Pudhina/Mint Thogayal

Pudhina thogayal is a simple and easy accompaniment with rasam or curd rice.
Especially when you are really craving for a rasam after an outdoor trip or when you are running temperature, the pudina thogayal as a side dish will satisfy your craving. Everyone in the family likes it. My mom makes a variety of thogayals, will keep updating.

Preparation Time: 5 mins | Cooking Time: 10 mins |Serves: 4

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Ingredients:

Mint - 1 cup tightly packed or 1 bunch

Urad - 1 tbsp

Red Chili - 4

Coconut - 1 tbsp

Tamarind - 1 inch

Perungayam/Hing - 1 pinch

Oil

Salt to taste

Method:

• In a pan fry urad and red chili, add a little oil. When browns add tamarind and coconut and fry for a minute.

• Add the mint. Fry until it shrinks. Add salt, perungayam/hing, and cool it down before grinding.

•  Once it cools down grind in a mixer. Grind a little coarse.
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Pudhina thogayal is ready. You can serve this as an accompaniment to any South Indian dish, idli/dosa, or just have it with white rice and nallenai topped over it.