Vellai Cholam Sundal

Vellai Cholam Sundal  / Sorghum Sundal

Vellai Cholam is known as Sorghum in English, Jowar in Hindi. It belongs to Millet family. It is full of nutrition and is very good for health. It is rich in protein and dietary fiber. It prevents certain types of cancer and control diebetes. There are numer of species in sorghum, but few ones are harvested for human consumption. The others are used for animal feed.

This Navaratri I made vellai cholam sundal. So you can try and give your comments. Now let us see how to make
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Preparation time                             – 8 hours

Cooking time                                  – 30 minutes

Serves                                             – 6

Ingredients

Vellai Cholam                                   – 1 cup

Coconut                                            – 3 tablespoon

Salt                                                    – To taste

Sundal podi                                        – 1 tsp

Oil                                                      – 2 teaspoon

Mustard                                              – 1/2 teaspoon

Urad dal                                              – 1/2 teaspoon

Red chilli                                            -2

Asafoetida                                          – 1 pinch

Curry leaves                                       – few

Method

Soak Vellai Cholam over night. Then cook Vellai Cholam in the pressure cooker  with salt . 

Cook for 7 to 8 whistles. When you press Vellai Cholam with finger it sould completely mash. 

Drain the water completely. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard, urad dal,  asafoetida, red chilli  and curry leaves. 

When they crackle add cooked Vellai Cholam . Add coconut and sundal podi. 

Stir well and serve.

Note:

Cook well. Vellai cholam is hard to cook.

Soaking 8 hours and cooking in the medium flame for 8 whistle is must for making vellai cholam sundal.

You can make sweet sundal also.

You can add grated carrot also.