Thakkali Thokku
Ingredients
- 5 Tomatoes
- 1 1/2 teaspoon Gingelli Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon Fenugreek seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon Asafoetida
- 1 teaspoon Chilly powder
- 1 teaspoon Kashmiri Chilly powder
- 1 tablespoon Tamarind juice
- 1 spring Curry leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Jaggery (optional)
Instructions
- 1 Thakkali Thokku is a relish from South India . Thokku made with different vegetables, Often people confused with Thokku and Pickle. But both are same.
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First of all, slice tomatoes into pieces and make smooth juice without water in a blender.- 3
In a pan heat Gingelly Oil, and add Mustard seeds. When it start to spurts, add Fenugreek seeds and Curry leaves. Saute for a minute- 4
Add Asafoetida and mix well.- 5
Now add Tomato Puree and Tamarind Juice mix well.- 6
Add enough salt- 7
We now add some Chilly powder. We add both Normal chilly powder and Kashmiri Chilly powder to give good colour- 8
If you want some sweet, just add a teaspoon of Jaggery or Sugar.- 9
Now we will stir continuously till the oil start to separate. We evaporate water content maximum so that we could keep it for long time- 10
If oil started to appear . We could switch the flame off and let to cool down.- 11
You could keep it in an Air tight container in refrigerator up to 10 days- 12
Best with Dosa, Idly , Appam or Rice - 2
