One of my good friend's mother taught me this easy way to make
thogaiyal. All you need is a good skillet and a blender. those of you
who have a wet grinder with an attachment for grinding spices and such
will have no problem.
Saute your choice of vegetables such as
squash, onions( optional) eggplant, chow chow (chayote squash) and red
and yellow or green pepper (capsicum) in some canola oil till they just
start to be done. add a couple of ripe or green tomatoes, 2 or three
green chillies, a few curry leaves, a bunch of cilantro. At the bottom
of the pan make some room and add 1 tsp of tamarind paste, 2 tsp of
iddly or chutney power and some turmeric and hing. A piec of fresh
ginger is also optional. all a spoon of sesame oil to the spices and mix
them all with the roasted vegetables and then allow to cool. grind in a
magic bullet coarsely and add salt and fresh lime juice.
serve with iddly, dosai, vadai or adai . Or with rice.
My daughter loves this and will eat chappati with chutney.
Makes the best sandwiches with butter of one side, chutney on the other and thin slices of cucumber and tomato in between.
Grilled cheese sandwiches become special with a dab of chutney in the
middle. Serve with slices of tomato drizzled with olive oil and balsamic
vinegar.
