Spicy Tomato Pickle Recipe - South Indian Thakkali Thokku

Name: Spicy Tomato Pickle Recipe - South Indian Thakkali Thokku
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 kg Tomato (1 kg Tomatoes ripe, roughly chopped); 2 pieces Green Chili (2 Green Chillies); 1 tsp Mustard Seeds (1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)); 1 tsp Cumin Seeds (1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)); ½ tsp Fenugreek Seed (1/2 teaspoon Methi Seeds (Fenugreek Seeds)); 5 pieces Curry leaves (5 Curry leaves); 2 tsp Red Chili Powder (2 teaspoons Red Chilli powder); ½ tsp Asafoetida (1/2 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)); 2 tbsp Sesame Oil (2 tablespoons Sesame (Gingelly) Oil); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt to taste)

Spicy Tomato Pickle Recipe - South Indian Thakkali Thokku - Indian Pickles & Achar Recipes (Indian)

90 minIndian

Servings1

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Steps

1To begin making the Spicy Tomato Pickle Recipe (South Indian Thakkali Thokku), finely chop the tomatoes and green chillies and keep aside.
2Heat 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
3Pour 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.
4After 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.
5Uncover 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.
6Transfer the Spicy Tomato Pickle Recipe into a glass jar and store refrigerated for a few days.
7Serve this spicy tomato pickle with idli, dosa, kuzhi paniyaram, sandwiches. It can be even had along with steamed rice and ghee as an accompaniment.