Pesarattu with tangy, spicy Thokku

Name: Pesarattu with tangy, spicy Thokku
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For Pesarattu; 1 cup green Moong dal; 1/2 ” ginger; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 2-3 green chillies; 1 cup water; 1.5 Tbsp rice flour; Salt as per taste; as needed Ghee to fry Dosa; For Thokku; 4-5 medium size tomatoes; 1-2 whole red chlli; 2 tsp fenugreek powder; 1 Tbsp Urad dal; 1 Tbsp jaggery powder; 1 tsp red chillli powder; 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds; As needed Curry leaves; Pinch asafoetida; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 2 Tbsp oil; Salt as per taste

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

Kolkata

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Tomato has so much of goodness for health, full of nutrition. This is an ideal food to enjoy the goodness of tomato

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

Kolkata

#GA4 #week7
Tomato has so much of goodness for health, full of nutrition. This is an ideal food to enjoy the goodness of tomato

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Ingredients

Preparation time-6h30 min, Cooking time-30 mins

2 people

For Pesarattu
1 cupgreen Moong dal
1/2” ginger
1/2 tspcumin seeds
2-3green chillies
1 cupwater
1.5 Tbsprice flour
Salt as per taste
as neededGhee to fry Dosa
For Thokku
4-5medium size tomatoes
1-2whole red chlli
2 tspfenugreek powder
1 TbspUrad dal
1 Tbspjaggery powder
1 tspred chillli powder
1/2 tspMustard seeds
As neededCurry leaves
Pinchasafoetida
1/2 tspcumin seeds
2 Tbspoil
Salt as per taste

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Steps

Preparation time-6h30 min, Cooking time-30 mins

1

For Pesarattu- Soak the lentil for 6 hours. Should not be soaked more than that. Drain and add to the blender. Add ginger, green chillies and cumin seeds. Add 1 cup water and make a thick yet runny consistency
2

Add rice flour and stir and set aside for 15 mins. Add salt and mix for 30 secs
3

In a dosa pan heat and add oil, dry off and sprinkle water. If it absorbs then the pan is ready to make the dosa. Add the dosa batter in the centre with a ladle. Spread and add ghee on the sides.
4

Fry for 2 mins and you don’t need to flip side if it’s thin on the sides. Fold half and set aside. Complete the batches
5

For Thokku - cut the tomatoes and set aside.
6

In a pan heat oil and add cumin seeds, rai, when it crackles add Urad Dal, asafoetida. Then curry leaves and whole red chilli. Stir.
7

Add chopped tomatoes and stir. Half cover on low flame to make the tomatoes mushy.
8

Add fenugreek powder, jaggery and stir well. Add salt and mix well. Cover to cook but keep stirring in between until the Thokku is of thick consistency.
9

Set aside.
10

Plate and enjoy

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Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

on October 28, 2020 12:37

Kolkata

I’m a Home Chef and love cooking different recipes from all across the world. I enjoy sharing and learning from foodies like me. Follow me on my blog madhubish27.com and IG @madhubishskitchen, @madhubish. Thank you