Thakkali Thokku is a typical Indian pickle/chutney/spread. It goes well with rice, roti, idli, dosa, bread and so on. As a spread this suits to all Indian food as a side dish. I prepare this mostly when tomatoes are available at lesser price during the season. This can be preserved in refrigerator for 2 to 3 weeks. Without refrigeration this has to be consumed within a week.
Tomato is known as Thakkali (தக்காளி) in Tamil.
Ingredients
- Tomato (sour variety) – 12 no
- Green chilli – 15 no (adjust as per need)
- Asafetida powder – half teaspoon
- Turmeric powder – quarter teaspoon
- Tamarind paste – quarter teaspoon
- Sugar – 1 teaspoon
- Pickle powder – 1 tablespoon (one teaspoon fenugreek, half teaspoon each of cumin and mustard; all roasted and powdered)
- Salt – as per need
- For seasoning
- Mustard – 1 teaspoon
- Curry leaves – few
- Sesame oil – 5 tablespoon
Method
- Chop tomato, green chilli; grind together tomato, green chilli, turmeric powder, asafetida powder, salt and tamarind paste to a fine paste.
- Heat a wide pan with 4 tablespoon of oil; do seasoning with mustard and curry leaves; add the ground paste.
- Let it boil and keep stirring at short intervals till the paste is reduced to half the quantity by volume.
- Add sugar, pickle powder and keep cooking.
- Add remaining one tablespoon oil and cook till the mixer leaves the pan without sticking.
- Cool it to room temperature and store. Serve as a side dish.
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Super delicious thokku,wish to have with some bread slices..
Really easy to cook, good ready to serve for guests..
made this,very simple recipe,easy to make .loved the taste !! you have an awesome recipes of veggies. will try out your other recipes too.Great work.
thakkali thokku looks inviting and perfect for Indian breakfast as a side dish..
I liked a lot of your recipes.
Great work Kamala. Love your recipes.
fingerlicking pickle kamala. I’m craving it with hot rice and a dollop ghee right now
great to see step by step pictures too.