Ingredients
- ½ cup green gram / pachai payaru
- ¼ cup grated coconut
- 1 tsp ginger – finely chopped
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves
- salt to taste
For Tempering
- 2 tsp oil
- ½ tsp mustard
- 1 tsp urad dal
- ¼ tsp asafoetida
- 2 red chillies
- 1 sprig curry leaves
Pachai payaru sundal, otherwise known as, green gram sundal is another entry in the almost never-ending list of sundal recipe variations. Like most sundals, it is pretty simple to prepare, and is typically eaten as a snack (most often an evening time snack) instead of a meal. This dish is normally prepared as a savory dish, but it can be made to taste sweeter by adding jaggery to it – just make sure not to overdo it.
Health Benefits
Pachai payaru sundal is just sundal made with mung beans. Mung beans are some of the healthiest foods that a person can include in their diet, especially if they have a meat restricted diet. Mung beans are high in dietary fiber and protein which helps to guarantee good digestive health. The dynamic duo also plays a key role in weight regulation and in cellular reproduction and repair. And they help to lower “bad” LDL cholesterol which improves heart health.
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How to make Green gram sundal | pachai payaru sundal
Trivia Pachai payaru is green mung bean, however, mung beans are also available in yellow, greenish yellow, brown and black. |
