Kollu Thogayal | Kollu Thuvaiyal
Kollu Thogayal is a easy rice accompaniment that can be prepared within 20 minutes. Kollu Thogayal is good for weight loss.
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Ingredients
- Kollu - 1/3 cup
- Oil - 1/4 teaspoon + a few drops
- Urad dal whole - 1 tablespoon + 1 tsp
- Pepper -4
- Ginger - 1/2 tbsp
- Red Chilli - 1
- Hing generous pinch
- Salt required
Instructions
- Add a few drops of oil, urad dal, pepper, and red Chilli. Sauté till the dal turns golden brown
- Add ginger and give a quick sauté
- Transfer the sautéd mixture to a plate and let it cool down
- In the same pan add oil and kollu;sauté
- Cook till the kollu splutter. Switch off
- Add coconut and stir 2/3 times. Let everything cool down
- Transfer the mixture into a mixie jar and grind them into a fine powder without adding water
- Add a generous pinch of hing and required salt
- Pulse once and transfer into a wide bowl
- Add little water and mix well. Make a thick Thogayal
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Notes
- Adjust red Chilli according to your spice level
- If you are planning to keep the kollu podi for few days roast coconut well
- Ginger powder can be used instead of ginger
- Cool Horsegram till they splutter
- Avoid cooking urad dal and kollu together
- Instead of making Thogayal, kollu podi can be eaten as such with rice
- Thogayal stays good for 2/3 days
- Garlic can be used for additional flavor
- curry leaves can be sautéd and added to the thogayal
- Thogayal tends to thicken over time. If required mix water before serving
- Little Tamarind can be added for the thogayal
- if you are using frozen coconut thaw them before using it for Thogayal
- If you prefer to have this as a chutney increase Water and coconut quantity
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