Paruppu thogayal
Paruppu thogayal, from above
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Paruppu thogayal

Roasted toor dal ground with pepper and coconut. Rasam rice's best friend.

15 minTime
5 gProtein each
mildSpice
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayRoasted toor dal, pepper and fresh coconut.
The original
108kcalsame
5 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
15minutessame

Paruppu thogayal as Tamil homes make it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Toor dal (split pigeon peas)⅓ cup
Dried red chilli2
Black pepper1 tsp
Fresh grated coconut¼ cup
Asafoetidaa pinch
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1 tsp
Water¼ cup
Saltto taste

Method

3 steps
  1. 1Roast toor dal in oil on low heat until golden.
  2. 2Add chillies and pepper and roast a minute more.
  3. 3Cool and grind with coconut, asafoetida, salt and a little water to a thick, coarse paste.
Serve it like this

Serve a lime sized ball beside hot rice with ghee, followed by rasam.

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What goes with Paruppu thogayal: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Verkadalai sadam20 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
With a main Pepper rasam20 min
With a main Mor kuzhambu35 min
With a main Molagootal30 min
To drink Neer mor8 min
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