Menthe Tambuli | Menthya Tambuli | Fenugreek Flavoured Yogurt

Menthe Tambuli is a delicious fenugreek-based side-dish from Karnataka. Serve it with some rice and papad, and you have a great meal. Also referred to as Menthya Tambli, this dish is an excellent way to include methi or fenugreek seeds in your diet.

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What is Tambuli?

Tambuli (or Tambli) is a category of dishes where thick, tempered buttermilk is flavoured with a paste of coconut+chilli+<another ingredient>. The result is a delicious and cooling gravy that can be savoured with both rice and roti.

What I like best about various Tambuli is that they uses a large amount of an ingredient that are very nutritious but are difficult to use in large quantities; for example, curry leaves or methi seeds.

On the blog, you will find recipes for other tambli variations that feature:

• Curry Leaves or Karibevu
• Pomegranate Peel or Dalimbe Sippe
• Raw Mango or Mavinakayi

Some Tips and Variations

• Instead of using bydagi chillies, you can use 1/2 tsp pepper corns. When I do this, I also add 1 spicy green chilli for flavour.
• You can increase the amount of methi seeds to 3/4 tsp (an additional 1/4 tsp) for a strong flavour of fenugreek.

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How to Make Menthe Tambuli

1. Getting the Yogurt Ready
   1. Whisk 1/2 cup yogurt (dahi) well till they are no lumps.
   2. Now, add 1/2 cup water and some salt, and mix well.
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   3. Set aside.
2. Making the Methi Paste
   1. In a small wok or tempering ladle, melt 1 tsp ghee. You can use coconut oil instead of ghee.
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   2. Add 1 tsp fenugreek seeds (methi seeds) and stir-fry till they start to change colour.
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   3. Then add 1 tsp cumin seeds and 3-4 Bydagi chillis. Bydagi chillies give this dish its vibrant red-orange colour, and because they are only mildly hot, the dish will not be very spicy.
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   4. Stir-fry for a few seconds and take off the heat.
   5. Now grind the fried ingredients and 1/2 cup coconut with 3-4 tbsp of water to a thick, smooth paste. Ensure that you do not add too much water when grinding because then the tambuli will be watery.
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3. Getting It All Together
   1. Add the ground mix to the beaten, diluted yogurt and mix well.
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   2. In a tempering ladle, heat 1/2 tsp ghee.
   3. Add 1/2 tsp mustard seeds and wait till they crackle.
   4. Now, add 1 split red chilli, a few curry leaves and a pinch of asafoetida; and mix well.
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   5. Add the tempering to the Menthye Tambli and mix well.
   6. Set the Menthe Tambuli aside for 10 to 15 minutes, if you can, to help the flavours to develop.
4. Serving Suggestions
   1. Serve with dosa. I love it with Neer Dosa.
   2. Serve with rice, ghee, and some papad.
   3. Serve as a side to rotis.

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Recipe for Menthe Tambli | Fenugreek Flavoured Yogurt

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Menthe Tambuli | Menthya Tambuli | Fenugreek Flavoured Yogurt

Aruna

This Menthe Tambuli is a great way to include a lot of the nutritious fenugreek seeds in your diet. Of course, fenugreek seeds are known to help in reducing hair loss, managing diabetes, improving milk production in lactating mothers, aiding weight loss and more. Serve this delicious yogurt-based gravy with rice, ghee, and papad; or then as a side to rotis.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Accompaniment, Dinner, Lunch, Side Dish

Cuisine Gluten Free, Indian, Karnataka, South Indian, Vegetarian

Servings 3 People

Calories 96 kcal

Equipment

• A small bowl (1/2 litre capacity)
• Tempering Ladle or a Small Wok
• Spoon
• Grinder

Ingredients

  

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• 1/2 Cup Dahi
• 1/2 Cup Water
• Salt to Taste

To Be Ground

• 1 tsp Ghee (or Coconut Oil)
• 1 tsp Fenugreek Seeds (Methi, Menthe, Menthulu)
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
• 1/2 Cup Grated Coconut
• 3-4 Bydagi Chillis

For the Tempering

• 1/2 tsp Ghee (or Coconut Oil)
• 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
• 1-2 Spicy Dry Red Chillies
• 1 Pinch Asafoetida
• A Few Curry Leaves

Instructions

 

Getting the Yogurt Ready

• Whisk 1/2 cup yogurt (dahi) well till they are no lumps.
• Now, add 1/2 cup water ad some salt, and mix well.
• Set aside.

Making the Methi Paste

• In a small wok or tempering ladle, melt 1/2 tsp ghee. 

  Note: You can use coconut oil instead of ghee.
• Add 1 tsp fenugreek seeds (methi seeds) and stir-fry till they start to change colour.
• Then add 1 tsp cumin seeds and 3-4 Bydagi chillis.

  Note: Bydagi chillies give this dish its vibrant red-orange colour, and because they are only mildly hot, the dish will not be very spicy.
• Stir-fry for a few seconds and take off the heat.
• Now grind the fried ingredients and 1/2 cup coconut with 3-4 tbsp of water to a thick, smooth paste. 

  Note: Ensure that you do not add too much water when grinding because then the tambuli will be watery.

Getting It All Together

• Add the ground mix to the beaten, diluted yogurt and mix well.
• In a tempering ladle, heat 1/2 tsp ghee.
• Add 1/2 tsp mustard seeds and wait till they crackle.
• Now, add 1-2 split dried red chillies, a few curry leaves and a pinch of asafoetida; and mix well.
• Add the tempering to the Menthe Tambuli and mix well.

Serving Suggestions

• Serve with dosa. I love it with Neer Dosa.
• Serve with rice, ghee, and some papad.
• Serve as a side to rotis.

Notes

• You can use an additional 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds, if you do enjoy its bitter flavour.
• You can replace the bydagi chillies with 1/2 tsp pepper for a more warming dish. Do note, that in this case the colour will be whitish. 🙂

Nutrition

Calories: 96 kcalCarbohydrates: 5 gProtein: 2 gFat: 8 gSaturated Fat: 6 gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2 gMonounsaturated Fat: 1 gCholesterol: 10 mgSodium: 413 mgPotassium: 140 mgFiber: 2 gSugar: 3 gVitamin A: 260 IUVitamin C: 21 mgCalcium: 65 mgIron: 1 mg

Keyword Fenugreek Seeds Tambli, Fenugreek Tambli, Menthe Tambli, Menthe Tambuli, Savoury Flavoured Yogurt, Tambli, Tambuli

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