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. 
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.
You’ll need:
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Tomatoes, ripe
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10 |
| Onion, big | 2 |
| Ginger garlic paste | 1 tsp |
| Red chilli powder | 2 tsp |
| Coriander Powder | 3 tsp |
| Turmeric Powder | 1/4 tsp |
| Garam Masala Powder | 1 tsp |
| Mustard seeds | 1/2 tsp |
| Curry Leaves | 1 sprig |
| Salt | To taste |
| Oil | 3 tbsp |
Method:
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. 
Notes:
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If you want to make a quick job of it, heat a tsp 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.
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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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This is off to Let’s Cook ~ Subzis for Rotis and to Dish It Out : Tomato & Chilli
Fantastic clicks.. Looks wow.. so tempting..I prepare the same with samabar powder..
delicious thokku for rotis looks fabulous true about the oil 🙂
Woww.. looks absolutely perfect and delicious. love the presentation too.. yummy 🙂
Indian Cuisine
very flavourful and delicious side dish.
Delicious spicy thokku….Lovely clicks
That’s mouthwateringly delicious. It would be great with partha.
This is chennais trademark side dish n all time fav for all over here.. n my fav n love it..
Interesting recipe…easy n quick one…looks so good n I like to have them with rotis…
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?? 🙂
Mouth watering. This tomato thokku with chapathi was famous among my friends during college days. Yummy.
Cheers,
Uma
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.
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Pickle looks amazingly delicious and tangy. Wonderfully prepared.
Deepa
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We have this with idli. Lovely flavorful recipe…
very tempting dear,mouthwatering here…yummy!!!
Delicious and flavorful tomato chutney.
very beautiful demonstration!! I would love to try this out one time!!
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thokku romba nalla irukku and to think it is your first ever tried dish – must have been a nice memory !
Thokku looks super yumm. Always on the look out for such simple recipes. Bookmarked.
Wow!!!!pickel looks so tempting and perfect…..
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
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Thakkali thokku is one of my fav dish.Seems to be yummy.Have bookmarked.
Looks very tempting, perfect with chapathi’s
I too make it pretty much the same way…and it’s my hubby’s all time favorite
Spicy and tangy huh? Oh my, I’m sold–totally!!
Even I make it very similar, looks superb 🙂