Thovve

Payaswini's Recipes





Ingredients:
1 cucumber, peeled and cut into small pieces
1 cup yellow moong dal
2 tbsp. grated coconut
6-8 green chillies, chopped
1 onions, chopped
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 tsp. grated, ginger
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
1 long spring curry leaves
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 tbsp. chopped coriander leaves
Salt to taste
For Seasoning:
2 tsp. oil
1/2 tsp. mustard seeds
1/2 tsp. cumin seeds
1/2 tsp. asafoetida
Method:
Dry roast the moong dal until light brown. Wash and drain.
Put moong dal, turmeric into a pan. Add water and bring to the boil until the moong dal
are tender.
(not too cooked) Add cucumber, onions, tomatoes, green chillies, ginger
and cook until soft.
Add salt, coconut, curry leaves and simmer until the thovve thickens. Remove from the heat.
Add lemon juice, coriander leaves and mix well.
Heat oil in a pan, add seasonings when it starts to split, stir into the thovve.

Serve with rice or chapatis.