Karamani Sundal - Protein-rich Navarathri Special Sundal Recipe | Black-eyed Peas Sundal

Karamani Sundal is a healthy snack recipe made during Navarathri festival. It is a light, protein-rich and nutritious recipe prepared using Black-eyed peas / karamani. Here the karamani is boiled and tossed with spices and coconut making it an ideal mid morning / evening snack recipe.

Health Benefits of Karamani Sundal

1. The complex carbohydrate and fibre slows down sugar absorption and hence controls blood glucose level.

2. Improves Bone health.

3. Helps improve hemoglobin levels.

4. Boosts Immunity

5. Good for heart 

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     Karamani Sundal

Ingredients for making Karamani Sundal

1 cup Karamani
2 Green Chillies
1/2 cup Grated Coconut
Garlic - A handful

Ginger - 1/2 inch

Red chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp.
A sprig of Curry leaves
A pinch hing
1 tsp Oil
1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
1/2 tsp Urad dal
Salt as Needed.

Method for making Karamani Sundal 

1. Wash and soak the karamani in water for 5 hours or overnight.

2. Pressure cook the karamani / black-eyed peas with the required amount of salt and water for  3 to 5 whistles.

3. Heat the oil in a pan, splutter the mustard seeds, add hing, curry leaves, crushed garlic and ginger and green chillies and saute well, then add the grated coconut and saute well.

4. Next add the boiled karamani and mix well with the fried contents. Add the red chilly powder and saute well.

The delicious and yummy Karamani sundal is ready to be served for guests.

Variation: You can also add raw mango and grated carrot.