Karamani sundal

Karamani sundal is made with boiled black-eyed peas, also called cowpeas. It is a Tamil Nadu preparation that can be served as a snack, side dish, or accompaniment to rice.

Sundal varieties are traditional festival offerings and home preparations during Navratri in South India. Karamani is one of the versions prepared on designated days of the celebration.

The cooked black-eyed peas are tempered with mustard seeds and curry leaves, then commonly finished with grated coconut. Hing, green chile, and dried red chile may be added for extra aroma and heat.

Dried black-eyed peas are commonly soaked before cooking so they soften more evenly. A recipe reference lists an overnight soaking period followed by roughly ten minutes of cooking, though timing depends on the beans.