Friday, February 19, 2010

Inji thogayal (Ginger chutney)

Inji thogayal (Ginger chutney)- preparation time 15 mins
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We can make this inji thogayal once every 15 days so, it will be good to reduce the cholestrol level. You can add in small quantity during food preparation (in kuruma, rasam,tea,etc) for digestion. People with ulcer problem can take in very less quantity also avoid green chili usage because it might aggravate the ulcer problem. According to articles it is good to reduce arthritis pain. My mom usually make ingi thogayal during deepavali because we will be taking lot of sweets and oil items so she thinks this is good for lunch.

Health benefits/tips:- Ginger simulates hunger, good for digestion. It is good to stay beautiful and avoids gaining cholestrol. Try to add ginger in most possible way. We can also chew small piece of ginger and extract the juice which is good for throat.

Ingredients:-
Ginger - 2 inch piece or chopped ginger 4 tbspn)
Red chili - 1 or 2
Tamarind paste - ½ tbspn
Salt - to taste
Urad dhal - 4 ½ tbspn
Sesame oil - 4 tbspn
Mustard - ¼ tbspn

Preparation method:-
In a pan add 3 tbspn oil, ginger.

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Fry till the ginger is roasted slightly.Cool it
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Fry urad dhal with 1 tbspn of oil till the dhal is golden brown. When dhal is half roasted add chili and roast.

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Add roasted ginger to grinder along with salt and tamarind paste.
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Ground coarsely.
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Add roasted urad dhal to ground ginger and grind it.
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When mixture is ground well add the water and ground again to paste.
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Garnish ingi thogayal with roasted mustard and urad dhal.
You can mix this ginger thogayal with rice and take with roasted papad. It will be really yummy and hot.

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