Spicy Tomato Pickle Recipe (South Indian Thakkali Thokku)
How to make Spicy Tomato Pickle Recipe (South Indian Thakkali Thokku)
- To begin making the Spicy Tomato Pickle Recipe (South Indian Thakkali Thokku), finely chop the tomatoes and green chillies and keep aside.
- Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan at medium heat; add the mustard seeds. When it starts to crackle, add the cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, asafoetida and the curry leaves; sauté for a few seconds
- Pour the chopped tomatoes into the pan, turn the heat to low and cover the pan. Simmer the mixture for about 10-15 minutes with occasional stirring.
- After about 15 minutes, the puree would be bubbling and the rawness from the tomatoes would be gone. Add the chilli powder, required amount of salt.
- Uncover the pan; allow the tomato pickle to simmer until all the water evaporates and the oil starts oozing out from the pickle. The pickle at this stage would have attained a thick consistency. Once the tomato pickle has attained a thick consistency like a spread, turn off the heat.
- Transfer the Spicy Tomato Pickle Recipe into a glass jar and store refrigerated for a few days.
- Serve this spicy tomato pickle with idli, dosa, kuzhi paniyaram, sandwiches. It can be even had along with steamed rice and ghee as an accompaniment.
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