Recipe of Speedy Mint dip/Pudina thogayal
- By Curtis Pope
- 20 Jul, 2020
Mint dip/Pudina thogayal Recipe. How to set it up? What are the ingredients? Cooking tips and more… This is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i’am gonna make it a little bit tasty.
Ensure there are no insects as mint; grown naturally tend to attract worms. Pudina Thogayal (Mint Thogayal) very easy to make thogayal variety.
Here is the best “Mint dip/Pudina thogayal” recipe we have found so far. This will be smell and look delicious.
Ingredients of Mint dip/Pudina thogayal
- Prepare 1 cup of fresh mint (stalks removed).
- Prepare 2 tsp of urad dal.
- Take 1/4 tsp of hing/asafoetida.
- Make ready 5 of Dry red chillies.
- Take 2 tsp of oil.
- Make ready to taste of Salt.
- You need 1 of grape sized tamarind (without seeds); or 1 tsp tamarind paste.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of coconut (grated/powder); optional.
- You need 2 tablespoons of water (optional).
Pudina thogayal recipe with step by step pics.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.Making pudina thogayal is easy once you have cleaned fresh mint leaves handy.There are many variations with pudina thogaya recipe and I am sharing a very basic recipe that I make.
Mint dip/Pudina thogayal instructions
- 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..
Mint leaves are used very often by North Indians than South Indians.We can make so many yummy recipes with mint leaves.Roast red chilli, urad dal until golden and add tamarind, washed mint leaves.
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.Pudina thogayal recipe with step by step pictures.This Pudina thogayal is easy to make and is flavorful and aromatic that can be eaten both with rice and also as a side dish with idli or dosa.This thogayal is frequently made at home as all of us at home are big time lovers of pudina (mint leaves).