This thuvayal is a simple combination of three ingredients – coconut, green chillies, and ginger, with the goodness of gooseberry.

Tastes awesome with idli, dosai, oothappam, paniyaaram, vadai and why not, rice too.

Nellikkai Thengai Milagai Thuvayal

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Ingredients (serves 4)

• periya nellikkai/gooseberry (bigger variety) – 3 no.s chopped
• thengai/coconut – 1/2 finely chopped
• pachchai milagai/green chillies- 5/6 as preferred
• inji/ginger – 1/2 inch diced ginger
• uppu/salt – to taste

Method of Preparation

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1. Chop all ingredients for easy grinding in the blender
2. Add salt and water and blend to a smooth paste
3. This thuvayal doesn’t need thaalippu or seasoning with oil and mustard seeds like other chutneys. Still if one prefers, go ahead.

thaalippu – seasoning

• oil  – 2 tsp
• mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
• urad dal – 1/2 tsp
• curry leaves

1. Heat oil in a small pan
2. Add mustard seeds
3. When they splutter add split black gram
4. When it becomes golden brown, add curry leaves
5. Pour this into the thuvayal.

Any Thuvayal is a flexible dip to make. Increase or reduce the quantity of coconut, green chilli or gooseberry as per taste preference. For a tangier dip, add gooseberries; for a spicier thuvayal add chillies.