I often make kothamalli thuvayal, we both are great fan of that and also easy to make. But I rarely buy pudina as I don’t get ‘that’ fresh leaves. If I am lucky I use it for making biryani and chutneys mostly. But for past two visits to little India, I am buying a big fresh lovely bunch of pudina and making all possible recipes using it. Chutney, thuvayal, rice, biryani… I will soon post the pudina rice recipe. Thuvayal means my mom to me. She makes it very tasty. I can live simply with different thuvayals. Vj too loves thuvayal varieties. I have made it with little of coconut. You can omit that. What I love in thogayals is there is no need to season/ temper! 😁.
Pudina thogayal recipe
Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Breakfast
Prep Time:15 mins | Cook time: 10 mins | serves: 4
Prep Time:15 mins | Cook time: 10 mins | serves: 4
Ingredients
Fresh mint leaves – 1 cup, tightly packed
Red chilli – 10
Urad dal – 2 tbsp
Coconut(optional) – 2 tbsp
Tamarind – small gooseberry sized
Jaggery – 1 tsp
Salt – 1 & 1/2 tsp (approx)
Red chilli – 10
Urad dal – 2 tbsp
Coconut(optional) – 2 tbsp
Tamarind – small gooseberry sized
Jaggery – 1 tsp
Salt – 1 & 1/2 tsp (approx)
Method
- Roast red chilli, urad dal until golden and add tamarind, washed mint leaves. Just fry for 30 – 40 seconds until the leaves reduce in volume.
- Grind this after cooled down along with coconut, jaggery and salt. Add 2-3 tblsp water while grinding.
Notes
- The main thing in thogayal recipes is to balance the red chilli, tamarind and salt.
- Adding jaggery enhances the taste.
- You can microwave tamarind for 20 seconds to make it soft, after dipping it for a second in water. This makes it blend easily.
Store in a airtight container in fridge and you can use this for 1 week and best for your lunch box when mixed with steamed rice. Use generous sesame oil when you mix with rice. Simple vadams goes well with this.
Kalpana Sareesh
October 1, 2012 at 8:41 ama very flavorful n yumm thogayal.. this is my mils method too..
Sudha Sabarish
October 1, 2012 at 8:51 amSimple and yummy thuvayal.
For the mint leaves to get at home just keep the stems in the pot full of sand and can see mint leaves growing nicely in short time which i'm doing.Only sunlight n water is required for the plant to grow.
Veena Theagarajan
October 1, 2012 at 8:52 amMINT is my favourite.. and so easy do it.. nice clicks Raks
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RAKS KITCHEN
October 1, 2012 at 8:57 amI should try that sudha, good idea. First thing I did – separated the leaves and discarded the stems this time 🙁 so next time will try that!
Kousa's Kitchen
October 1, 2012 at 9:21 amWow i use make it in same way but wont add jaggery but sure i will try adding jaggery , defn it will enhance the taste going to try now;)
Purnima
October 1, 2012 at 9:33 amMinty recipe! Looks appetising..tks for sharing Raks!
Hamaree Rasoi
October 1, 2012 at 9:46 amDelicious and lovely preparation. Colorful dish.
Deepa
Nagalakshmi V
October 1, 2012 at 10:02 ami love this too, but like you, prefer kothamalli 🙂 beautiful flavours!
♥Aps♥
October 1, 2012 at 10:08 amLovely Recipe… and Mintila
Priya
October 1, 2012 at 10:20 amI can survive for many days with fingerlicking healthy thogayal.
jeyashrisuresh
October 1, 2012 at 11:30 amVery nice and yummy thogaiyal. I love to have this with biryani. Adding jaggery sounds new and will try next time
Shabitha Karthikeyan
October 1, 2012 at 1:11 pmI just make it the same way. Love the flavor and also I grow my own pudhina which makes it easy to make these recipes!!!
S.Menaga
October 1, 2012 at 1:25 pmMy MIL also makes this same way,love this flavourful thuvaiyal….
GEETHA ACHAL
October 1, 2012 at 1:28 pmYummy and tempting thogayal…Tastes good with dosai…
Divya Kudua
October 1, 2012 at 1:40 pmI wasn't a big fan of mint but after growing a pot of mint in our balcony,I've started liking it:)strange but true:)).love the simple thogayal,must try.
Pavithra Elangovan
October 1, 2012 at 1:56 pmI do exactly same way except add little channa dhal for frying .. Love this thogayal a lot.
Nivedhanams Sowmya
October 1, 2012 at 1:57 pmall time favorite!!! love pudhina thogayal!!!
Nice clicks Raji!!
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Vanamala Hebbar
October 1, 2012 at 2:12 pmhmm….very nice
Janani
October 1, 2012 at 2:59 pmSuper yummy 🙂 love thogayals
Archana
October 1, 2012 at 3:43 pmLovely chutney.
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Srimathi
October 1, 2012 at 5:43 pmLove mint thogayal a lot. I just made some kothamalli thogayal last week.
Anu
October 1, 2012 at 5:52 pmComfort food, even i can eat this thogayal with rasam often. I doono about that tempering part, is it so?. I always temper for that too 🙂
Hema
October 1, 2012 at 5:54 pmMy favorite, I also add some chopped small onions to this thogayal..
Valarmathi Sanjeev
October 1, 2012 at 5:57 pmYummy and flavourful thogayal….love this…looks tempting..
Sanoli Ghosh
October 1, 2012 at 8:04 pmFlavorful and colourful thogayal. yummy.
Sangeetha
October 1, 2012 at 8:37 pmThis is my fav too…simply love it with rice n vathal…Same here i too can't find mint leaves n now-a-days started using the dried one..
Tried planting also but it doesn't fruitful to me 🙁
divya
October 1, 2012 at 11:06 pmWow… this looks tempting and yummy.., looks absolutely delicious.
Sreevalli E
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October 2, 2012 at 2:01 amI make it in a different way but am sure any outcome the taste is delicious :))
VineelaSiva
October 2, 2012 at 2:52 amWow yummy and tasty rice.
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October 2, 2012 at 4:50 amI mix with kothamalli and make thuvayal..looks delicious..
Prathima Rao
October 2, 2012 at 5:20 amThis looks so very tasty!!
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Priti S
October 2, 2012 at 9:44 amLove this but ya coriander one is always better ..nice pics
suhaina aji
October 5, 2012 at 5:34 amoh my.. i love it so much that i can finish it off by myself..nice clicks.
Unknown
November 18, 2012 at 7:44 amTried this and the thogayal was Yummy!!! Thank you.
nanda pillay
November 25, 2013 at 8:50 ammy late granny used to mint thogayal with ground peanuts and I also remember her braising it with mustard seed> I cant find such a recipe on the net Please help