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    Home » Festivals » Navratri » Instant Pot Green Gram Sweet Sundal | Patchai Payaru Sweet Sundal

    Instant Pot Green Gram Sweet Sundal | Patchai Payaru Sweet Sundal

    Posted on October 10, 2018 · Last Updated on September 30, 2019 · By Srividhya G · 12 Comments

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    A nutritious sweet stir-fry made with green mung beans / green gram and jaggery. A perfect sweet neivediyam/offering for any festive occasion. Check out how to prepare this sweet green gram sundal / patchai payaru inippu sundal in both instant pot and stove-top open pot method with step-wise pictures.

    navratri special sweet sundalGolu and sundal are synonymous in my opinion. I love golu hopping and sundal collecting.  All festivals, especially Navratri golu brings back those nostalgic childhood memories. I used to wear pattu pavaadai /silk lehenga and invite our neighbors to visit our golu and come back home with loads and loads of sundal.

    What is Sundal?

    Sundal is a healthy legume stir-fry prepared during the festivals which we offer as neivediyam. Sundals are perfect evening snacks as well. They curb the mid-afternoon hunger pangs. You can prepare sundal with any legumes and lentils like channa dal, kidney beans/rajma, black-eyed peas, peas, garbanzo beans, horsegram, etc.

    Sundal Preparation:

    Sundal preparation is simple. Cook the legumes and temper it with simple spices and coconut. That’s it. It is the basic version. But you make your sundal podi or spice it up with sambar podi or fresh ground coconut masala.  And if you are making sundal during the non-festival time, you can include onion and make these garbanzo beans stir-fry kind as well.

    Sweet Green Gram Sundal:

    Today, I am going to share a sweet sundal version that I made with the green gram or green mung bean or as we say in Tamil patchai payaru or paasi payaru. I used jaggery to sweeten this up and guess what, no tempering and that means no oil. This sweet sundal is a zero oil recipe with the goodness of green gram, jaggery, and coconut flavored with cardamom powder.

    patchai payaru inippu sundal

    How to cook green gram dal for sundal?

    For sambar/muga mole randayi or masiyal, we need mushy dal, and it is quite easy to cook. But for sundal, I don’t prefer a mushy dal. I always go for soft and grainy yet cooked dal; precisely the al-dente form is what I prefer.

    Mung bean cooks pretty fast and even cooking for one whistle in the pressure cooker makes it mushy, and that’s when I started following the open-pot method and instant pot.

    Open Pot Method:

    Make sure you soak the dal for at least six hours. Drain the water and cook in a pot or pan. If you soak ½ cup dal, then take twice the measure of water, add it and allow it to cook over medium heat. After 10 minutes, check if the dal is ready. If you can mash the dal with ease, then turn off the heat. It usually takes about 10 to 15 minutes depending upon the quality of the dal. But not more than that.

    Instant Pot Method:

    For the IP method, I just soaked it for 30 minutes. But you can soak up to 60 minutes.  I pressure cooked it in manual mode for 3 minutes and release the pressure naturally. Alternatively, you can cook it for 4 minutes and quickly release the pressure after 5 minutes. If you have soaked the dal for at least 6 hours, then pressure cook for just one or two minutes and do a quick pressure release after 4 or 5 minutes.

    PS: With Instant Pot, the timing depends on the quality of the beans. So start with shorter cooking time and depending upon the doneness, adjust the time. With green mung beans and especially for sundal, don’t go for a longer cooking time as the dal might turn into a mush easily. 

    I hope this helps. If you have any questions, please let me know in the comments. Also, this sweet sundal is a perfect prasadam for any pooja occasion. Sometimes I prepare this for the Thursday Sai Baba poojai as well. Now without any further delay, here is the sweet sundal recipe,

    How to make Green Mung Beans / Green Gram Sweet Sundal in Instant Pot?

    Ingredients:

    • Green gram – ½ cup
    • Powdered jaggery – ¼ cup (adjust according to your taste)
    • Water – as required for soaking and 1 cup for cooking
    • Cardamom Powder – ½ tsp
    • Grated Coconut – ¼ cup

    Instant Pot Method:

    • Soak the dal for 30 to 45 minutes and drain the water.

    green mung beans in instant pot

    • Add the dal to the inner pot and add 1 cup of water.

    green mung beans with water in instant pot

    • Set the IP in manual mode and pressure cook for three minutes and release the pressure naturally.

    cooked green mung beans

    • Carefully open the lid and reserve 2 tbsp of cooking water and drain the remaining water.

    drained mung beans

    • Set the IP in saute mode and add the 2 tbsps of water and ¼ cup of powdered jaggery.

    adding jaggery to instant pot

    • Allow the jaggery to melt and dissolve.

    melted jaggery

    • And then add the cooked green gram dal, coconut, and cardamom powder.

    adding sweet green gram and coconut to the jaggery

    • Mix well and cook until all the water is absorbed.

    patchai payaru sundal

    • That’s it. Sweet green gram dal sundal is ready.

    inippu sundal in instant pot

    Stove-Top Method:

    • Soak the mung bean for at least 6 hours and then drain the water.

    cooking moong beans in open pot method

    • Cook the green gram dal as mentioned above in the open pot method by adding 1 cup of water.

    cooking green gram in open pot method

    • When the dal is aldente, turn off the heat and, reserve 2 tbsp of the cooking water and drain the remaining.
    • Heat the kadai and add 2 tbsps of water and ¼ cup of jaggery.
    • Allow the jaggery to melt and dissolve and then add the cooked green gram dal, coconut, and cardamom powder.
    • Mix well and cook until all the water is absorbed.
    • That’s it. Sweet green gram dal sundal is ready.

    Notes:

    • Please check the details above for getting the grainy moong beans. The cooking time depends upon the quality of the dal as well.
    • Adjust the jaggery and coconut according to your preference.
    • You use the whole cardamom too. But crush it and add it to the sundal.

    navratri inippu sundal

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    Instant Pot Green Gram Sweet Sundal | Patchai Payaru Sweet Sundal

    A nutritious sweet stir-fry made with green mung beans and jaggery without any oil. A perfect sweet neivediyam/offering for any festive occasion.
    Prep Time30 mins
    Cook Time20 mins
    Soaking Time30 mins
    Total Time50 mins
    Course: sides
    Cuisine: TamilNadu
    Servings: 5
    Calories: 142kcal
    Author: Srividhya G

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup Green gram
    • ¼ cup Jaggery powdered. adjust according to your taste
    • 1 cup Water as required for soaking and 1 cup for cooking
    • ½ tsp Cardamom Powder
    • ¼ cup Grated Coconut

    Instructions

    Instant Pot Method:

    • Soak the dal for minutes and drain the water. Add the dal to the inner pot and add 1 cup of water.
    • Set the IP in manual mode and pressure cook for three minutes and release the pressure naturally.
    • Carefully open the lid and reserve 2 tbsp of cooking water and drain the remaining water.
    • Set the IP in saute mode and add the 2 tbsps of water and ¼ cup of powdered jaggery.
    • Allow the jaggery to melt and dissolve and then add the cooked green gram dal, coconut, and cardamom powder.
    • Mix well and cook until all the water is absorbed.
    • That's it. Sweet green gram dal sundal is ready.

    Stove-Top Method:

    • Soak the mung bean for at least 6 hours and then drain the water.
    • Cook the green gram dal as mentioned above in the open pot method by adding 1 cup of water.
    • When the dal is aldente, turn off the heat and, reserve 2 tbsp of the cooking water and drain the remaining.
    • Heat the kadai and add 2 tbsps of water and ¼ cup of jaggery.
    • Allow the jaggery to melt and dissolve and then add the cooked green gram dal, coconut, and cardamom powder.
    • Mix well and cook until all the water is absorbed.
    • That's it. Sweet green gram dal sundal is ready.

    Notes

    • Please check the details above for getting the grainy moong beans. The cooking time depends upon the quality of the dal as well.
    • Adjust the jaggery and coconut according to your preference.
    • You use the whole cardamom too. But crush it and add it to the sundal.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 142kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 281mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 25IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1.6mg

    I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.

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    Comments

    1. Nivy says

      January 14, 2023 at 10:46 am

      Hi, thank you for sharing the cook time so clearly. Can you share the instant pot pressure cook time for channa dal sundal ?

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        January 21, 2023 at 3:00 pm

        Hi pa, please give pot in pot for chana dal for 5 minutes and release the pressure quickly. That makes the dal soft still holding the shape.

        Reply
    2. Manjiri Kulkarni says

      October 25, 2021 at 4:49 am

      Very nice recipe..

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        November 01, 2021 at 6:57 am

        Thanks :-)

        Reply
    3. Malar says

      September 27, 2014 at 6:38 pm

      Lovely Sri, Sundal with zero oil, awesome and loved your display :) so cute :)

      Reply
      • srividhya says

        September 27, 2014 at 10:04 pm

        Thanks ma..

        Reply
    4. Traditionally Modern Food says

      September 26, 2014 at 6:43 pm

      Sri Iniku nan green gram vella Sundal tan pannen:-) Amma use to do putty but I haven’t tried so sweet irukatama ithu pannen. superb gollu ma..

      Reply
      • srividhya says

        September 27, 2014 at 10:06 pm

        Oh great..thanks da

        Reply
    5. Vasantha Vivek says

      September 26, 2014 at 6:20 am

      Happy to see that you are celebrating all our traditional festivals even in US …

      Reply
      • srividhya says

        September 26, 2014 at 6:46 am

        Yeah mam. That’s the only way to teach d kiddo about our traditions

        Reply
    6. Charanya says

      September 26, 2014 at 4:12 am

      Yum :) Love how there’s zero oil :)

      Reply
      • srividhya says

        September 26, 2014 at 6:47 am

        Thanks :-) yeah no oil.

        Reply

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