Sunday 15 May 2011

Tomato Thokku

This dish is really delicious one u can use it for chappatti,rice or for Dosa or as a spread for the bread.







   Ingredients:
Tomato            -  1kg
Tamarind         -  small lemon size
Garlic              - two whole galic(10 to 15 pods) crushed 1or2
curry leaves     -11/2 cup
salt to taste


To Grind:
Red chillies  - 10 nos
fenugreek seeds(vendhayum) - 1 tsp
mustard(kaduku)   - 1 tsp
corainder powder  -1 tsp

fry all these in a tawa and thn grind it. keep it aside

Garnishing
corainder leaves -hand full


Method:
Grind the tomatoes along with tamarind. keep it aside. Now heat a heavy bottomed vessel (it should be big),pour one and a half cup of gingerly oil and cooking oil (both mixed,total one and a half cup).whn the oil becomes heat put the crushed garlic fry for 3 sec and add curry leaves thn add the tamato puree to it. Add salt. Allow the puree to get reduced till the oil comes up. u ve to stir in between.whn the puree get reduced u add the grind power to it and stir it. stir occasionally.taste it whether th salt and spice is enough  if not add more salt and chilly powder to it. whn it is thickened add chopped corainder leaves and off the flame.Whn it becomes cold store it in an air tight container in fridge. It can last for one week.

1 comment:

  1. Truly tongue tickling recipe, thank you for linking with Any One Can Cook :)

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