Pudina Thogayal

Ingredients
Mint leaves - 1 cup (Tightly packed)
Green chilly - 1
Finely chopped Ginger - 1 tblsp
Urud dal - 1 tblsp
Channa dal - 1 tblsp
Oil - 1 tblsp + 1 tsp
Hing - generous pinch
Salt
Tamarind - 1 small piece
Grated Coconut - 2 tblsp
Mustard- 1 tsp
Split Urud dal - 1/2 tsp


Preparation
1. Clean and wash mint leaves. Slit green chilly.
2. Heat  1 tblsp oil in pan. Fry urud dal and channa dal to golden brown color. Take out.
3. To same pan add ginger, hing and green chilly. Fry for 1 min. Add mint leaves and saute until leaves shrink and gets cooked.
4. Switch off stove and add tamarind and coconut. Mix well.
5. First grind dal to coarse powder. Then grind mint portion to smooth paste. Add to dal powder and mix well.
6. Heat 1 tsp oil in pan and temper with mustard and urud dal. Add to mint thogayal. Serve as side for rice or tiffen items.

Note
Do not over cook mint leaves. It gives bitter taste.