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Thursday, 04 December 2008 10:25

A thovayal is a delicacy in almost every South Indian household. Thovayals are typically mixed with rice and eaten. It can be eaten with Dosa’s, Idli’s or any other way you choose to eat it.

Zucchini being a very English vegetable is extremely tasty when cooked into this thovayal version. The roasted ingredients urad dal, red chilies and curry leaves when ground into a paste along with the zucchini gives a fresh aroma which makes it simply delishious.

Zucchini Thovayal

Ingredients

  • 4 cups cubed zucchini
  • 2 teaspoon urad dal
  • 5-6 fenugreek seeds
  • 3 dry red chillies
  • 10 curry leaves
  • 2 tablespoons of thick tamarind paste (or small lemon size ball of fresh tamarind)
  • ¼ teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 3-4 curry leaves
  • 1 teaspoon oil for tempering
  • Salt to taste

Method

Cook the Zucchini until soft and tender.

Roast the fenugreek seeds, dry red chillies and urad dal until it releases a roasted aroma and slightly browned.

Now grind the roasted ingredients, zucchini, tamarind paste and curry leaves together until it forms a smooth paste. Add salt to taste

Heat a little oil in a pan; add mustard seeds and curry leaves. Allow it to crackle and add it to the zucchini chutney/thovayal.

 

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Comments (5)
Zucchini thovayal
5 Friday, 12 February 2010 18:59
So simple and delicious! Reminds me of my mom's cooking, all the wonderful paruppu and thengai thovayals. Should try this sometime soon! Thanks for inspiring to cook!
4 Tuesday, 09 June 2009 08:22
Jim
Wow this sauce looks just like the one being sold in our country. Looks interesting. Thanks for this one Archana:D
3 Monday, 08 December 2008 06:14
Nice post. Thank you for the info. Keep it up.
2 Sunday, 07 December 2008 11:55
Great website, I really like what you have done. Keep up the great work.
1 Thursday, 12 June 2008 06:37
lovely recipe. its good for summer too
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