Ellu thogayal - Sesame seeds chutney

I love the flavour of sesame in any form be it sambhar, idly podi or Sesame rice. This thogayal is very easy to make and makes an excellent pair with Ulutham pongal and lemon rice. After a long tiring trip I wanted to start blogging with a simple post and this thogayal helped it too :). Sharing my simple recipe and hope it helps !!

Ellu thogayal

Cuisine: Indian Category: Side dish Difficulty level: Easy Prep Time: 5 mins Cook time: 5 mins Servings: 4

Ingredients Black Seasame seeds/ellu 4 Tsp Urad dal 3 Tsp Red chillies 6-8 Compound asafetida(optional) A small piece Curry leaves (optional) 4-5 leaves Garlic flakes(optional) 3-5 Tamarind 1/2 inch piece Salt 1/2 tsp flat Oil 1 Tsp Preparation      1.     Soak tamarind in little hot water and assemble remaining ingredients.

Method             1.     In pan add oil and saute urad dal along with hing, garlic flakes, red chilies and curry leaves for few minutes till nice aroma comes. Transfer the contents to another plate and add sesame seeds to the hot pan. Dry roast for just a minute and when they splutter well switch off the flame.     2.     Cool down sesame seeds separately. First grind the dal , chilies, garlic flakes along with soaked tamarind for few minutes. Finally add sesame seeds along with salt and little water to grind a thick paste.      3.     Serve with urad dal rice or lemon rice!!

Notes      ·         If you don't like garlic flavour use few spoons of grated coconut instead. Similarly you can skip curry leaves if they are not available.      ·         Adjust number of garlic according to their size. Similarly adjust chili as per your spice level.      ·         Roasting sesame seeds in hot pan ensures they are roasted fast and evenly. Hence I do this way.

Tastes divine with ulutham pongal especially on rainy days !!!