Red Chori Sundal | Adzuki Beans Sundal recipe is a healthy South Indian dish made with cooked red chori beans, tempered with spices and fresh coconut. It can be served as a snack or a side dish.
Red Chori Beans are also known as adzuki beans, azuki beans, aduki beans, red beans, red mung beans, and chori. They are high in protein, fiber, and other essential nutrients. It is used in dishes like salads, curries, dal, and stir-fries.
Red Chori Beans Sundal is a protein-rich South Indian side dish or snack made from red chori beans that are tempered with spices and fresh coconut. It pairs well with steamed rice and rasam. You may also like chickpea sundal and edamame sundal.
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Ingredients
- Red Chori Beans: I used dried red chori beans. It's easily available in your nearest Indian grocery store or on Amazon.
- Mustard, cumin seeds & urad dal: added for tempering.
- Curry leaves: used for flavoring, dont skip it.
- Hing (Asafoetida): used for flavoring. You can also use gluten-free asafoetida.
- Lemon juice: use freshly squeezed lemon or lime juice.
- Fresh coconut: use shredded fresh coconut for garnishing.
How to Make Red Chori Beans Sundal
Rinse 1 cup of dried red chori beans and soak them in 2 cups of water in a large bowl for at least 4 hours or overnight.
Once you are ready to cook, drain the water and add the soaked red chori into the pressure cooker or Instant Pot along with 2 cups of water, and some salt.
Pressure Cook for 2-3 whistles on the stovetop cooker or about 4 minutes on High Pressure (for firmer beans) in Instant Pot. Once done, natural pressure release and drain the water.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pan, add ½ teaspoon mustard and ½ teaspoon cumin seeds, and let them splutter. Then add 1 teaspoon of split urad dal and saute till the dal turns light golden brown.
Then add 1 dried red chili, 2 green chilies (finely chopped), 1 stalk curry leaves, and 1 pinch of asafoetida (hing). Saute for a few seconds.
Next, add the cooked red chori beans, and salt to taste. Gently toss and cook for 2-3 minutes on medium-low heat.
Next, add 1 teaspoon lemon juice, ¼ cup grated coconut and mix well again. Turn off the heat.
Garnish with 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves.
Red chori sundal is ready to serve. Enjoy it as a healthy tea-time snack or side dish.
Expert Tips
- Make it spicy: To make it spicy, add a pinch of red chili powder or cayenne pepper while cooking the sundal.
- Dont have a pressure cooker: If you don't have a pressure cooker to cook the soaked red chori beans, you can also cook them in a large pot of boiling water until they are tender.
- For un-soaked beans: If you don't have time to soak, then pressure cook for 10 minutes on High Pressure, in the Instant Pot to get perfectly cooked Al dente red chori beans.
Variations
- Add other vegetables: You can also add other vegetables like chopped onions, grated carrots, and bell peppers to make them more nutritious.
- Other Legumes: You can prepare the same sundal recipe with boiled black chickpeas (kala chana), boiled black-eyed peas, and boiled chickpeas.
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Red Chori Sundal | Adzuki Beans Sundal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup red chori/adzuki beans
- 1 tablespoon oil
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
- ½ teaspoon cumin (jeera) seeds
- 1 teaspoon split urad dal
- 1 dried red chilies
- 2 green chilies finely chopped
- 1 stalk curry leaves
- a pinch asafoetida (hing)
- salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ¼ cup grated coconut
- 2 tablespoons coriander leaves
Instructions
- Rinse 1 cup of dried red chori beans and soak them in 2 cups of water in a large bowl for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Once you are ready to cook, drain the water and add the soaked red chori into the pressure cooker or Instant Pot along with 2 cups of water, and some salt. Pressure Cook for 2-3 whistles on the stovetop cooker or about 4 minutes on High Pressure (for firmer beans) in Instant Pot. Once done, natural pressure release and drain the water.
- Heat oil in a pan, add mustard and cumin seeds and let them splutter. Then add urad dal and saute till the dal turns light golden brown.
- Then add red chili, green chili, curry leaves, and asafoetida (hing). Saute for a few seconds.
- Next, add the cooked red chori beans, and salt to taste. Gently toss and cook for 2-3 minutes on medium-low heat.
- Next, add lemon juice, grated coconut and mix well again. Turn off the heat. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
- Red Chori Sundal is ready to serve. Enjoy it as a healthy tea-time snack or side dish.
Notes
Tips & Variations
- Add other vegetables: You can also add other vegetables like chopped onions, grated carrots, and bell peppers to make them more nutritious.
- Make it spicy: To make it spicy, add a pinch of red chili powder or cayenne pepper while cooking the sundal.
- Dont have a pressure cooker: If you don't have a pressure cooker to cook the soaked red chori beans, you can also cook them in a large pot of boiling water until they are tender.
- Other Legumes: You can prepare the same sundal recipe with Kala chana (black chickpeas), black-eyed peas, and chickpeas.
- For un-soaked beans: If you don't have time to soak, then pressure cook for 10 minutes on High Pressure, in the Instant Pot to get perfectly cooked Al dente red chori beans.
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Elise
are the urad dal split or whole?
Bhavana Patil
H Elise, these are Red chori (Adzuki Beans) not urad dal.