Thengai Thogayal | Coconut Thuvayal Recipe
Thengai Thogayal is a chutney or condiment made using fresh coconut, red chillies, tamarind, and other flavorful ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon Oil
- 2 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon Urad Dal
- 6 Red Chillies
- Tamarind a small piece
- Asafoetida a generous pinch
- Salt as needed
- 1 cup Coconut fresh or frozen
Instructions
- Add oil to a pan. Once hot, add mustard seeds. Let it splutter. Add urad dal and fry till it changes colour. The urad dal should be golden brown.
- Add tamarind, adafoetida and red chillies. Saute for a couple of minutes. Switch off.
- Transfer the tamarind, asafoetida, and red chillies to a mixie far. Add salt and grind coarsely.
- Add coconut and grind again. You can add little water to achieve the consistency you prefer.
- Finally, add the mustard seeds and urad dal. Grind for a few seconds. The mixture should remain a bit coarse.
- Delicious Thengai Thogayal is ready to be served with hot rice and a spoon of ghee/sesame oil.
Notes
If you want to make this gluten-free, avoid asafoetida.
Do not add too much water while grinding. The texture of the thogayal should be a bit coarse.
If you want to roast the coconut, add it to the pan, roast it till the colour slightly changes and add it to the thogayal while grinding.
Adjust the number of red chillies according to your preferred spice level.
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