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Onion Thokku Recipe

June 4, 2010 by PadhuSankar 33 Comments

This onion thokku goes well for idly, dosa and all Indian breads. If you like onions, you can even use it as a spread for sandwich. This stays good for a month in the refrigerator, if properly handled. When you do not find time to prepare chutney, this thokku comes handy. It is very simple to prepare this thokku. Now to the Onion (vengaya thokku) thokku recipe

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Onion Thokku


Onion Thokku

 Prep Time : 10 mins

 Cook Time : 15 mins
 Yields: 1 cup
 Recipe Category: Pickle
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
 Author:Padhu Sankar

Ingredients needed   Onion – 300 grams 
   Chilli powder – 4-5 tsp 
   Salt – 1 tbsp + 1/2 tsp or as needed
   Tamarind – 20 grams
   Fenugreek powder – 1/2 tsp

 For the seasoning

   Oil – 1/4 cup
   Mustard seeds- 1/4 tsp
   Asafoetida/Hing -1/4 tsp

Preparations

Peel and grind onions to a smooth paste.

Soak tamarind in warm water and extract around tamarind  juice (around 3/4 cup – medium thickness). Discard the pulp.

Dry roast fenugreek seeds and powder it.

Method

Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add asafoetida, ground onion paste and turmeric powder.

Fry for a few minutes and then add tamarind extract (3/4 cup medium thickness), salt, chilli powder and cook till it becomes thick and oil starts separating.

Add fenugreek powder and remove from flame.

Store it in a clean bottle.

Note -Adjust salt and chilli powder according to your taste.

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  1. Mrs.Menagasathia

    June 5, 2010 at 1:26 pm

    easy & super thokku..

    Reply
  2. Priti

    June 5, 2010 at 1:40 pm

    Looks gud I make a little diff way…but this is yummy

    Reply
  3. Kairali sisters

    June 5, 2010 at 1:47 pm

    hmm love with idlis…looks perfect padhu..

    Love
    Kairali sisters

    Reply
  4. divya

    June 5, 2010 at 2:44 pm

    Wow easy and simple it looks very tempting and colorful dear..thanks for sharing..

    Reply
  5. Swathi

    June 5, 2010 at 3:08 pm

    Padhu,

    Onion thokku looks really nice.nice onion flowers

    Reply
  6. Ms.Chitchat

    June 5, 2010 at 3:17 pm

    Nice tangy thokku,new to me.

    Reply
  7. Jay

    June 5, 2010 at 3:38 pm

    Hy dear,
    wonderful recipe..love to taste with hot spongy dosa.

    Reply
  8. Life is beautiful!!!

    June 5, 2010 at 4:35 pm

    Padhu, lovely recipe. Loved that onion lotus and the beautiful colour of that thokku.

    Reply
  9. Dipika

    June 5, 2010 at 4:51 pm

    Wow onion thokku looks colorful…even we make the same chutney but instead of tamarind extract..we add a piece of tamarind in it….Need to try ur recipe this time …
    And thanks for dropping in ur lovely comment….

    Glad to follow u 🙂

    Reply
  10. Hamaree Rasoi

    June 5, 2010 at 6:18 pm

    Onion flower looks so cute. Chutney sounds spicy and tasty

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

    Reply
  11. AMA's AnythingVegetarian

    June 5, 2010 at 8:21 pm

    Onion thokku its been a long time .I shld make this soon.VEry nice.BTW the podlangai paalkootu tatses very yummy too.

    Reply
  12. Umm Mymoonah

    June 6, 2010 at 12:03 am

    Onion thokku looks really delicious with beautiful decoration of onion by side

    Reply
  13. Premalatha Aravindhan

    June 6, 2010 at 2:23 am

    yummy,colourfull thokku,mouthwatering recipe…ur version too gud.

    Reply
  14. jeyashrisuresh

    June 6, 2010 at 4:12 am

    yummy thokku nice colur too. asusual cute presentation.nice onion flower

    Reply
  15. Sushma Mallya

    June 6, 2010 at 4:56 am

    beautiful colour,loved the recipe…am sure it is really tasty..

    Reply
  16. Aruna Manikandan

    June 6, 2010 at 6:06 am

    Onion thokku looks delicious dear!!!
    love the onion flower 🙂

    Reply
  17. GayathriRaj

    June 6, 2010 at 6:19 am

    Hey thats a nice recipe simple and bright too….lovely one…thanks for the follow up….happy to follow u… 🙂

    Reply
  18. Yummy Team

    June 6, 2010 at 7:10 am

    Wonderful recipe, Padhu! Onion thokku is new to me, will definitely try it sometime..and the onion flower looks really pretty!!

    Reply
  19. Suja Sugathan

    June 6, 2010 at 12:03 pm

    Onion thokku looks colorful and delicious..Onion flower is superb 🙂

    Reply
  20. Ushnish Ghosh

    June 6, 2010 at 12:29 pm

    Dear Pradhu
    How are you? I like this one. Will make it and keep it in fridge. I am tempted to make some pasta with chicken and this sauce. WIll be good I can guess.
    You have 199 followers, when it becomes 200 , make a special diah 🙂

    Reply
  21. Priya

    June 6, 2010 at 1:50 pm

    Wat a fabulous thokku, looks beautiful..love that onion flower:)..

    Reply
  22. Angie's Recipes

    June 6, 2010 at 4:08 pm

    This looks so delicious to me..and I love the way you cut the onion. Beautiful.

    Reply
  23. PJ

    June 6, 2010 at 5:06 pm

    yummy and delicious thokku

    Reply
  24. Dershana

    June 6, 2010 at 9:25 pm

    yummy thokku! adding fenugreek to this is new to me.

    Reply
  25. Share

    June 7, 2010 at 2:00 am

    Hai…Padhu,

    initially i thought it was a lotus flower,but a closer look reveals …it is indeed a "onion"…Wow! well done Padhu…you are very different…keep it up my dear.

    Reply
  26. sonu

    June 7, 2010 at 2:42 am

    looks yum yu..lovely colour and beautiful onion flower 🙂

    Reply
  27. Krishnaveni

    June 7, 2010 at 6:14 am

    beautiful presentation…a great design with onion…..delicious thokku

    Reply
  28. FoodLovers

    June 7, 2010 at 4:00 pm

    looks gud i too make this often padhu but little bit different urs looks yum

    Reply
  29. Sunny Me

    January 30, 2015 at 2:20 am

    The onion turned really bitter after fryin.. had to add lemon juice n jaggery to cut out thee bitter taste.. any idea.. y?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      January 31, 2015 at 8:52 am

      I assume that you have over fried the onions or you must have cooked after adding the fenugreek powder. Once you add fenugreek powder, you must mix and remove from heat.

      Reply
  30. Unknown

    August 1, 2017 at 2:17 pm

    Hi, the dish came out good for me except the color.

    Reply
  31. Rohini Vijayakumar

    September 20, 2017 at 11:02 pm

    Hi padhu can we add garlic to this will it be good?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      September 22, 2017 at 11:12 am

      Yes, you can add 2 or 3 crushed garlic if you like the flavor.

      Reply

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