Thenga Maanga Pattani Sundal

Thenga Maanga Pattani Sundal  is a all time favourite dish of  Tamil Nadu and that too of Chennai / Madras Marina Beach.

Thenga Maanga Pattani Sundal is a mix of Coconut, Mango, white or green dry peas, green chillies etc. and usually sold in the Marina Beach at Chennai. There are many, whereever they are put up yearn for this dish.
We can make this at home easily and serve our guests anytime we like. This is how it gets sold in the Marina Beach at Chennai.

Ingredients needed to prepare the famous Thenga Maanga Pattani Sundal:
1 cup Dried green  Peas (Pattani)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste

To grind to a coarse paste without water:
1 Green Chilli
1/2" piece Fresh Ginger
2 tbsps fresh grated coconut

For seasoning:
1 tbsp Oil
1/2 tsp Mustard
1 tsp Urad dal  / Broken Black gram which is used for tempering
2 pinches Asafotida
1 red chilli cut into small bits
A few Curry leaves
Salt to taste

For garnishing:
2 tbsps Green Mango - grated
1 tbsp Grated Coconut - 1 tablespoon

How to Prepare Thenga Maanga Pattani Sundal
Soak Pattani in water overnight or for atleast 8 hours from the morning. Pressure cook along with salt to taste for five to six whistles. Whe you open the cooker you should be able to mash the Peas with your finger. Only then the Sundal will come out tasty. Strain the water and keep aside.
Grind coconut, green chilli and ginger to a coarse paste. If you make it fine then it willbecome like a curry.
Heat a fry pan, add oil and splutter mustard.
Add urad dal, broken bits of red chilli along with asafotida powder and curry leaves. Fry for a while.
Add cooked and drained peas. Mix well.
Add a pinch of salt and coconut, green  chilli paste.
Mix well.
Garnish with grated Mango and coconut.
Serve this at tea time with Bhajji or Bonda to the guests.
Garnish with grated mango and coconut pieces.

Tips:
A few drops of lemon juice can be added. Some people add small onions chopped finely in the seasoning. Also if you do not want more coconut in the sundal, avoid coconut paste. Add grated ginger in the seasoning and mash few cooked pattani to a paste and add to the sundal and mix. This will give the exact texture of the sundal sold in Marina Beach.