GREEN PEAS SUNDAL/ PACHAI PATTANI SUNDAL
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Recipe type: Appetizer
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 1
 
Ingredients
  • Fresh Frozen peas - ½ cup
  • Salt - To tasteTo blend to a coarse paste:
  • Grated coconut - 2tbsp
  • Green chillies -2 small
  • Coriander - 1 tbsp
  • Ginger- small piece. Very small.
  • Jeera - ½ tspTemper:
  • Oil - 2tsp
  • Mustard seeds - 2tsp
  • Curry leaves - 6
  • Red chilli - 1
  • Hing - a pinch
Instructions
  1. If you are using fresh dried variety of peas, then soak them overnight or atleast for 4 hrs. Pour enough water,salt and pressure cook for 3 whistles.The skin might come out, just discard them.
  2. I am using frozen green peas, so i just wash them. Set aside.
  3. Transfer the ingredients listed under "to blend to a coarse paste" into a blender and blend them to a coarse paste. set aside.
  4. Heat a pan with the oil, add the list under "temper" in that pan.
  5. Add the green peas and salt, toss them for two minutes. Add the blended mixture on top of it. Saute them for two - three minutes until the raw smell of green chillies leaves. Switch off.
Notes
1. Adjust green chillies according to your spice level.
2. You can use this recipe to make any variety of sundal recipe. Just replace with that lentils/beans.
3. If you are using fresh dried variety of peas, then soak them overnight or at least for 4 hrs. Pour enough water and pressure cook for 3 whistles.The skin might come out, just discard them.
4. If you are soaking peas overnight then 2 whistles is enough. If you are soaking just for three hours, then 3-4 whistles.
5. use salt according to taste. Put them when you are boiling.
Recipe by Relish The Bite at https://www.relishthebite.com/green-peas-sundal-pachai-pattani-sundal/