Pudhina thogayal

Pudhina thogayal

Ingredients:

Mint leaves (pudhina)- 1 bunch

Grated coconut- 1 tsp

Red chillies- 6 nos

Urad dal-2 tsps

Asafetida- ¼ tsp

Tamarind- a small piece

Oil for roasting- ½ tsp

Method:

Heat oil in a kadai and add urad dal, red chillies, asafetida and tamarind.

Fry till golden brown. Keep it aside.

Clean the mint leaves,wash it well and drain it for sometime.Fry the mint leaves for few minutes.

Then add salt, little water and grind it to a coarse paste.

You can mix it with hot rice by adding gingelly oil and eat. This goes well with sutta appalam.

Tips:

1. Coriander leaves can be used instead of pudhina for ‘kothammali thogayal.’

2. manathakkali keerai can be used instead of pudhina for ‘manathakkali keerai thogayal’.