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thakkali poondu thokku

tomato garlic thokku
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Ingredients

To Grind

  • Ripe tomatoes – 8
  • Garlic – 3 cloves
  • Red chilli powder – ½ tbsp
  • Tamarind – small gooseberry size
  • Kashmiri chilli powder – 1 tbsp

For Tempering

  • Sesame oil – ¼ cup
  • Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
  • Fenugreek seeds or powder – ½ tsp
  • Curry leaves – a few
  • Asafoetida – a pinch

thokku

  • Garlic – ¼ cup crushed
  • Salt – as needed

Instructions

  • ️ First, add ingredients under “to grind” and pulse a few times or grind according to preferred texture, without adding water
  • ️ Add oil to the pressure cooker. When the oil is hot, add mustard seeds and let them splutter
  • ️ Add curry leaves, asafoetida, and crushed garlic; sauté well
  • ️ Add the blended purée and cook till it starts bubbling
  • ️ pressure Cook for 20 minutes and let the pressure settle down
  • ️ Open the cooker and mix well
  • ️ Depending on the variety of tomatoes, it may be watery
  • ️ When the thokku thickens, add fenugreek powder and continue cooking till it comes to your desired consistency
  • ️ Turn it off and let it cool down
  • ️ Store it in an airtight container

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