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Tomato Thokku with Garlic-Easy Thakkali Thokku Recipe

September 14, 2018 by PadhuSankar 8 Comments

Tomato thokku is a versatile dish which goes well with idli, dosa, chapati, paratha, curd rice, upma and many more dishes. Mixed with hot steamed rice, topped with a tsp of sesame seed oil, it tastes awesome. It can be used as a spread for bread toast and sandwiches. You can take this even during travel as it does not get spoiled for 2 days at room temperature. It comes handy when you don’t find time to cook or not in a mood to cook. I have already shared tomato thokku without garlic, using blanching method. In this we grind the tomatoes raw. Today we will learn how to make tomato thokku with garlic following this easy method with step wise pictures and video. 

Tomato Thokku with Garlic-thakkali thokku

Tomato Thokku with Garlic


Tomato Thokku with Garlic

 Prep Time : 10 mins

 Cook Time : 45 mins 
 Yields: 11/2 cup
 Recipe Category: Pickle-Side Dish
 Recipe Cuisine: Indian
 Author:Padhu Sankar

   Ingredients needed

   Ingredients needed

   Tomato – 1 kg ripe ones
   Garlic – 7-8 cloves
   Tamarind – small gooseberry sized ball
   Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
   Chilli powder – 1 1/2 tbsp
   Salt – 1 tbsp or as needed
   Roasted fenugreek powder – 1/2 tsp

   For the seasoning

   Oil – 1/3 + 1 tbsp cup
   Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
   Hing/asafoetida – 1 tsp

Preparations 


Soak tamarind in 2-3 tbsp of hot water. Extract thick juice and discard the pulp.

Roast fenugreek seeds on medium heat until you get a nice aroma. Leave it to cool, then powder it. (Usually I roast and powder 1/4 cup fenugreek seeds and store it. I use it when making pickles or thokku.)

Remove the skin of garlic, crush it and keep it aside.

Buy ripe tomatoes for making thokku. You can use a mix of Bangalore and country tomatoes (nattu thakkali). Wash tomatoes well and wipe it dry.

Cut the tomatoes roughly and blend it to a smooth puree.

how to make tomato thokku

Method


Heat oil in a pan (use gingelly oil/nallennai/ sesame seed oil), add mustard seeds and hing.

easy tomato thokku

When mustard seeds splutters, add crushed garlic.

Saute for a few seconds, lower the heat and add the tomato puree.

thakkali thokku recipe-thakkali poondu thokku

Add turmeric powder, salt and chilli powder. Mix well and cook for 5 minutes.

Add tamarind water and mix well.

Easy thakkali thokku

Cook covered on medium heat and saute at regular intervals. (Be cautious as when it boils, it splutters a lot and might scald your hands. So reduce the heat to low before opening the lid to stir).

Cook on medium heat until all the water evaporates and oil separates.

easy tomato thokku recipe

Add roasted fenugreek powder and mix well. Turn off the heat.

tomato thokku with garlic

Shelf life and Storage 

Once it cools completely, store it in a glass bottle in the refrigerator.

It keeps well for 20 days, if kept in the refrigerator. Take needed quantity in a small cup everyday rather than taking the whole bottle outside. Use dry spoon. If you follow all these tips, it will stay good for 20 days.

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Comments

  1. Dhivya Bharathy V

    September 15, 2018 at 5:24 am

    Hi Padhu
    I have been using your recipes right from the day I got married. Your recipes are so good and are a hit in my house. And now thank you and all the best for your Youtube channel.

    Reply
  2. Srinivasan M S

    September 15, 2018 at 5:45 am

    Well explained. Thank you.

    Reply
  3. then mozhi

    November 22, 2018 at 5:14 pm

    Really super

    Reply
  4. Mercy

    March 5, 2021 at 3:48 pm

    Chilli powder measurement is too high. 1.5 tbspn is given. 1.5 tsp is more than enough.

    Reply
    • PadhuSankar

      March 13, 2021 at 2:17 pm

      Chilli powder can be less or more depending on your preferences.

      Reply
  5. Mercy

    March 5, 2021 at 3:51 pm

    Oil measurement is also not clear. What does 1/3 + 1 tbspn cup mean? 2.5 tbspn of oil is more than enough

    Reply
  6. Krithikha

    May 15, 2021 at 2:14 am

    Can we reheat the tokku and use it if we took from refrigerator?

    Reply
  7. Shankar Venkatachalam

    September 6, 2021 at 8:53 pm

    Turned out very well. My son loved it. So did I.

    Thanks Ms. Padhu Shankar.

    Reply

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