Garlic Thokku

Ingredients:

Garlic - 20
Thick Curd - 1/4 cup
Water - 1/2 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Red Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Kashmiri Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Urad dal - 3/4 tsp
Channa dal - 3/4 tsp
Curry Leaves - a sprig
Gingely Oil - 1 1/2 tbsp
Salt - As reqd

Method:

• Peel garlic and crush them and set aside.
• Heat oil in pan and add urad dal and channa dal.
• Cook in medium flame.
• Once there is mild change in color, add in mustard seeds.
• Add in cumin seeds and curry leaves.
• Add in garlic and saute till it changes to mild brown color.
• Now reduce the flame to low.
• Add in spice powders and water and mix well.
• Add in salt and cook for 3 mins.
• Whisk curd and add.
• Mix it, it will curdle.
• Cook in low flame for 4 mins.
• It will become thick like thokku.
• Goes good with idly/dosa.