Telaga Pindi Thotakura

Telega Pindi in Telugu or khalli in Urdu is nothing but the husk of sesame seeds after the oil has been extracted from them. So, it's unnecessary to say it's super delicious...if only you know how to cook it. My daadiamm - paternal grandmother was an expert at this and boy did she make some super delicious dishes.

So... This sesame seed powder is made with different vegetables but I couldn't find this recipe anywhere else. This recipe is sesame seed powder with thotakura 

Telaga Pindi Thotakura 

Ingredients

1 cup sesame seed powder

3 cups fresh thotakura or 1 cup packed Frozen thotakura thawed and chopped

2 cup+ 1/2cup water

1/2 teaspoon each of salt, chilli powder and turmeric

2 garlic slices into 4 pieces each

1/4 cup sliced onions

1 teaspoon each of cumin, urad dal, mustard seeds, chopped garlic, asoefitida 

1 tablespoon oil

In a deep pan bring to boil, 2 cups of water along with salt, turmeric, chilli powder, garlic and onions. Mix the sesame seed powder with 1/2 cups of water into a paste with no lumps. Add it to the boiling water along with thotakura and keep boiling and stirring occasionally for 20-30 minutes until all the water evaporates. In a pan heat the oil and add cumin, mustard seeds and urad dal and fry for a minute. Add broken red chillies and curry leaves and cry for a couple of minutes. Add garlic and fry till light brown. Add asoefitida and fry for 30 seconds and add this to the cooked sesame seed and thotakura. Stir to combine and serve with piping hot white rice and ghee