambangiJackfruitRoyal BluePattani sundal,
    Kadamba sadam,
    Day 4 MahalakshmiJadhimalliGuavaYellowGreen gram sundal, sakkarai pongal
    Day 5Vaishnavishenbaga poo, Parijadham, mullaiPomegranateGreenKadamba sundal, thayir sadam
    Day 6IndraniKungumapooOrange, bananaGreyGroundnut sundal, lemon rice
    Day 7SaraswathiThazhampoo, thumbaiDatesOrangeUrad dal ladoo, Coconut rice
    Day 8NarasimhiMarudhani poo, SambangiGrapesPinkChana dal sundal, Appam
    Day 9ChamundeswariMarikozhundhu, LotusNaval pazhamPeacock GreenVen pongal, moong dal sundal

    Recipes

    Classic sundal recipes

    1. Chana sundal

    This sundal recipe is classic and many people in fact in Tamil nadu, call chickpeas as sundal itself! Simple as well as quick (except soaking) popular sundal recipe.

    Chana sundal recipe

    5 from 9 votes
    Chana sundal prepared with kabuli chana or white chana is a healthy dish as well as prepared during Ganesh chaturthi festival.
    20 minutes mins
    chana-sundal-recipe

    2. Kondakadalai sundal

    With special spice powder (sundal podi) this is also one of the classic variety made during the festival.

    Kondakadalai sundal | Kondakadalai masala sundal

    5 from 5 votes
    Kondakadalai sundal with special masala powder to make it double flavorful. This can be also prepared without sundal podi.
    20 minutes mins
    kala-chana-sundal

    3. Peanut sundal

    One of the most popular as well as tastiest sundal according to me is verkadalai sundal! Check out the preparation below.

    Peanut sundal | verkadalai sundal recipe

    5 from 5 votes
    peanut sundal, verkadalai sundal recipe for Navaratri Sundal, kolu. A classic south Indian sundal recipe with bust of flavours. With step by step pictures.
    20 minutes mins
    verkadalai sundal recipe

    4. Karamani sundal

    Next, karamani sundal is flavorful as well as quite easy. Roasting the black eyed beans gives best flavor in particular.

    Karamani sundal recipe

    5 from 3 votes
    Karamani sundal, a simple yet flavorful snack prepared with black eyed pea and few other simple ingredients in the pantry.
    25 minutes mins
    karamani sundal

    Unique sundal recipes

    1. Mochai malli sundal

    A treat to eyes and also taste buds, with a unique masala that makes it so special!

    Mochai sundal recipe

    5 from 4 votes
    Mochai sundal recipe with coriander and lemon added for extra zing. Mochai is by itself very flavourful, with coriander added to it, it turns out really delicious and flavourful.
    20 minutes mins
    mochai-sundal

    2. Black bean sundal

    Needs just 30 mins soaking time for this super yummy as well as kids friendly black bean sundal.

    Black bean sundal

    5 from 3 votes
    Black bean sundal, a quick sundal that needs just 30 mins soaking time minimum. Stepwise pictures post.
    25 minutes mins
    black bean sundal

    3. White rajma sundal

    Aren't they looking like a dream? It tastes best as well that just melts in your mouth and most importantly, blends so well with spices.

    White rajma sundal recipe

    5 from 3 votes
    White rajma sundal recipe is a simple yet flavor packed south Indian delicacy, without onion and garlic perfect for prasadam during Naravatri festival.
    30 minutes mins
    white rajma sundal

    4. Pasta sundal

    A kids special recipe with cute little pasta shapes. You can make these in regular days as well or to impress the mini humans while visiting.

    Pasta sundal recipe

    5 from 3 votes
    Pasta sundal is a fusion of traditional healthy snack with pasta added to make it a perfect snack for kids. Also gives lots of volume, perfect to distribute as prasadam
    20 minutes mins
    pasta sundal

    No soak sundals

    Below are some sundal recipes that needs no soaking / optional soaking time.

    1. Moth bean sundal

    My latest try with this legume, also known as nari payaru sundal in Tamil.

    Moth beans sundal recipe

    5 from 3 votes
    Moth bean sundal is an easy yet healthy and flavorful dish perfect for snack. This can be made without soaking, so no need to worry if you forget soaking.
    15 minutes mins
    moth beans sundal recipe

    2. Moong dal sundal

    Secondly, this super easy and quick sundal recipe, yet packed with flavors.

    Moong dal sundal

    5 from 7 votes
    Moong dal sundal or pasi paruppu sundal is one staple recipe mom makes so easily and perfectly. Teeny tiny moong dal cooked softly and perfectly made to sundal tastes great.
    15 minutes mins
    pasi paruppu sundal

    3. Chana dal sundal

    Comes handy and gives so much volume, one of my favorite childhood memories enjoying amma making this.

    Chana sundal recipe

    5 from 9 votes
    Chana sundal prepared with kabuli chana or white chana is a healthy dish as well as prepared during Ganesh chaturthi festival.
    20 minutes mins
    chana-sundal-recipe

    4. Sweet corn sundal

    Surely a crowd pleaser, loved by all as well as easy to prepare if using frozen sweet corn. I have used onion in this recipe, but skip it if making as navratri prasad.

    Sweet corn sundal recipe

    5 from 3 votes
    Sweet corn sundal recipe. Easy and tasty south Indian way of stir fried sweet corn makes a perfect snack for kids.
    20 minutes mins
    sweet corn sundal

    Browse more:

    • kollu sundal
      Kollu sundal recipe | South Indian sundal recipes
    • pattani sundal
      Pattani sundal recipe with sundal podi (Green peas sundal)
    • sweet sundal
      Green gram sweet sundal recipe | Sundal recipes
    • soya bean sundal
      Soya bean sundal, Healthy sundal recipes

    Navarathri sundal recipes in Tamil.

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    Sundal recipe | Navaratri sundal recipes for 9 days

    Sundal recipe list with respective links all in one place for you to choose for this Navaratri festival season. From simple dal sundals to the one with podi.
    Course Snack
    Cuisine Indian, South Indian
    Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 30 minutes minutes
    Soaking time 10 hours hours
    Servings 4 People
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup Legume or dal Chickpeas, peanuts, chana dal, moong dal etc.
    • ⅛ teaspoon Asafoetida
    • ¼ cup Grated coconut
    • Salt

    To temper

    • 2 teaspoon Coconut oil or any cooking oil
    • ½ teaspoon Mustard
    • 1 teaspoon Urad dal
    • 2 Chilli Red or green
    • ⅛ teaspoon Asafoetida
    • 1 teaspoon Ginger finely chopped, optional
    • 1 sprig Curry leaves
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    Instructions

    • Firstly, wash the dal or legume in water.
    • After that, soak the legume overnight or if it is dal that easily cooks, just an hour accordingly.
    • Next day, change the water and cook with salt, asafoetida.
    • Firstly heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard, followed by urad dal, chilli, asafoetida, ginger and curry leaves
    • After that stir fry the cooked and drained legume or dal.
    • Finally garnish with grated coconut. Sundal is ready!

    Notes

    • Please check individual recipe posts for exact soaking time, preparation etc.
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    What is sundal made of?

    Sundal is usually made of legumes like chickpeas (chana/ kondakadalai), peanuts, dal etc. Temper with mustard, urad dal, chilli, asafoetida, ginger (optional) and curry leaves. Finally garnished with grated coconut.

    How do you make different types of sundal?

    Here's easy way of sundal preparation:
    Firstly, wash the legume or dal. After that, soak as when needed. From 1 hour to overnight soaking, it depends what we use.
    Secondly, discard and change the water. Then add salt, asafoetida and cook it just right with enough water. Not too less, not too much water. Cooking without salt will make it get overcooked, so, add salt while cooking.
    Thirdly, temper and stir fry the cooked, drained dal or legume.
    Finally, garnish with coconut. If adding extra spice powder, you can add at this stage.

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    1. Kurinji

      September 25, 2014 at 6:40 am

      5 stars
      yummy and mouthwatering collections....Superb...

      Reply
    2. Padmini Raghuram

      September 25, 2014 at 10:21 am

      wish you happy Navaratri raks

      Reply
    3. Durga Karthik.

      September 25, 2014 at 1:50 pm

      Raks mother should need no description. Thaayai pola pillai.Happy kolu and trip to you and regards to your parents.

      Reply
    4. Anonymous

      September 25, 2014 at 8:04 pm

      Wow what a amazing collection 🙂

      Reply
    5. Subhasri Devaraj

      October 19, 2017 at 10:17 am

      5 stars
      Luv ur recipe collections Raks, Happy Navaratri to you and your family

      Reply

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