Sundal Kulambu / Black chana dal gravy

Black chana dal gravy is a common recipe in Northern India ..
It has lots of health benefits ..Eating chickpeas provides you with a vegetarian-friendly source of protein ..Let us see the preparation of this gravy ..

Sundal kulambu ../Black chana dal Gravy ..

Preparation time: 10 hours
Cooking time: 45 mins

Serves: 6

Ingredients:

Karuppu sundal/Black chana dal - 1 cup

Potatoes - 2 (medium sized)

Shallots/Chinna vengaayam - 10

Tomatoes - 2 (medium sized)

Tamarind - a gooseberry sized ball 

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Chilli powder - 2 tbsp

Coriander powder - 1.5 tbsp 

Jaggery - 2 tsp (optional)

Salt - as required

Coconut - 2 tbsp (minced smally into tooth sized)

For Grinding:

Coconut - 1/2 cup

Cumin seeds/ Jeerakam - 1 tsp

Saunf / Sombu - 2 tsp

Garlic - 2 cloves

Tempering ingredients:

Oil- 2 tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Dry red chilli - 2

Curry leaves - 1 string

Method:

1. Soak black chana dal overnight (at least for about 8 hours) ..

2. Pressure cook chana dal for about 7-8 whistles and potatoes for about 3 whistles ..each separately ..

3. Now start by grinding coconut, cumin seeds, saunf and garlic into a smooth paste ..

4. Heat kadai, saute onions till it becomes soft, add tomatoes, add in the masalas ..cover and cook till tomatoes turn mushy ..

5. Add in tamarind extract, add in jaggery (optional)

6. Once it boils, add in the ground coconut paste ..

7. Simmer it for few mins ..

8. In a separate tadka pan/tempering pan, heat oil, add in the tempering ingredients ..and pour it over the chana dal gravy ..

9. SUNDAL KULAMBU is ready ..Serve hot with rice/rotis/chapathis ..

Pictorial:

Here's your ingredients ..Chana dal & Potatoes are cooked ..

Add a tsp of oil, start sauteing shallots ..

Add in tomatoes ..

Add in masalas ..

Cover and cook till tomatoes turn mushy ..

Add in tamarind extract ..

Add in jaggery (optional)

Add in ground coconut paste and let it simmer ..

In a tadka pan, heat oil and add in tempering ingredients ..

Pour it into the gravy ..

Add in these minced coconuts (tooth-sized)

Your black chana dal gravy is ready :) :)

 Hope you'll like it Folkz :)