Thuvaiyal is another version of Chuntey, which is thick compared to chuntey and ground coarsely compared to chuntey. This coconut thuvaiyal goes out well with rasam rice, koozh/porridge and kanji /porridge. This thuvaiyal is a common dish of Tamil Nadu prepared in each and every family. People call Rasam and Thuvaiyal as poor man’s dish, but it’s a great combination that everyone loves it. Let us move on to the recipe…

Coconut Thuvaiyal / thengai Thuvaiyal

Ingredients:

• Coconut – 100 gm
• Roasted gram / Pottukadalai / Porikadalai – 200 gm
• Green chilies – 3 nos
• Garlic – 3 cloves
• Salt to taste

Ingredients about to grind

Grounded to coarse paste

Coconut Thuvaiyal / thengai Thuvaiyal

Preparation:

• Chop coconut to small pieces or grate the coconut.
• In a blender, take coconut pieces, roasted channa gram, green chilies, garlic and grind them to coarse paste by adding water little by little.
• Add in salt as required and grind for few seconds.
• Transfer it to a bowl.

Serve with warm porridge or rasam rice.