Put the Ellu (Til Seeds) in a kadai and dry fry till it crackles. Remove. Same kadai put a teaspoon of oil and fry urad dhal till it turn light brown. Add red chillies, garlic pearls and tamarind and fry for few seconds. Finally add coconut gratings and fry for few more seconds. Switch off the stove.
When it cooled down, put all the fried ingredients in a mixie along with salt and grind it. Add only one or two tableslpoon of water and grind it to a thick dough like consistency.
This will go well with Lemon Rice/Coconut Rice. Can also be had with Idli/Dosa.
I tried your ellu thuvaiyal yesterday. I used white variety as I happened to have it on hand. It was awesome. My daughter who loves peanut chutney thought it was peanut chutney. What a great healthy substitute. Thank you.
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Hi i have tried Ellu (Til Seeds) Thuvaiyal but its in bitter taste. I dont know what mistake i did. Could u please explain.
Hi Monaa,
Til is having slight bitterness. But if it is too much, then til is overfried.
Ok thank you. I will try it once more. I love til seed smell…..
Hi I want to know if it is possible to use white till seeds?
Yes. You can use white til seeds too. Onlything is the thuvaiyal will be light in colour.
Today I made this thuvayal and had it with Kanji. Delicious and really good aroma!
Thank you Anitha Manohar for your kind feed back.
I tried your ellu thuvaiyal yesterday. I used white variety as I happened to have it on hand. It was awesome. My daughter who loves peanut chutney thought it was peanut chutney. What a great healthy substitute. Thank you.
Thank you for your kind feed back.