MOTCHAI SUNDAL

School starts today for the new year after a long break.
Its a practice in our home to have a special pooja before
the children go to school for the new term.
I decided to make motchai sundal for a change with ponggal.
Here is the recipe.

Motchai in englis is called vaal beans or field beans.
MOTCHAI SUNDAL

Ingredients:
1 ½ cups of motchai
A pinch of tumeric powder
Enough salt
3 tbs grated coconut
2 small shallots sliced fine
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp urad dal
2 dry red chillies cut into pieces
1 sprig curry leaves
A pinch of asafetida
1 tsp oil

Method:
Soak the motchai over night to prepare the sundal the next day.
Wash the soaked motchai, and cook in water
with the tumeric powder and little salt.
Do not over cook the motchai. Decant the water.

Heat up the oil and add the mustard seeds, urad dal, asafetida,
dry red chillie, sliced shallots and curry leaves. Sauté well.
Now add the coconut, very little salt and mix well.
Add in the cooked motchai and stir until well mixed.
Remove and serve.