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    Home » Recipes » Side Dish for Roti

    Thakkali Thokku

    Published: Aug 6, 2011 by Radhika . 26 Comments

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    I make this thokku specially to go with the chappathis. Also this recipe is very close to my heart as this is the first one I tried out on my own when I started cooking. I keep it simple with minimal spices as I like it that way.When my refrigerator badly needs to be stocked up and has only tomatoes left in them, my children will know that it is time for thokku to go with rotis.
    Thakkali Thokku

    One evening when Amma rang to say that she will be coming home late from work, I made this on my own. Was it any good? Well it would have been, had I not been so generous with salt. Though Amma was very much impressed by my responsibility she just couldn’t resist giving me a piece of her mind. I simply love it for its tangy and spicy taste.
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    My DH makes a better thokku than me. The children request him to make this whenever he happens to be at home on Sundays. The reason he says that his version is better is because he does not act stingy while using oil. That could be the reason too. My MIL also takes his side in this aspect. She always is very very generous with oil. I personally feel that Men in general add more oil than women while cooking,  concentrating only on the taste than on general health and the outcome. My opinion is that adding more than required oil alone is not the key for the getting the perfect taste. I would really like to know all your opinion on this.
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    Thakkali Thokku

    You’ll need:

    Tomatoes, ripe
    10
    Onion, big 2
    Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp
    Red chilli powder 2 tsp
    Coriander Powder 3 tsp
    Turmeric Powder ¼ tsp
    Garam Masala Powder 1 tsp
    Mustard seeds ½ tsp
    Curry Leaves 1 sprig
    Salt To taste
    Oil 3 tbsp

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    Method:

    Chop the onion and tomatoes finely. Tear the curry leaves unevenly.
    Heat a kadai with oil. Add the mustard seeds. Once they crackle add the onion and a pinch of salt. Cook till the onion turns translucent. Add the torn curry leaves, ginger garlic paste and sauté for 2 mins.
    Add the tomatoes now and mix well. Close with a lid and cook for 5 mins. You can see now that the tomatoes would have let the juices out. Sprinkle the coriander powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and garam masala power on top of it. Do not disturb.
    After a minute or two you can see that the powders have absorbed a considerable amount of the juices and a slight thickening of the thokku. Add salt and mix well now.

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    Cook over medium flame till the tomatoes break well and do not add water also. It has to cook in its own juices. Mix well now and then to avoid sticking to the bottom. If you want it thick like in the picture, cook for at least 15 – 20 mins over medium flame or till the oil separates and floats on top.
    Serve with Rotis, chappathis. It would also go well with puris.
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    Notes:

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    If you want to make a quick job of it, heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan separately and add the tomatoes with a pinch of salt. Cook it over high flame mashing it with a wooden spatula and add it to the cooking onions.
    You can also pulse the tomatoes in a mixie and use to make this thokku quickly. Just make sure you don’t make a paste of it.

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    Lets cook

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    Comments

    1. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal

      August 09, 2011 at 11:40 pm

      Even I make it very similar, looks superb 🙂

      Reply
    2. Plateful

      August 08, 2011 at 3:57 pm

      Spicy and tangy huh? Oh my, I'm sold--totally!!

      Reply
    3. Kaveri

      August 08, 2011 at 2:37 pm

      I too make it pretty much the same way...and it's my hubby's all time favorite

      Reply
    4. Umm Mymoonah

      August 08, 2011 at 2:05 pm

      Looks very tempting, perfect with chapathi's

      Reply
    5. Sudha Sabarish

      August 08, 2011 at 1:25 pm

      Thakkali thokku is one of my fav dish.Seems to be yummy.Have bookmarked.

      Reply
    6. Prathima Rao

      August 08, 2011 at 1:09 pm

      Tongue tickling, tangy, spicy thokku!!! Yes...men do not care much bout oil & grease!! And they dont need to always..like for us women 🙁
      Prathima Rao
      Prats Corner

      Reply
    7. Chandrani Banerjee

      August 08, 2011 at 12:55 pm

      Wow!!!!pickel looks so tempting and perfect.....

      Reply
    8. Rinku Naveen

      August 08, 2011 at 11:21 am

      Thokku looks super yumm. Always on the look out for such simple recipes. Bookmarked.

      Reply
    9. Priya Sreeram

      August 08, 2011 at 10:38 am

      thokku romba nalla irukku and to think it is your first ever tried dish - must have been a nice memory !

      Reply
    10. GEETHA ACHAL

      August 08, 2011 at 8:49 am

      பகிர்வுக்கு ரொம்ப நன்றி...இட்லி, தோசை, சப்பாத்திக்கு சூப்பர்ப் காம்பினேஷன்...

      Reply
    11. Echo's Kitchen -- A Taste of Memories

      August 07, 2011 at 9:52 pm

      very beautiful demonstration!! I would love to try this out one time!!

      Reply
    12. Pushpa

      August 07, 2011 at 9:20 pm

      Delicious and flavorful tomato chutney.

      Reply
    13. Premalatha Aravindhan

      August 07, 2011 at 7:39 pm

      very tempting dear,mouthwatering here...yummy!!!

      Reply
    14. Vimitha Anand

      August 07, 2011 at 5:50 pm

      We have this with idli. Lovely flavorful recipe...

      Reply
    15. Hamaree Rasoi

      August 07, 2011 at 11:15 am

      Pickle looks amazingly delicious and tangy. Wonderfully prepared.

      Deepa
      Hamaree Rasoi

      Reply
    16. Vardhini

      August 07, 2011 at 11:13 am

      I love tomato thokku too. I am with you on the oil stuff and would like to use minimum oil as possible unless it is absolutely necessary and is a preservative or something of that sort.

      Vardhini
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      Reply
    17. Uma

      August 07, 2011 at 6:14 am

      Mouth watering. This tomato thokku with chapathi was famous among my friends during college days. Yummy.

      Cheers,
      Uma

      Reply
    18. schmetterlingwords

      August 07, 2011 at 12:58 am

      Thokku looks sooper delicious. I would like it with some pooris. Yeah, I agree, for some dishes a little generous dose of oil would make it tasty, not necessarily being healthy. Sometimes I used to wonder, why some items which make food tasty are not so healthy, like ghee, sugar, cream, etc. Sigh!! Of course, anything when taken in limited amounts is not so bad. Alavukku meerinal amirthamum nanju. Rit?? 🙂

      Reply
    19. sangee vijay

      August 06, 2011 at 9:21 pm

      Interesting recipe...easy n quick one...looks so good n I like to have them with rotis...

      Reply
    20. Kalpana Sareesh

      August 06, 2011 at 9:11 pm

      This is chennais trademark side dish n all time fav for all over here.. n my fav n love it..

      Reply
    21. Ambreen

      August 06, 2011 at 9:01 pm

      That's mouthwateringly delicious. It would be great with partha.

      Reply
    22. Reshmi Mahesh

      August 06, 2011 at 8:16 pm

      Delicious spicy thokku....Lovely clicks

      Reply
    23. jeyashrisuresh

      August 06, 2011 at 8:16 pm

      very flavourful and delicious side dish.

      Reply
    24. Hari Chandana

      August 06, 2011 at 7:17 pm

      Woww.. looks absolutely perfect and delicious. love the presentation too.. yummy 🙂
      Indian Cuisine

      Reply
    25. Torviewtoronto

      August 06, 2011 at 7:15 pm

      delicious thokku for rotis looks fabulous true about the oil 🙂

      Reply
    26. Laxmi

      August 06, 2011 at 6:54 pm

      Fantastic clicks.. Looks wow.. so tempting..I prepare the same with samabar powder..

      Reply

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