Spicy Tomato Chutney/ Thakkali Thokku
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 50 minutes
 
Ingredients
  • Onion – 1 (medium), finely chopped
  • Tomatoes – 5 (medium), chopped
  • Garlic – 10 (medium sized cloves), chopped finely
  • Ginger – 3 inch, grated
  • Curry Leaves – 1 sprig
  • Asafoetida/ Hing – 2 tsp
  • Red Chilli (whole) – 2, broken
  • Salt – to taste
  • Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
  • Red Chilli powder – 2 tbsp
  • Fenugreek seeds powder – 1 tsp
  • Jaggery – 1 inch
  • Gingelly Oil – 3- 4 tbsp
Instructions
  1. Heat a pan with oil in medium flame and crackle the mustard seeds. Then add the broken red chilli, asafetida, curry leaves, ginger and garlic. Sauté till they change color slightly.
  2. Add the onions with a pinch of salt and sauté till they become translucent.
  3. Add the chopped tomatoes at this stage and cook it till it becomes mushy. Stir it occasionally.
  4. Add the red chilly powder, turmeric powder, fenugreek seeds powder with 2 tsp of oil again. Sauté till the raw smell leaves. Add 3 tbsp of water with jaggery and allow it to boil for few minutes in medium to low flame.
  5. It will start to ooze out oil in the sides at a stage and will become a thick paste. It takes about 20-30 minutes for this process.
  6. Switch off and cool it completely.
  7. Store it in an air tight container for 2- 3 weeks in the refrigerator.
Notes
1. we really need the amount of oil in the recipe to make the recipe if you want to store it.
Recipe by Relish The Bite at https://www.relishthebite.com/spicy-tomato-chutney-thakkali-thokku/