Thengai Thogyal Coconut Thuvaiyal

Thengai Thogyal is a comforting, spicy rice mixture made by grinding roasted coconut, spices, tamarind and curry leaves into a slightly thick paste. When we are sick and like to reduce our kitchen time, Thengai Thogayal is the dish we prepare. Learn to make Thengai Thogayal with step by step pictures.

Amma makes thengai thogayal (coconut thogayal) with a coriander leaf and this one with tamarind, I like both the versions. Thogyal Recipe These are always handy for a lazy day lunch and pair well with plain rice or even any type of rice.

About Thengai Thogyal

Thengai Thogayal is a very easy and quick recipe. It is made by roasting spices with coconut and grinding them into a slightly coarse chutney. Thengai Thogyal tastes great with rice.

I had a meal with rice, cluster beans curry, vadam and thengai thogayal, it was a very satisfying combo. Thengai Thogyal also tastes great with rasam and rice. It is very light on the stomach so it is often made during days of illness.

Thengai Thogyal Ingredients

• Coconut – Grated coconut is used after roasting.
• urad dal – Urad dal is used by roasting it with chillies.
• hing Asafoetida helps in digestion and gives taste.
• red chilli – Red chilli is used for spice.
• Tamarind – Tamarind is used to balance the taste.
• Oil Oil is used to fry spices and coconut.

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How to make Thengai Thogyal step by step

1. Heat oil – add urad dal and red chilli and fry until golden brown. Then add tamarind, asafoetida and fry for 2 minutes. Then add coconut.

2. Fry until moisture comes out and turns light brown. Put it in the mixer, add salt as required, some water and grind coarsely.

Serve it with hot boiled rice and rasam and papad – amazing combo!

Expert Tips

• For a change you can also use one spoon chana dal and black pepper.
• Thogayal is always thick and the texture should be semi thick and not very smooth. So adjust the water accordingly.
• If you wish, you can add mustard seeds.
• Adding tamarind adds a nice spicy flavor which I like the most.

serving and storage

Thengai Thogayal tastes best when served with rice. It keeps well in the refrigerator for 2 days.

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