South Indian•quick
Spicy Thengai Thogayal / Coconut Chutney For Rice
Easy and simple South Indian Tamilnadu style recipe for Spicy Thengai Thogayal - Thuvaiyal With Coconut . Delicious with rice.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil
- 3 tablespoon Channa dal /kadalai paruppu
- 4-5 cloves garlic
- small candy size tamarind
- 4-5 Dry red chillies
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- 1
Heat oil in a kadai and roast the chana dal / kadalai paruppu in low flame until light brown. Add the dried red chillies and fry briefly. Make sure the red chillies don’t burn. Add the chillies when the dal is almost roasted. Set aside.
- 2
Grind all the ingredients above with the roasted dal and chillies together with about half a cup of water. Do not add more water. We want a very thick chutney. Transfer to a cup.
- 3
Serve with rice and a dollop of ghee.