Mochakottai is one of my dad's favourite additions to any gravy or 'pulusu' that we make at home. I was home on vacation last week and mom had made 'mochakottai kozhambu' with it. There was some left over, so the next day evening, our maid, Mary made this simple, yet extremely popular, tamil preparation with the beans. Was a nice evening snack with some hot tea.
Mochakottai Sundal Recipe
Ingredients:
Mochakottai / Butter Beans - 100gm
Grated coconut - ½ cup
Red chillies - 5
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Mustard - ½ tsp
Curry leaves - 1 strand
Oil - 1.5 tbsp
Salt - to taste
How Its Made:
1. Pressure cook the beans till its soft.
2. Heat oil, add mustard seeds and let them cackle. Add the urad dal, red chillies and curry leaves and fry for a min.
3. Add the cooked butter beans, coconut and required salt. Stir well and cook for another 2 mins.
Serve warm with a hot cup of tea/coffee.
Sundal is also prepared as a festive dish in tamil festivals and is more commonly prepared with chickpeas. Check here for Chickpeas Sundal Recipe.
Jeena
My hubby loves butter beans this recipe looks great Nags, your blue look blog looks lovely. 🙂
Lissie
the sundal looks delicious! never tried with mochai...
Swaroopa
looks gr8!! very tastey & healthy too...
bindiya
Butter beans are new to me, could you post a pic of these, sundal looks good!
sagari
sundal looks delecious nagsssss
Seema
Nice one nags.. i love Mochakottai! Its a very creamy & buttery flavoured bean i feel...love sundals! With tea, perfect !
Rina
Sundal looks gr8, dear.. I like the idea of grated coconut over it.
Namratha
Sundal is always so appetizing and a great snack any time of the day...no matter what the contents....this looks delicious! 🙂
Kribha
Nags,
First of all I like your new template. Really yaar. Keep this one. The previous one was very colorful with the flowers but a little childish.
Sundal used to be my school days fav snack. My mom needn't worry about what to give me when I came back from school. I would be so happy even if I have it for 365 days. Adding a little bit of hing would enhance the flavor. Your pic looks great. Nice one.
Mandira
The sundal looks gorgeous 🙂 but it is the chilly noodles that I have been drooling over. Don't know how I missed it earlier.