Thovve
Serves 4
| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| Toor dal (red gram dal) 1 cup | Turmeric Powder 1 tsp |
| Onion 1/2 | Salt to taste |
| Chillies 2 | Lemon juice or 1/4 cut lemon |
| Ginger small piece | Ghee |
| Coriander leaves few | |
For seasoning
| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| Mustard seeds 1 tsp | Asafoetida a pinch |
| Cumin seeds 1 tsp | Oil 2 tbsps |
| Curry leaves few | |
Method
- Cut onion lengthwise and slit chillies. Pressure cook dal with enough water or cook nicely till soft.
- Take a pot and pour cooked dal and mash. Add about 2 cup of water and start cooking again. Add turmeric powder, onion, chillies, salt and ginger.
- Allow it to boil. Lastly, add chopped coriander leaves and keep aside.Now, heat oil in a pan and season with mustard seeds, asafoetida and cumin seeds.
- When the seeds pop up, add curry leaves. Pour this on top of the prepared dal. Now thovve is ready to eat and usually it is served hot with rice.
- Add 1 tsp of ghee and lemon juice while mixing with rice.
| Nutrient Composition Per Serving | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (Kcal) | 190 | Carotene (μg) | 60.38 |
| Protein (g) | 5.75 | Vitamin C (mg) | 0.69 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 15.32 | Mg (mg) | 35.36 |
| Fat (g) | 11.71 | Na (mg) | 7.38 |
| Fibre (g) | 0.61 | K (mg) | 283.94 |
| Minerals (g) | 0.94 | Mn (mg) | 0.29 |
| Calcium (mg) | 22.18 | Zn (mg) | 0.32 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 81.87 | Cr (mg) | 0.003 |
| Iron (mg) | 0.87 | ||