Fresh turmeric, a vibrant ingredient in southindian cooking. We get loads of fresh turmeric during Pongal/Sankranti, i saw them from December in the market. I love to cook with them, the earthy flavor and the bright unadulterated color of this beautiful rhizome is something which we don’t get all the year through.
Last year this time i made Fresh Turmeric dosa and herbs smoothie with it and today i bring you a finger-licking thogayal, south-indian style chutney with lentils using fresh turmeric and fresh ginger.
This thogayal goes great with rice and ghee, and also with idly/dosa. if using for idly/dosa,then add litle more water and grind, whereas if using as rice accompaniment, grind it thick.
Ingredients
3 tbsp urad dal
1 tbsp Chana dal
a pinch of hing
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp white sesame seeds
3 no’s red chilies
A small gooseberry sized tamarind
1/4 cup chopped fresh turmeric, skin scrapped
1/4 cup chopped fresh ginger, skin scrapped
2 t so fresh coconut
Salt to taste
Method
- In a Kadai/pan, dry roast urad dal, Chana dal, coriander and white sesame seeds.I usually add the white sesame and red chilies just before turning off the stove, so it gets nice and toasty in the residue heat.Remove the roasted ingredients to a flat plate and let this cool.
- Now in the same pan, add a tsp of oil and sauté the chopped ginger and fresh turmeric for 2-3 minutes. Remove the sautéed ingredients on to a plate, let it cool.
- Take all the ingredients together along with coconut, tamarind and salt in mixer grinder and grind it to a fine/a little coarse paste by adding 2-4 tbsp of water.
- Do not add add water in the beginning, first pulse together then add a tbsp if water at a time and grind.
- Remove the chutney/thogayal onto a serving bowl and serve it along with steaming hot rice and ghee or along with your idly dosa.You can also use it in wraps/rolls as a base chutney.
It was nice to know you through Rafeeda's blog.. you have pretty blog here… Neat and such amazing recipes. Keep up the good work. 🙂 That chutney looks so good that it just made me hungry .. he he
Never heard about this thogayal before. Had few pieces of fresh turmeric that i bought for pongal, don't know what to do with that. This thogayal sounds perfect to give a try. Does it have the raw smell of turmeric??
Wow, this is such a wonderful, medicinal recipe Priya. Best way to use up the Manjal we bought for Pongal.
wow super medicated thukaiyal , kandipaa seythu paarkiReen
Wow it sounds like a healthy and flavorful thogyal.
That's one awesome thogayal Priya, never used fresh turmeric as such. will have to do that!
Very unique recipe, Priya. Would love to try this out.
That sounds quite interesting Priya. Never heard of this one – the pic with rice mixed with thogayal makes me drool!!
This is so new and interesting, looks delicious mixed with rice. Would love to try it out!
Turmeric and ginger chutney is absolutely new to me but it surely looks so tempting. Mixed with the rice it definitely looks delish.
Such a healthy thogayal.. I will surely try it out when I get some fresh turmeric.
Wow. What an interesting and healthy thogayal. The third pic is absolutely tempting. So inviting !
I have never heard of fresh turmeric chutney, I have always eaten as turmeric as salad or pickle. Must taste so good.
This is one seriously awesome thogayal Priya. I tried it and it turned out wonderful!