Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, mint dip/pudina thogayal. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Mint dip/Pudina thogayal is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Mint dip/Pudina thogayal is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
Pudina thogayal recipe with step by step pics. You can easily double or triple the recipe. Mint Thogayal is very common in our house.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook mint dip/pudina thogayal using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Mint dip/Pudina thogayal:
- Take 1 cup fresh mint (stalks removed)
- Get 2 tsp urad dal
- Prepare 1/4 tsp hing/asafoetida
- Get 5 Dry red chillies
- Make ready 2 tsp oil
- Take to taste Salt
- Get 1 grape sized tamarind (without seeds); or 1 tsp tamarind paste
- Make ready 1/4 cup coconut (grated/powder); optional
- Get 2 tablespoons water (optional)
This Pudina Thogayal is a very delicious thogayal variety. Thogayal are usually thick in consistency than chutney. Also the texture is coarse and not smooth. Pudina Thogayal is a flavorful and aromatic dip that is made from mint leaves.
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.
This always has a special place in the heart of thogayal lovers.! We often make this, especially when we have a bunch of fresh mint leaves. Pudina Thogayal is very rare at home as the lil one is fond of only anything coriander based either chutney / thogayal. But I love any variety of thogayal, infact I can survive with just thogayal and rice even if its daily 🙂 Thogayal recipes are always handy when we run out of time and ideas for lunch. Pudina thogayal recipe with video and step by step photos.
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