Peanut Sundal | Verkadalai Sundal
Peanut Sundal is made using boiled peanuts and seasoned with spices and grated coconut. This is one of the common sundal made during Navarathri for gods offering.
Cook Time 30 minutes
Soaking Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 30 minutes
Peanut Sundal is one of the common sundal made during Navarthri. The boiled peanuts are softer, crunchy, healthy and delicious. The boiled peanuts are further seasoned with red chili, grated coconut, curry leaves and sundal powder giving it an amazing aroma and flavor. Peanut sundal is the tastiest among all the sundal varieties. It can also be served as a tea time snack.
For tea time snack, we prepare Peanut Sundal with an addition of onion, carrot gratings, coriander leaves and a little lime juice. But for Navarathri, we make it simple with just an addition of Sundal Powder
SEE ALSO : Peanut Sundal for Tea Time Snack
Sundals are often prepared for the gods offering and during festivals in Tamil Nadu. Peanut Sundal is one of the popular sundals that we make for most of the festivals. It’s a delicious recipe that will be prepared by all devotees on the auspicious occasion of Navarathri. We invite relatives, friends, neighbors to our homes for Golu and distribute prasadham, gifts, etc. Sundals are popular during Navarathri as these are offered as prasadhams to the guests visiting our home.
SEE ALSO : 12+ Sundal Recipes for Navarathri
Recipe Card to make Peanut Sundal:
Peanut Sundal | Verkadalai Sundal
Equipments Needed
- Pressure Cooker
- Heavy Bottomed Pan
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Soaking Time: 8 hours
Total Time: 8 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 318kcal
Peanut Sundal is made using boiled peanuts and seasoned with spices and grated coconut. This is one of the common sundal made during Navarathri for gods offering.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup Raw Peanuts 1 cup - 250 ml
- 1 nos Red Chili
- 1 tsp Salt (adjust to your taste)
- 2 tsp Grated Coconut
- 2 tsp Sundal Powder
For Tempering
- 1 tsp Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- few Curry leaves
Instructions
Preparation
- Soak the peanut/verkadalai in water for atleast 3 hours. I usually soak overnight. It depends on the quality of peanuts. Most of the peanuts need more hours of soaking. If you forget to soak overnight, then boil the water and add boiling water to soak the peanuts before 3 hours
Cooking the Peanut
- Rinse the peanut and pressure cook it along with salt. Allow for 3 whistles
Let's start making the Sundal
- In a pan, heat the oil and when the oil is hot add mustard seeds add curry leaves
- When the mustard seeds begins to sputter add the broken chilli and fry for a second
- Now add the cooked peanut/verkadalai and mix it well.
- Add sundal powder and grated coconut and mix well
- The delicious Peanut sundal/Verkadalai Sundal is ready for neivedhyam on Navrathri festival as well as for a healthy evening snack
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Notes
- If you don't have sundal powder, you can just add chili powder or Sambar powder
- If you get fresh ones then no need to soak just pressure cook the peanuts
- Don't overcook the peanuts. It should be crunchy enough to bite
Nutritional Info
Nutrition Facts
Peanut Sundal | Verkadalai Sundal
Amount Per Serving (100 grams)
Calories 318
Calories from Fat 198
% Daily Value*
Fat 22.01g34%
Saturated Fat 3.055g19%
Polyunsaturated Fat 6.956g
Monounsaturated Fat 10.921g
Sodium 751mg33%
Potassium 180mg5%
Carbohydrates 21.26g7%
Fiber 8.8g37%
Sugar 2.47g3%
Protein 13.5g27%
Calcium 55mg6%
Iron 1.01mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Method:
PREPARATION
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Soak the peanut/verkadalai in water for atleast 3 hours. I usually soak overnight. It depends on the quality of peanuts. Most of the peanuts need more hours of soaking. If you forget to soak overnight, then boil the water and add boiling water to soak the peanuts before 3 hours
COOKING THE PEANUT
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Rinse the peanut and pressure cook it along with salt. Allow for 3 whistles
LET’S START MAKING THE SUNDAL
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In a pan, heat the oil and when the oil is hot add mustard seeds add curry leaves
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When the mustard seeds begins to sputter add the broken chilli and fry for a second
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Now add the cooked peanut/verkadalai and mix it well.
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Add sundal powder and grated coconut and mix well
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The delicious Peanut sundal/Verkadalai Sundal is ready for neivedhyam on Navrathri festival as well as for a healthy evening snack
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wow. delicious sundal.
Thanks for sharing.
Will surely try