Tuvar Totha (Gujarati Spicy Split Pigeon Pea Mash)

Name: Tuvar Totha (Gujarati Spicy Split Pigeon Pea Mash)
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups split pigeon peas (tuvar dal) (about 300 grams); 1/2 cup finely chopped green onions; 1/2 cup finely chopped tomatoes; 2 tablespoons ginger-garlic paste; 1 tablespoon garam masala; 2 tablespoons Kashmiri red chili powder; 1 tablespoon hot red chili powder; 2 tablespoons coriander powder; Juice of 1 lemon; 1 tablespoon sugar; 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro; as needed Oil; 1 loaf sandwich bread; as needed Sliced onions; as needed Sliced tomatoes; 1 cup buttermilk (about 240 ml)

Anjana Sheladiya @Anuskitchencronicals

Ahmedabad

Tuvar Totha is a famous dish from Mehsana, Gujarat. This spicy and tasty dish is often made during the winter season.

Anjana Sheladiya @Anuskitchencronicals

Ahmedabad

Tuvar Totha is a famous dish from Mehsana, Gujarat. This spicy and tasty dish is often made during the winter season.

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Ingredients

30 minutes

2 servings

1 1/2 cupssplit pigeon peas (tuvar dal) (about 300 grams)
1/2 cupfinely chopped green onions
1/2 cupfinely chopped tomatoes
2 tablespoonsginger-garlic paste
1 tablespoongaram masala
2 tablespoonsKashmiri red chili powder
1 tablespoonhot red chili powder
2 tablespoonscoriander powder
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tablespoonsugar
2 tablespoonschopped cilantro
as neededOil
1 loafsandwich bread
as neededSliced onions
as neededSliced tomatoes
1 cupbuttermilk (about 240 ml)

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Steps

30 minutes

1

First, boil the split pigeon peas with salt until soft. In a pan, heat oil and add cumin seeds, asafoetida, and curry leaves. Add the ginger-garlic-chili paste and mix well.
2

Add the green onions and tomatoes, mix well, and cook until softened.
3

In another pan, heat oil and add all the spices and Kashmiri red chili powder. Mix well, then add the cooked onion-tomato mixture and the boiled pigeon peas. Stir everything together thoroughly.
4

Add lemon juice, sugar, and chopped cilantro. Mix well. The totha is now ready. Serve it with bread.
5

Enjoy the totha with sliced onions, tomatoes, and buttermilk.