GARLIC TOMATO THOKKU.                                                 Ingredients: Tomato     1kg Garlic—   8-9poundsTamarind–small lemomsize.  Jaggery-1tablespoon.  Mustard seeds—   1 teaspoon.               Red chilli—  3 nos.   Turmeric pwd–    ½ teaspoon.               Red chilli pwd—   4 tablespoons.        Asafoetida—       ¼ teaspoon.    Fenugreek pwd—1 teaspoon.   Salt—                     2 tablespoons.   Gingerly oil—-     6 tablespoons.                                            Method.                Take ripe tomatoes, wash it,chop it and blend it in a blender along with the tamarind. (don’t make it into a smoot pulp) Peal the garlic. Heat the oil in a heavy bottom pan, add the mustard seeds and when it starts spluttering, break the red chilli and saute it for half a minute, add the garlic and fry till it changes colour. Now add the blended tomatoes. Stir it, reduce the flame into medium and allow it to cook for 10 mnts. Now  add turmeric, red chilli pwd, (i have taken the spicy chilli pwd)asefoetida, jaggery and salt, stir  well. Keep stirring it occasionally till you get a thokku consistency. now add the fenugreek pwd and mix well. Cook the thokku till the oil starts oozing out from the mixture.You Garlic Tomato thokku is ready. Enjoy it with any snack, tiffin or a variety rice. 😊

One thought on “GARLIC TOMATO THOKKU.                                                 Ingredients: Tomato     1kg Garlic—   8-9poundsTamarind–small lemomsize.  Jaggery-1tablespoon.  Mustard seeds—   1 teaspoon.               Red chilli—  3 nos.   Turmeric pwd–    ½ teaspoon.               Red chilli pwd—   4 tablespoons.        Asafoetida—       ¼ teaspoon.    Fenugreek pwd—1 teaspoon.   Salt—                     2 tablespoons.   Gingerly oil—-     6 tablespoons.                                            Method.                Take ripe tomatoes, wash it,chop it and blend it in a blender along with the tamarind. (don’t make it into a smoot pulp) Peal the garlic. Heat the oil in a heavy bottom pan, add the mustard seeds and when it starts spluttering, break the red chilli and saute it for half a minute, add the garlic and fry till it changes colour. Now add the blended tomatoes. Stir it, reduce the flame into medium and allow it to cook for 10 mnts. Now  add turmeric, red chilli pwd, (i have taken the spicy chilli pwd)asefoetida, jaggery and salt, stir  well. Keep stirring it occasionally till you get a thokku consistency. now add the fenugreek pwd and mix well. Cook the thokku till the oil starts oozing out from the mixture.You Garlic Tomato thokku is ready. Enjoy it with any snack, tiffin or a variety rice. 😊

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