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Menthye Thambli is a quick and easy curry made with fenugreek seeds, yogurt and basic kitchen spices. it is a great digestive and perfect for the summer months. Served with hot rice

Malnad Style Menthe Thambli

Kalyani
Menthye Thambli is a quick and easy curry made with fenugreek seeds, yogurt and basic kitchen spices. it is a great digestive and perfect for the summer momths. SErved with hot rice, this is an excellent coolant too.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Accompaniment, Raita, Side Dish
Cuisine Karnataka Cuisine
Servings 3 servings
Calories 68 kcal

Equipment

  • Thick Bottomed Pan
  • Spice Grinder

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 tsp Ghee clarified butter, sub with oil for vegan version
  • 1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds Menthye / Methi seeds
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerige / Jeera
  • 1/2 tsp Whole Black Pepper Menasu / Kali Mirch
  • 1/4 tsp Asafoetida skip only for GF, else highly recommended
  • 1 sprig curry leaves
  • 2 Kashmiri Chillies
  • 1 Spicy Dry Red Chilly adjust to taste
  • 2 TBSP Grated coconut fresh / frozen
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup yogurt curd, click here on how to make thick homemade curd

Tadka / Tempering

  • 1/2 tsp oil
  • 1/2 tsp curry leaves
  • 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds

Instructions
 

  • Heat a pan, melt ghee, saute cumin seeds, fenugreek and black pepper on low flame for 30 seconds till aromatic
  • Then add asafoetida, curry leaves, dry red chillies, coconut and continue to saute for another 30 seconds on very low flame
  • Cool and grind with salt and curd to a smooth paste
  • Transfer to a serving bowl.
  • MAke tempering with the curry leaves, cumin seeds and mustard seeds , let the cumin and mustard splutter
  • Add the tempering to the Thambli / yogurt curry, mix well and serve immediately with steamed rice / millets
  • It also makes a great side dish with Idli / Dosa

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    Notes

    Tips to make the best Thambli:

    1. Curd should not be sour
    2. Although the dry fenugreek seeds are used here, the curry / gravy isn't bitter at all. Please do make and give it a try.
    3. It can be served with Chitranna / Vangibhath / Lemon Rice too as a side dish apart from steamed rice / millets
    4. Do not fry the spices for long - they turn bitter. Ghee is preferred to fry the dry spices
    5. If you are vegan, sub with peanut curd / cashew curd or any plant based curd. I haven't tried with a plant based curd, so please do leave a comment below how you liked it with plant based curd
    6. This Thambli can be made GLuten Free - simply omit the Asafoetida (but that's a personal choice as it gives a lot of oomph to the dish). If you can find a GF Hing variant, please go ahead and use it
    7. Make small batches of Thambli always, it doesn't keep well for more than 1-2 days in the refrigerator.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 68kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 2gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 799mgPotassium: 122mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 209IUVitamin C: 47mgCalcium: 76mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword Malnad Thambuli, Menthye Thambuli, Summer Raita, Summer Recipes, Thambli, Thambuli
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