Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, mint dip/pudina thogayal. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Mint dip/Pudina thogayal is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Mint dip/Pudina thogayal is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
Pudina Thogayal (Mint Thogayal) very easy to make thogayal variety. Mint leaves are so healthy and tasty. We use mint leaves for many purposes.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have mint dip/pudina thogayal using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Mint dip/Pudina thogayal:
- Take 1 cup fresh mint (stalks removed)
- Make ready 2 tsp urad dal
- Take 1/4 tsp hing/asafoetida
- Take 5 Dry red chillies
- Prepare 2 tsp oil
- Prepare to taste Salt
- Get 1 grape sized tamarind (without seeds); or 1 tsp tamarind paste
- Get 1/4 cup coconut (grated/powder); optional
- Prepare 2 tablespoons water (optional)
Pudina thogayal is a tangy and thick chutney made with fresh mint leaves or pudina. Thogayal or thuvaiyal is a thick or coarsely ground chutney made in the Tamil Nadu cuisine. There are a variety of thogayals that are made with various greens, herbs and vegetables. Making pudina thogayal is easy once you have cleaned fresh mint leaves handy.
Instructions to make Mint dip/Pudina thogayal:
- Wash the mint leaves and let them dry. Ensure there are no insects as mint; grown naturally tend to attract worms.
- Add oil to a pan. Toss in urad dal; asafoetida and chillies. Sauté on low heat to the urad dal turns golden brown. Then toss in the mint. Make sure that the heat is low as mint cooks real fast. Add in the coconut if including; at this point. Sauté for 2 minutes more. Then turn off the stove. Let it cool.
- Now in a blender; add the mix from pan, salt, tamarind block and grind well to paste. If it appears to stick; add some water and grind well to paste.
- Thogayal ready! Serve with hot rice or dosa or idli. Or use it to add additional flavor in your Biriyani/Pulao.
There are many variations with pudina thogaya recipe and I am sharing a very basic recipe that I make. You can also make pudina thogayal with coconut, garlic etc. Furthermore in many homes thogayal is made with just urad dal but I like to use a mix of urad and chana dal. Recipe for Pudina Kothamalli Thuvaiyal /Pudina Kothamalli Thogayal. Tamil style Mint and Coriander chutney made without coconut.
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