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Vellirikkai Thogayal

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This Indian sauce features Cucumber, Sesame oil, Black mustard seeds, Urad dal, white. The flavors come together beautifully. A reliable recipe that works well for everyday cooking. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
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Difficulty: Intermediate
Servings: 1
Calories: 300.9
Dietary: Gluten-free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Description
This Indian sauce features Cucumber, Sesame oil, Black mustard seeds, Urad dal, white. The flavors come together beautifully. A reliable recipe that works well for everyday cooking. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
Ingredients
  • 1 lg Cucumber
  • 3 tablespoon Sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon Black mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Urad dal, white
  • 1/2 teaspoon Methi (fenugreek)
  • 2 Dried Red chillies
  • 1/2 tablespoon Tamcon paste
  • 1 pn Hing
Directions
  1. 1
    Salt; to taste Peel cucumber, slit into half, scoop out seeds.
  2. 2
    Slit into further narrow strips and cut tiny pieces as for kachumbar.
  3. 3
    Should not be grated as this gives no 'bite' feel in the mouth.
  4. 4
    Next, warm the oil and fry all ingredients except the tamarind.
  5. 5
    Mustard should stop spluttering and dal/methi should turn brown.
  6. 6
    Drain out these fried spices into a blender, leaving oil behind in pan.
  7. 7
    Add cucumber and stir fry for two minutes, no more.
  8. 8
    Add tamcon to spices in blender and with half the cucumber run on low speed till everything looks coarsely ground and blended.
  9. 9
    Remove into a bowl, add remaining cucumber pieces and mix well.
  10. 10
    (Shyamala Parameswaran)

Nutrition Facts

Servings 1

Amount Per Serving
Calories 300.9kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 11.4g18%
Saturated Fat 2.6g13%
Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
Sodium 23.4mg1%
Total Carbohydrate 51.5g18%
Dietary Fiber 0.2g1%
Sugars 50.6g
Protein 0.4g1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: black, blending, chillies, cucumber, dal, fenugreek, frying, hing, indian, methi, mustard, oil, paste, red, sauce, seeds, sesame, stir frying, tamcon, thogayal
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