Thengai Thogayal | Cocunut Thogayal | Thengai Thogayal Recipe
Thengai Thogayal is a traditional and simple rice accompaniment prepared using coconut as a main ingredient. It's usually served with hot rice and spoon of gingelly oil or ghee. It can be prepared quickly and perfect for the busy days.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 30kcal
Equipment
- Mixer Grinder
- Heavy Bottomed Pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup Grated Coconut 1 cup = 250 ml
- 1 tablespoon Urad Dal
- 1 tablespoon Split Bengal Gram (Channa Dal / Kadalaparuppu)
- 4 nos Red Chili
- ½ teaspoon Peppercorns optional
- 1 pinch Asafoetida (Asafetida / Hing)
- 1 cranberry size Tamarind ¼ teaspoon of Tamarind Paste
- 1 teaspoon Salt adjust to your taste
- 2 teaspoon Coconut Oil or any cooking oil
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan. Add urad dal, bengal gram dal, red chili and peppercorns and fry till the dal turns light brown color
- Then, add grated coconut, tamarind and asafoetida and fry till the coconut turns light brown color. If you are using tamarind paste, then you can add it directly to the mixer.
- Cool all the roasted ingredients and take it to a mixer jar along with salt. Grind everything to a coarse paste
- Now the Thengai Thuvayal is ready to serve with hot rice
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Nutrition
Serving: 1tablespoon | Calories: 30kcal | Carbohydrates: 2.5g | Protein: 0.6g | Fat: 2.2g | Saturated Fat: 1.4g | Sodium: 74mg | Potassium: 56mg | Fiber: 0.8g | Sugar: 0.9g