Grandma’s Mendhiya Thogayal(Fenugreek Chutney)

(from Nandini’s recipe box)

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Serves 2 people

Categories: chutney

Ingredients

  • To roast:
  • Fenugreek seeds(Methi seeds)-1 tsp
  • Urud dal-2 tsp
  • Channa dal-2 tsp
  • Mustard seeds-1/4 tsp
  • Hing-1/4 tsp
  • Red chillis-5
  • Other ingredients:
  • Jaggery-1tbsp
  • Tamarind-3 inch piece
  • Salt

Directions

  1. Method:

  2. Roast the above ingredients in 2 drops of oil till golden brown. Cool.

  3. Grind with rest of the ingredients adding little water to a course paste.

  4. From the picture you can get an idea of how thick the paste should be.

  5. Serve with hot rice and ghee.

  6. Note: Rice should not be mushy. It be cooked in such a way that the grains are separate.

  7. Ghee is a must. Thogalays taste great only when ghee is added.

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