Kadalaparuppu/Channadal Masala Sundal & Rice Moongdal Kheer

Happy Ayudha Pooja and Dasara wishes friends, just now i finished my pooja and posting my today's dishes which i prepared specially for celebrating Ayudha pooja, our special menu for today goes for paruppu podi sadham,coconut rice,black-eyes peas vadas,channadal masala sundal,rice moongdal kheer and lemon rasam..Am yet to have my lunch,before having my lunch i absolutely want to post my today's post..Coming to kadala paruppu sundal, its was one of my favourite snack i never say no and love it very much, i simply prepared this sundal with some spices just to change my usual way of tempering, also coming to rice moongdal kheer,usually we make sweet pongal with both moongdal and rice, but i prepared them as kheer coz its goes for quick and easy preparation..Yep i simply prepared this kheer using pressure cooker along with condensed milk and cardamom powder with ghee and few fried cashew nuts, this combo works out tremendous for making kheer..

Kadalaparuppu /Channadal Masala Sundal:

1cup Channadal
Salt
1no Onion (chopped)
1tsp Fennel seed powder
1tsp Ginger (chopped)
3nos Garlic cloves (crushed)
1/2tsp Garam masala powder
2nos Green chillies (chopped)
1/4cup Grated coconut
Oil
Few curry leaves

Soak channadal for two hours, cook in a pan with salt and enough water until they get well cooked, strain the water and keep aside..

Heat enough oil, fry the fennel seed powder, add the chopped onions,chopped ginger pieces,crushed garlic cloves,chopped green chillies,curryleaves,alt and saute for until the onions turns transculent, finally add the garam masala,cook for few minutes..now add the cooked channadal,grated coconut and toss gently everything for few minutes and put off the stove..Enjoy warm..

Rice Moongdal Kheer:

1/2cup Rice

2cups Milk

1/4cup Yellow split moongdal

1/2cup Sweetened condensed milk

1/2tsp Cardamom powder

2tsp Ghee

Few cashew nuts

Few Saffron strands

Few almond flakes

Wash and cook the rice,moongdal with a cup of milk and a cup of water upto 3 whistles, once the steam get released,add the remaining millk,sweetened condensed milk,saffron strands,cardamom powder and cook everything in simmer for few minutes,heat the ghee in a pan, fry the cashew nuts and add to the cooking kheer,put off the stove..

Serve warm topped with few almond flakes..