Our Thovve is nothing but dali thoye, a delicacy of the Konkani household. With Idli or buns,thovve is somewhat the most loved combo of my husband and his family. Over the years, even I have started to relish this combo as much as they do.
According to my father-in-law, tempering is the basis of any dish. Here, cooked toor dal is boiled and added with a liberal tempering. As we have now monsoon season, it is a most comforting and soothing meal option for us.
Ingredients:
Toor dal – 1 cup
Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
Green chillies – 2 (slit)
Salt
Hing – ¼ + ¼ tsp
Ghee or coconut oil – 1 tbl spoon
Mustard – 1 to 2 tsp
Red chillies – 1 or 2
Curry leaves
Method:
-I prefer to soak toor dal in advance to get a smooth texture. Wash the dal, add sufficient water, and collect and discard all the foamy froth which forms at the upper surface.
-Now, before closing the cooker lid, put turmeric, green chillies and a tsp of coconut oil or ghee and cook for 3 to 4 whistles with sufficient water.
-Mash the dal, and adjust the consistency by adding extra water. Add salt, ¼ tsp of hing and nicely boil.
-Now, do the tempering. Heat oil or ghee, crackle mustard, hing, red chillies, and curry leaves and pour over the boiled dal.
-Close the lid for some time and allow it to seep in all the flavours. Serve with Idli or buns.
NOTE:
-Soaking the dal and skimming (removing the foam) is optional. It does change the taste of the final product. Hence, I follow the process.
Krishna Swamy M B July 10, 2022
Awesome 😋😋
Shrikripa U July 17, 2022
Thank you, sir.
Vishwanath MB July 10, 2022
Must say this is the nirvana of all accompaniment one can have. A little further to explain this can easily be called as angel of all curries. Anything would fall flat at this. Am an ardent fan of this tovve. Neatly explained. Thank you so much
Shrikripa U July 17, 2022
I agree with you, sir. It is indeed healthy, tasty, easy to prepare and very filling.