Cilantro Thogayal

We always want something new to taste with rice and normally pickles take their turn. The readymade pickles are really commercialised and so oily for preservation.My husband can't eat his rice with buttermilk or curd without some pickle.One day there was no pickle in the house. I saw some cilantro in the fridge loosing its glamour.I thought why not make a thogayal with it. After all Cilantro is good for health.

Why don't you try it, easy to make and nice to taste.

Cilantro Thogayal

Ingredients:

Cilantro----1cup(washed leaves)

Coconut---1tab.sp

Tamarind paste--1/4 tea.sp

Salt ---As per taste

Urad dhal---2tab.sp

Red chilly---3 numbers

Asafoetida---1/4 tea.sp

Method:

Fry the urad dhal and the red chilly in a pan,no oil.

Powder it and keep aside.

Put the cilantro in a blender and grind for 2 minutes.

Add the coconut and tamarind to the cilantro and grind .

When all are mixed well add the ground powder, salt and asafoetida.

Mix every thing well.

Thogayal is ready.

Goes well with rice ,dosa etc.

Easy Tips:

Thokayal Podi:

Urad dhal----1cup

Red chilly-----About 15 (numbers) - adjust according to taste

Asafoetida----1tab.sp

Fry these ingriedients without oil.

Put in a blender and powder coarsely.

If you keep this podi ready, you can make thokayals easily.

In this case,you have to put tamarind,coconut and cilantro and this powder and grind.

Thokayal is ready.

If you want coconut thokayal,just put coconut,tamarind,salt and this thokayal podi and grind.Coconut thokayal is ready.