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    Home » Recipes » Sundal

    Peanut sundal recipe, Verkadalai sundal

    Updated on September 16, 2021 by Raks Anand 31 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    Learn how to make peanut sundal, verkadalai sundal recipe for Navaratri Sundal, kolu. A classic south Indian sundal recipe with bust of flavours. With step by step pictures.

    peanut sundal
    Peanut sundal

    For everybody including me, Golu means the first thing is Sundal that comes to our mind. I have posted this Green gram sweet sundal 2 years back when I made it for my Golu.

    Last year I didn’t post any sundal recipe in my blog. But I did made pasi paruppu sundal, chana dal sundal and verkadalai sundal.

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    Inspiration

    This peanut sundal is one I loved when Janani gave when I went to her kolu. It was tasting simply superb.

    Usually I add grated coconut. But I felt like she had ground the coconut which made it look good.

    So I tried that way, she had ground the coconut fine, though I ground very coarsely. Still loved it!

    My mom always makes the sundal moist. Not very dry. I too prefer that way.

    Sundals are simple to make, but a healthy snack. So even if you don't keep Golu, do make sundal and eat .

    This year, since Rukku paati passed away, we are not celebrating any festivals and sadly no Golu as well.

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    verkadalai sundal recipe
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    Peanut sundal | verkadalai sundal recipe

    peanut sundal, verkadalai sundal recipe for Navaratri Sundal, kolu. A classic south Indian sundal recipe with bust of flavours. With step by step pictures.
    Course Snack
    Cuisine Indian, South Indian
    Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes minutes
    Soaking time 1 hour hour
    Servings 3
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup Peanut dry
    • ⅛ cup Coconut
    • Salt

    TO TEMPER

    • 2 teaspoon Oil
    • ½ teaspoon Mustard
    • 1 teaspoon Urad dal
    • 2 Red chilli
    • 10 Curry leaves
    • ⅛ teaspoon Asafoetida
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    Instructions

    • Soak the peanuts for 1 to 3 hours. Drain and pressure cook for 5 whistles with ¾ cup water, salt.
    • Drain and keep aside. Heat a pan with oil and temper with the items given under ‘To temper’ table.
    • Add the drained peanuts and give a stir for a minute.
    • Add the coconut (I ground coarsely) and mix well for a minute.

    Notes

    • My mom never drain the water and boil it until it evaporates.
    • If you use fresh peanuts, no need to soak, just pressure cook with salt.
    • You can add finely chopped ginger after you temper for extra flavor.
    • Another method is grind coconut, green chilli and ginger coarsely and add lastly instead of using red chillies while tempering.
    • I made less in quantity for this post than I have mentioned in the ingredients.
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    Stepwise photos

    • Soak the peanuts for 3 hours. Drain and pressure cook for 5 whistles with ¾ cup water, salt.
    Soak, cook
    • Drain and keep aside. Heat a pan with oil and temper with the items given under ‘To temper’ table. Add the drained peanuts and give a stir for a minute.
    temper, stir fry
    • Add the coconut (I ground coarsely) and mix well for a minute.
    coconut garnish

    Transfer to the serving bowl. It is simple with least ingredients, yet flavorful and juicy sundal!

    peanut sundal recipe

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. srividhya Ravikumar

      October 10, 2012 at 4:54 am

      nice sundal and excellent golu...esp love the 3rd step....

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    2. Nivedhanams Sowmya

      October 10, 2012 at 5:10 am

      Nice golu pictures!!! yummy sundal - very festive!!!
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    3. sowmya(creative saga)

      October 10, 2012 at 5:11 am

      I am also planning to post this sundal...love love your kolu...so beautiful...like that different ganpathi..i have that too..

      Reply
    4. B priya

      October 10, 2012 at 5:19 am

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    5. Prathibha

      October 10, 2012 at 5:21 am

      Nice pics Raji..Golu used to b der at my Grany's place..I never kept it so far but love to visit other's houses during navratri for golu..loved ur son's collection..yummy sundal

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    6. Nagalakshmi V

      October 10, 2012 at 5:27 am

      love the first pic. it's a bit different and the lighting is lovely 🙂

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    7. lata raja

      October 10, 2012 at 5:45 am

      It is truly fun to arrange the 'kolu' and invite friends over to view. i can very well understand your mother's predicament. i too hardly have people who bother to visit. but that does not stop me from arranging it.
      I make also the vearkadalai sundal one of the days. Like Nags said the picture is absolutely lovely.

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    8. Kalpana Sareesh

      October 10, 2012 at 6:26 am

      Love the kolu.. simply cute.. it shows tat u hv a car lover kid..i am sersly going to miss kolu this time.. due to some demise in my fils family...i prepare so much so much.. feeling tat am in a lost land .... .will miss my dolls..n one of my fav sundal is def this verkadalai n paasi paruppu ..

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    9. jeyashrisuresh

      October 10, 2012 at 7:50 am

      Even i miss the golu in my mom's place which we used to decorate so nicely. She makes 9 steps and as kids we were so enthusiastic to arrange everything esp the park.
      Lovely sundal and i loved the golu u kept at ur place last year. Pretty clicks and props

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    10. Kaveri Venkatesh

      October 10, 2012 at 8:01 am

      It's is opposite in my case..Mom never kept golu at home..but MIL keeps....On seeing her keep for the first couple of years, I too got very interested and excited...then started keeping golu at home...but after my second one is born, I could not keep last year, in fear that she would break the dolls, This year also I think I'll have to do something small.
      Sundal looks delicious..as usual the clicks are beautiful

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    11. Prathima Rao

      October 10, 2012 at 8:16 am

      A nice & tasty sundal!!And so loved the kolu.. 🙂
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    12. WeR SAHM

      October 10, 2012 at 11:07 am

      simple and tasty peanut sundal... kolu looks awesome.... lov the theme of your son...

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    13. Anu

      October 10, 2012 at 11:23 am

      Love the kolu. Simple and yum sundal

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    14. S.Menaga

      October 10, 2012 at 11:50 am

      Loved ur kolu pic,simple n healthy sundal....

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    15. Ramya

      October 10, 2012 at 11:57 am

      What an awesome clicks!! Wow..long long since i saw or kept a Kolu:-( Looks great Raks.I made ur potato masala twice and it was soo great ..just as yummy as ur pics!

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    16. Tina

      October 10, 2012 at 12:38 pm

      Lovely clicks and sundal..

      Reply
    17. Suja Manoj

      October 10, 2012 at 12:59 pm

      Yummy and healthy..

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    18. Happy Cook / Finla

      October 10, 2012 at 1:08 pm

      My hubby loves peanuts i am sure he will love this.

      Reply
    19. Sudha Sabarish

      October 10, 2012 at 1:15 pm

      Nice kolu Raji.nicely decorated and i love the cute little car section of ur son.This sundal never tried before.will give a try once.

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    20. divya

      October 10, 2012 at 1:20 pm

      looks absolutely inviting and tempting.. very delicious recipe dear..

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    21. Veena Theagarajan

      October 10, 2012 at 2:44 pm

      I don't keep kolu (even my mom and MIL don't) but my sis does it for last 3 years. She does it very nicely and her 2 daughters enjoy it. See the kids I keep thinking about starting (still thinking :-)) Nice golu.. I love the first pic. Peanut sundal is very tempting
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    22. Priya

      October 10, 2012 at 5:01 pm

      Sundal looks fantastic,even am missing this kolu and all..Love that 3rd step,looks damn cute and beautiful.

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    23. San

      October 10, 2012 at 7:07 pm

      I get very excited when it comes to kolu, my grandma used to keep it. She would have plenty of dolls and so she would keep 9 steps. Yours looks cute raji. Peanut sundal is calling me now 🙂

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    24. Sanoli Ghosh

      October 10, 2012 at 8:22 pm

      Very inviting peanut sundal you made dear. Awesome clicks. First time seeing this kolu and read about it. Amazing dear...

      Reply
    25. Jay

      October 11, 2012 at 8:29 am

      lovely post...nice cliks of traditional golu
      Tasty Appetite

      Reply
    26. Priti S

      October 11, 2012 at 11:20 am

      Gud to see your golu ...I am always eagar to see those beauties ....one of sundal I like very much ..nice clicks dear

      Reply
    27. ANU

      October 11, 2012 at 4:02 pm

      beautiful recipe and drool over the pics....

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    28. Madhavi

      October 12, 2012 at 1:44 am

      Very nice recipe!!!

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    29. Vijitha

      October 12, 2012 at 9:40 pm

      Easy quick sundal. Happy Navaratri Celebration girl!

      Reply
    30. dassana

      October 14, 2012 at 6:13 pm

      coming across one more sundal recipe and this looks so delicious. it would even taste good with fresh peanuts.

      Reply
    31. Rashu Subburaman

      January 15, 2014 at 11:39 am

      Hi Raks.....I love all ur dishes...Can u pls tell me some easy reciepe with fried peanuts as well...

      Reply

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