Coconut thogayal/Thenga thogayal ....light for tummy good for health.

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It is a very light dish .Its main ingredient is urud dal which is rich in protein.  After a heavy meal or if you want to give rest to your stomach, you can try this menu. It is very easy to prepare and delicious also.
Let's see its ingredients. 
Urud dal 3 table spoon
Pepper 1 table spoon
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Asafoetida 
Red chilli 3
Cooking oil 1 tsp
Grated coconut 1/2 cup
Tamarind small amla size.
Preparation time 10 mins
Serves 4
Preparation 
Heat a pan with oil
Once it is hot add Asafoetida, Mustard seeds and allow to pop.
Add chilli and saute till brown.
Add urud dal,pepper saute till golden brown 
Transfer to plate and allow to cool
First grind urud dal,chilli,pepper,Asafoetida to coarse powder in mixie.
Add coconut,tamarind and salt with little water and grind to coarse paste.
Coconut thogayal is ready. With hot rice and little gingelly oil and 1 table spoon of thogayal, the meal will be ultimate. 
Enjoy and send me your feed back.
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