Tamil
Lentil Chutney (Paruppu Thogayal)
- Duration: 10 minutes
- Serves: 2 to 4 people
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Spice Level: Low
Trivia Tadka
Ingredients
- Green gram dal (hari moong dal) (½ cup)
- Split pigeon peas (arhar dal) (½ cup)
- Dry red chillies (sabut lal mirch) (1 to 2)
- Fresh coconut, grated (1 tbsp)
- Pepper (kali mirch) (1 tsp)
- Garlic (lahsun) (4 to 6 cloves)
- Salt (to taste)
Method
- Heat oil in a kadhai and fry the moong dal and toor dal in it along with the lal mirch. Keep cooking till the mixture begins to let off an appetising aroma. Allow it to cool.
- Once cool, transfer it to a mixer-grinder. Add in some salt, grated coconut and a little water and grind it into a smooth paste.
- Crush the pepper corns and garlic cloves and add to the paste. Grind again.
- Serve with plain rice and ghee.
