MORINGA THOGAYAL, how to make a yumm yumm thogayal with drumstick leaves

 Well…….about Moringa leaves…..I have mentioned in several of my posts….

Moringa Recipes

This thogayal is the latest addition to my Moringa Recipes.....the super fresh, tender, light green colored Drumstick leaves are specially plucked from a tree in our native place, Thanjavur, where I had recently been !!!!

This thogayal is not only good to eat with rice, it is also a nice chutney for dosas and idlies.

Ingredients

Drumstick leaves - 2 handfuls

Small onion - 10 - 15

Chopped ginger - 1 tsp

Garlic - 2 pods

Curry leaves - a few

A small piece hing

Split urad dhal - 2 tsps

Channa dhal - 2 tsps

Red chillies - 4 - 5

Grated coconut - 2 tsps

Tamarind paste - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Any cooking oil - 2-3 tsps to season

Recipe cuisine: South Indian; Category: Side dish; Lunch/breakfast/dinner

Prep time: 10 mts; Cooking time: 10 mts

Yields roughly a cup full

Oil heated in pan, hing, urad and channa dhals, red chillies seasoned

Then small onions, garlic and ginger added

After the onions become golden in color, washed and drained moringa leaves along with curry leaves added

Salt to taste and tamarind paste added, after the leaves are sauteed well

grated coconut added

everything mixed well

after the whole thing cools down, loaded into a blender jar, and ground to a thogayal

See how nice it looks!!! I am not proudly boasting about the heavenly taste.......because as Kannadasan says, சொல்லாத சொல்லுக்கு விலை ஏதும் இல்லை!!!!! Am I right or wrong???

This post first appeared in www.malpatskitchen.com

Categories: Chutneys, Healthy Cooking, Moringa recipes, Thogayals