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
Onion Thokku
Prep Time : 10 mins
Cook Time : 15 mins
Yields: 1 cup
Recipe Category: Pickle
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
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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easy & super thokku..
Looks gud I make a little diff way…but this is yummy
hmm love with idlis…looks perfect padhu..
Love
Kairali sisters
Wow easy and simple it looks very tempting and colorful dear..thanks for sharing..
Padhu,
Onion thokku looks really nice.nice onion flowers
Nice tangy thokku,new to me.
Hy dear,
wonderful recipe..love to taste with hot spongy dosa.
Padhu, lovely recipe. Loved that onion lotus and the beautiful colour of that thokku.
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….
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Onion flower looks so cute. Chutney sounds spicy and tasty
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Onion thokku its been a long time .I shld make this soon.VEry nice.BTW the podlangai paalkootu tatses very yummy too.
Onion thokku looks really delicious with beautiful decoration of onion by side
yummy,colourfull thokku,mouthwatering recipe…ur version too gud.
yummy thokku nice colur too. asusual cute presentation.nice onion flower
beautiful colour,loved the recipe…am sure it is really tasty..
Onion thokku looks delicious dear!!!
love the onion flower 🙂
Hey thats a nice recipe simple and bright too….lovely one…thanks for the follow up….happy to follow u… 🙂
Wonderful recipe, Padhu! Onion thokku is new to me, will definitely try it sometime..and the onion flower looks really pretty!!
Onion thokku looks colorful and delicious..Onion flower is superb 🙂
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.
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Wat a fabulous thokku, looks beautiful..love that onion flower:)..
This looks so delicious to me..and I love the way you cut the onion. Beautiful.
yummy and delicious thokku
yummy thokku! adding fenugreek to this is new to me.
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.
looks yum yu..lovely colour and beautiful onion flower 🙂
beautiful presentation…a great design with onion…..delicious thokku
looks gud i too make this often padhu but little bit different urs looks yum
The onion turned really bitter after fryin.. had to add lemon juice n jaggery to cut out thee bitter taste.. any idea.. y?
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.
Hi, the dish came out good for me except the color.
Hi padhu can we add garlic to this will it be good?
Yes, you can add 2 or 3 crushed garlic if you like the flavor.