Sweet Karamani / Cowpea Sundal Navratri Day 7

Cooked cowpea blended in jaggery and cardamom powder is a luscious sweet for navratri

Ingredients - Serves 4

• Cowpea - 1 cup
• Jaggery - 1/2 cup (I used light brown sugar)
• Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
• Grated coconut - 1 tbsp

Method

• Heat the pan and fry cowpea for 3 to 5 minutes
• Add water and pressure cook for 2 whistles or until soft
• Heat the pan add jaggery and 1/4 cup water
• When jaggery starts to melt, strain it to remove the dirt
• Again pour the jaggery to the pan allow it to boil and make a thick syrup
• Add cooked cowpea, grated coconut and cardamom powder
• Keep the flame low and mix well until the jaggery blends with cowpea
• Sweet cowpea is ready to serve

Nutritional Information

• Cowpea is a good source of fibre, folate and iron
• High fibre content plays an important role in controlling diabetes
• Per serving = 175 calories approximately