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Another Sundal recipe for Navarathri Festival is this Payaru Sundal. In Tamil the word “Payaru” denotes Green gram. This Sundal is supposedly made on the 2nd day of the festival with the first being Wheat Diamond Biscuits I am following the order given by my mother where she mentioned what to cook on what day though I am sure it may not be so for many others where they make these on any other day. You can verify from your household on what to cook on what day.

But irrespective of the household, the recipes for the Navartri are not that different and follow almost the same recipe throughout for all of the days. Like the previous two recipes “Chickpeas Sundal” and “Wheat Diamond Biscuits”, this recipe is also very simple and does not involve any major cooking time or effort. On top of it, it is immensely healthy. These can be prepared in at least 3 ways (well, that I know of ) which I have elaborated below. The ingredients list is same as Chickpeas Sundal recipe with just the legume being different.

There aren’t any steps for me to really show of in this recipe since it is insanely simple. But I will elaborate on the methods adopted by different households.

Method 1 – Raw Salad (Highly nutritious)

This is the method that I generally opt for since its nutrition is much more than the remaining two methods. Since there is no cooking involved, the sprouts retain their nutrition. Just temper the mustard seeds in the oil. Once they start spluttering add the split gram and red chillies. Once they start browning add the coconut and saute for 1 minute or so until the rawness of the coconut disappears. Switch off the burners and then after a minute or so, add the sprouts and give it a quick toss along with salt until blended. Serve

Method 2 – Steamed Salad ( Medium nutrition )

Few people find it weird to taste the rawness of the sprouts. For such people, steam the sprouts for 1-2 minutes. Less contact with water better. Steaming should take care of the rawness of the sprouts and then follow the same procedure as above.

Method 3 – Cooked Salad ( Comparatively Low nutrition to the previous 2 )

I mention specifically about the comparatively part since having this salad is way healthier than any other food Hence consuming this in any of the methods would sure enhance the nutrition of your daily needs. Its just about making it as much nutritious as possible. In this method, you simply add the sprouts once the tempering is done and toss it around in low heat for 1-2 minutes until rawness of the sprouts goes away.

Alternative Method

Another alternative to using this sprouted method is to simply soak the green gram in water for 1-2 hours and then cook it in pressure cooker until cooked. Or you can dry toast it in a skillet until aromatic and then pressure cook until cooked. The water is then drained and the same process as above is followed where it is added once the tempering is done.

I generally don’t follow this method since we all know the benefits of sprouting But you can follow any of the above methods to cater to your needs, tastes and specifications. At then end of it all – its good to consume legumes with no unhealthy fats.

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