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March 29, 2019 by Suguna Vinodh — 24 Comments

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Now we will make a masala powder for the thakkali thokku.

Dry roast mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and cumin seeds. Dry roast the
ingredients separately. Dry roast till each ingredient is slightly brown and
fragrant. Remove from heat and set aside to cool. Do not add a lot of fenugreek
seeds as it might make the thokku bitter.

Grind the roasted spices to a smooth powder. Set aside.

Heat gingely oil (Indian sesame oil) in a pan and add in the mustard seeds and
dried red chillies when the oil is hot. Let the mustard seeds crackle. Add in the
asafoetida. Sesame oil is traditionally used for making thokkus.

Add in the red chilli powder to the hot oil. Let the powder fry brie y for a few
seconds. Do not fry for long as the powder may burn.

Add in the ground paste.

Add in the jaggery.

Let the mixture boil for 15-20 minutes on a high ame. Keep sauteing the
mixture to avoid scorching at the bottom.

Once streaks of oil starts to oat on top and the tomato mixture is slightly thick
and has reduced considerably, add in the roasted ground powder.

After adding the powder, saute for a couple of minutes. The thokku will thicken
up after adding the powder.

The thokku is ready.

Let the thokku cool completely. Bottle the thokku in a clean, dry glass / ceramic
jar and store in the refrigerator for up to a month. use a dry spoon every time you
need to scoop out the thokku.

thakkali thokku recipe , tomato thokku

recipe

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Author: Kannamma - Suguna Vinodh Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins Total Time: 55 mins

Yield: 2 cups 1x

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Recipe for thakkali thokku – tomato thokku. Perfect recipe that stays
fresh for long travels. Recipe with step by step pictures.

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INGREDIENTS

FOR MACERATING TOMATOES

8–10 country tomatoes

2 teaspoon rock salt

a gooseberry size tamarind

4 dried red chillies

FOR THE MASALA POWDER

2 teaspoon mustard seeds

1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds

2 teaspoon cumin seeds

FOR TEMPERING

1/4 cup Indian gingely oil – Indian sesame oil

1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds

4 dried gundu chillies

1.5 tablespoon red chilli powder (adjust according to your spice levels)

1 teaspoon asafoetida – hing

2–3 tablespoon jaggery

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Cut the tomatoes roughly and add in the salt, tamarind and the dry red
chillies. Let the tomatoes macerate in salt for 30 minutes. After 30
minutes, considerable amount of liquid would have come out of the
tomatoes.

2 Grind the tomatoes, tamarind, the chillies that’s soaking, along with
the rendered juices to a paste. Set aside.

3 Dry roast mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and cumin seeds. Dry roast
the ingredients separately. Dry roast till each ingredient is slightly
brown and fragrant. Remove from heat and set aside to cool. Grind the
roasted spices to a smooth powder. Set aside.

4 Heat gingely oil (Indian sesame oil) in a pan and add in the mustard
seeds and dried red chillies when the oil is hot. Let the mustard seeds
crackle. Add in the asafoetida.

5 Add in the red chilli powder to the hot oil. Let the powder fry brie y for
a few seconds.

6 Add in the ground paste.

7 Add in the jaggery.

8 Let the mixture boil for 15-20 minutes on a high ame. Keep sauteing
the mixture to avoid scorching at the bottom.

9 Once streaks of oil starts to oat on top and the tomato mixture is
slightly thick and has reduced considerably, add in the roasted ground
powder.

10 After adding the powder, saute for a couple of minutes. The thokku will
thicken up after adding the powder.

11 The thokku is ready. Let the thokku cool completely. Bottle the thokku
in a clean, dry glass / ceramic jar and store in the refrigerator for up to
a month. use a dry spoon every time you need to scoop out the thokku.

Category: Chutney Cuisine: Tamilnadu

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UMA SUBRAMANIAN says

February 3, 2021 at 3:12 pm

Today I made Tomato thokku according to your preparation. It came out sooo
tasty. My family members liked it so much. Thank you.

★★★★★

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Suguna Vinodh says

February 7, 2021 at 11:19 pm

Thank you so much.

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Sneha says
September 16, 2020 at 1:43 am

I am staying in South India but am not a South Indian..it’s been quite a long
we are staying here and now have found of some of its food ..tomato thokku is one of
them …everyone’s favourite..by looking at your recepie thought to just give it a try..first
time I have cooked it today and yes it’s turned ourt super duper..beyond my
expectations…thank you so much for the wonderful and we’ll explained recepie.. !!

★★★★★

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Suguna Vinodh says

September 17, 2020 at 2:31 pm

Thank you!

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Sangeetha Janakiraman says

July 16, 2020 at 5:44 am

I enjoy your recipes. Thank you. An avid cook and a foodie myself, I think
what you do is very inspiring. I must definitely appreciate all the hard work, effort and
time you take to do this. Keep inspiring .

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Suguna Vinodh says

July 16, 2020 at 4:16 pm

Thank you so much Sangeetha.

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Mohan says
April 29, 2020 at 2:34 pm

Nice recipe

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alpana gupta says

April 12, 2020 at 11:05 pm

Seems great. Shall try. But would like to know that how long can I store it
without a refrigerator. Please reply as I am planning to make it tomorrow.

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Suguna Vinodh says

April 13, 2020 at 3:12 pm

You need to store this in the refrigerator else it will spoil.

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VJ says
April 8, 2020 at 3:38 am

Hi,

I am allergic to tamarind. What can i replace it with?

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Suguna Vinodh says

April 8, 2020 at 10:16 pm

vinegar will work

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Dd says
December 6, 2019 at 4:21 pm

Easy and simple recipe.. tastes yummy too..

★★★★

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Rama Karthikeyan says

September 24, 2019 at 12:59 pm

This is a hit in our home Suguna. I keep replenishing whenever it gets over

★★★★★

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Bhavna says
September 21, 2019 at 8:39 am

Please let me know the quantity of tomatoes in grams and any specific
variety of tomatoes to be used in this recipe to give authentic flavor. And what kind of
4 dried red chilies you have used to macerating tomatoes.I have never made Thakkali
Thokku. Waiting for your response.Thanks a lot

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Suguna Vinodh says

September 25, 2019 at 2:37 am

Those are gundu chillies.

Tomatoes about 750 grams. I have used naatu thakkali aka country tomatoes.

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Mahalakshmi says
September 9, 2019 at 4:35 pm

I tried it today.its really like vatha kolambu.my mom praised me

★★★★★

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Anita Ram says

August 31, 2019 at 8:25 am

Excellent recipe. I used a mix of tomatoes- from my local farmers market and
kumatos. Tastes yummy….Thanks a lot….I was finally satisfied with my thokku!

★★★★★

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Velancia says
May 5, 2019 at 2:08 pm

Thank you kannamma for the easy recipe.Made it first time, and turned out
real well.I earlier thought making podia and pachadis is rocket science.

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R Vidhyapriya says
April 8, 2019 at 5:02 pm

Tried the thokku, Really it was Awesome, Step by step instructions was very
helpful

Can you post Onion Thokku receipe

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R Vidhyapriya says
April 8, 2019 at 4:58 pm

Tried the thokku, Followed your step by step instructions, The Tomato Thokku
Was Awesome, really everyone enjoyed a lot, Thank you for sharing

Can you post the Onion Thokku receipe

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Suguna Vinodh says

April 8, 2019 at 9:41 pm

https://www.kannammacooks.com/onion-thokku-vengaya-thokku-
recipe/

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Raji Ravi says

April 4, 2019 at 8:33 pm

Perfect thokku!!! I tried this for the first time and it turned out pretty good.

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Nafs says
September 17, 2020 at 7:23 am

Hello, This recipe looks so good so I have tried it and followed to a t. My

thokku doesn’t have so much oil floating on the top as your pic. Shall I top with
more oil? Does it need more oil to let it preserve well? Please advise

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Suguna Vinodh says

September 17, 2020 at 2:29 pm

Hi Nafs, if you want to store for a long time, top it with heated and
cooled sesame oil. Better to store in the refrigerator.

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