Sundal Varieties

What strikes you first as you think of Navarathri other than the Golu / Bommai Golu???

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Yeah, it is the Sundal time!!!!

It is the customary of every iyer/iyengar house to offer Sundal as ‘Neivedhyam’ to the God during Navarathri and offer this to the people visting home during Navarathri time..

Even otherwise, Sundal is a healthy menu which can be included as a part of our daily food.

Let me start explaining some popular varieties of Sundal and also include the pulses that can be prepared under each of these types.

Types of Sundal:

1. Uppu Sundal (Salted Sundal)
2. Urappu Sundal / Kaara Sundal (Hot Sundal with chilly added)
3. Thithippu Sundal (Sweet Sundal )
4. Diet Sundal (especially necessary during these days with a fast life style to be health conscious)

Pulses for Sundal:

1. Kothukadalai Sundal / Kondakadalai Sundal / Channa Dal Sundal
2. Kaaramani Sundal
3. Pattani Sundal (Peas Sundal)
4. Rajma Sundal
5. Pacha Payaru Sundal (Green gram/dal sundal)
6. Mochai Sundal
7. Kadalai Sundal / Verkadalai Sundal (Peanut Sundal)
8. Kadalaparuppu Sundal (Gram dal sundal)
9. Payathamparuppu Sundal / Pasiparuppu Sundal (Moong dal sundal)