Tomato Thokku
Revathi aunty makes a lipsmacking, tangy, tomatoey, spicy thokku. So, when we visited her place for lunch after our wedding (years back) I made sure I got the recipe from her. With luscious tomatoes in the market at good prices, it was difficult to resist the temptation to make this thokku...
TOMATO THOKKU
Ingredients
Tomatoes - 750 gms, cut into big chunks
Onions - 2, cut into big chunks
Garlic - 6 cloves
Ginger - 1 inch piece
Tamarind - gooseberry sized
Chilli powder - 1.5 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek powder - 1/4 tsp
Sesame Oil (Gingelly or Nallennai)- 1 tbsp
For Seasoning:
Sesame Oil (Gingelly or Nallenai) - 3 tbsps
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
Dried Red Chillies - 4, broken in half
Directions:
1. Heat the 1 tbsp of Sesame Oil, and add onions, garlic, ginger and saute till golden brown. Add the tamarind and tomatoes with salt, turmeric and chilli powder and fry till the tomatoes get mushy. Allow this to cool.
2. Blend this in a mixie to a paste.
3. Heat the 3 tbsp of oil in the same pan and season with mustard seeds, asafoetida powder and dried red chillies. Add the ground paste and stir for a few minutes. Once it starts boiling, make sure that you cover it with a lid or atleast use it as a shield because this mixture can splatter and it's definitely unpleasant to have boiling tomato goo on your arm!
4. I normally cover it and keep it on a medium flame for 5 minutes before stirring it. I do this until the mixture turns thick and becomes a darker shade of red. After this, it's quite safe to operate without a lid. When it has thickened sufficiently, add the fenugreek powder, stir well and remove from the stove. Thokku is now ready and is a perfect accompaniment to idlis and dosais and even upmas.
TIP: When Tomatoes are not in season, you can use a can of tomato paste which is added to the fried onion-garlic-ginger-tamarind paste.
TOMATO THOKKU
Ingredients
Tomatoes - 750 gms, cut into big chunks
Onions - 2, cut into big chunks
Garlic - 6 cloves
Ginger - 1 inch piece
Tamarind - gooseberry sized
Chilli powder - 1.5 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek powder - 1/4 tsp
Sesame Oil (Gingelly or Nallennai)- 1 tbsp
For Seasoning:
Sesame Oil (Gingelly or Nallenai) - 3 tbsps
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
Dried Red Chillies - 4, broken in half
Directions:
1. Heat the 1 tbsp of Sesame Oil, and add onions, garlic, ginger and saute till golden brown. Add the tamarind and tomatoes with salt, turmeric and chilli powder and fry till the tomatoes get mushy. Allow this to cool.
2. Blend this in a mixie to a paste.
3. Heat the 3 tbsp of oil in the same pan and season with mustard seeds, asafoetida powder and dried red chillies. Add the ground paste and stir for a few minutes. Once it starts boiling, make sure that you cover it with a lid or atleast use it as a shield because this mixture can splatter and it's definitely unpleasant to have boiling tomato goo on your arm!
4. I normally cover it and keep it on a medium flame for 5 minutes before stirring it. I do this until the mixture turns thick and becomes a darker shade of red. After this, it's quite safe to operate without a lid. When it has thickened sufficiently, add the fenugreek powder, stir well and remove from the stove. Thokku is now ready and is a perfect accompaniment to idlis and dosais and even upmas.
TIP: When Tomatoes are not in season, you can use a can of tomato paste which is added to the fried onion-garlic-ginger-tamarind paste.
One of my favourite. Very handy too. Looks tempting.
ReplyDeleteThoku looks good. I like to eat it with dosas. Though I do not make this very often, whenever I have, we have used it in a day or two. How long do you think it would keep even if refrigerated?
ReplyDeletethis has pizza base written all over it. love tomato thokku.
ReplyDeletewhat a gem of a recipe, I have bookmarked this page.
ReplyDeleteI was just think what bee said! Makes for an excellent pizza base! :)
ReplyDeleteLovely post laavanya. Will post my version too. It's so handy spread. Correct? Viji
ReplyDeleteThis thokku tastes great when spread on chapathis. Nice recipe.Pictures are so tempting. I am sure allof us bloggers are putting on lot of weight cooking such a variety from all the food blogs we visit!
ReplyDeleteSeec, we love it at home too.
ReplyDeleteThanks TBC, I like it with thick dosas. I have it refrigerated right now, will let you know how long it lasts. I remember that it stayed well for atleast 3 weeks last time before it get over.
Bee and Coffee, I never thought of using it as a pizza base. Ought to try. Thanks.
Saju, thank you so much. Hope you try it sometime.
Viji, am waiting for your version. Very handy indeed.
Thank you Latha.. yes it is great on chapathis too. Abt being tempted, trying new things and putting on weight, i couldn't agree more! :)
wow, get to learn so many varieties of tomato thokku, looks YUM :)
ReplyDeleteToo many varities of tomato pickles I have no time to try them all. I need to make some time for sure for this, so that I can also lick my fingers what say??
ReplyDeleteyummy tomato thokku. My cheeks are hurting.
ReplyDeleteVery easy and nice dish....looks yummy.:)))
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