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Tomato Thokku recipe
Tomato thokku is one of the delicious pickle that we can make at home.  Learn how to make thakkali thokku, tomato thokku with stepwise pictures, full video.

I make thakkali thokku very often, so I can make it confidently. I have one of Vj’s friend,Aman, who is a big fan of this pickle. He always ask for this pickle when he comes home.  Tastes best with curd rice,also can enjoy with stuffed parathas. Recipe source, my mom-in-law 🙂 So obviously my hubby’s favorite!
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Tomato thokku/ thakkali thokku recipe

Tomato thokku is one of the delicious pickle that we can make at home.  Learn how to make thakkali thokku, tomato thokku with stepwise pictures, full video.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 1 cup
Cup measurements

Ingredients

  • Tomatoes - 5
  • Red chilli powder - 2 tsp
  • Sambar powder - 2 tsp
  • Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
  • Salt - As needed
  • Jaggery - 1/2 tsp

To Roast and powder

  • fenugreek seeds/vendhayam - 1 tsp

To temper

  • Sesame oil - 3 tbsp
  • Mustard - 3/4 tsp
  • Curry leaves - 1 sprig
  • Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp

Instructions

  • Roast fenugreek seeds in a few drops of oil till golden brown.
  • Cool down and powder it.
  • Wash the tomatoes and chop them finely.
  • Heat a heavy bottomed pan with oil and temper with mustard,add curry leaves and asafoetida and fry without burning.
  • Add the chopped tomatoes and add all the powders and salt. Mix well and reduce the flame to medium low.
  • Cook for 5-8 minutes , stirring in between to avoid burning.
  • Add the jaggery and powdered fenugreek seeds powder and mix well.
  • Add 2 tsp sesame oil if needed at this stage.
  • After few minutes(1-2 minutes),at a stage,oil starts oozing out.
  • Switch off the stove and cool down.

Video

Notes

I roasted fenugreek seeds in bulk and powdered in mixer. I have stored the rest of the powder in a airtight container for future use. can be added to pickles or tamarind rice or Vatral kuzhambu/puli kuzhambu..etc.. If you don’t need,then you can just roast the needed and powder it using a mortar pestle,it gets powdered easily. My  mom in law fries red chillies and powders along with this fenugreek seeds and adds this powder at the end stage. Use always clean,dry spoon.

 

Tomato thokku/ thakkali thokku recipe

Recipe Cuisine: Indian  |  Recipe Category: Side dish
Prep Time: 15 mins    |  Cook time: 20 mins    |  Makes: 1 cup

Ingredients

Tomatoes – 5
Red chilli powder – 2 tsp
Sambar powder – 2 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Salt – As needed
Jaggery – 1/2 tsp
To Roast and powder
Fenugreek seeds/vendhayam – 1 tsp
To temper
Sesame oil – 3 tbsp
Mustard – 3/4 tsp
Curry leaves – 1 sprig
Asafoetida – 1/4 tsp

Thakkali thokku, step by step method:

    1. Roast fenugreek seeds in a few drops of oil till golden brown.Roasted fenugreek seeds
    2. Cool down and powder it.Powdered seeds
    3. Wash the tomatoes and chop them finely.Chop tomatoes
    4. Heat a heavy bottomed pan with oil and temper with mustard,add curry leaves and asafoetida and fry without burning.Temper
    5. Add the chopped tomatoes and add all the powders and salt.Add redhilli,turmeric,sambar powders and salt
    6. Mix well and reduce the flame to medium low.Cook in low flame
    7. Cook for 5-8 minutes , stirring in between to avoid burning. Add the jaggery and powdered fenugreek seeds powder and mix well.Add jaggery and fenugreek powder
    8. Add 2 tsp sesame oil if needed at this stage. After few minutes(1-2 minutes),at a stage,oil starts oozing out. Switch off the stove and cool down.Final

Notes:

    • I roasted fenugreek seeds in bulk and powdered in mixer..I have stored the rest of the powder in a airtight container for future use.can be added to pickles or tamarind rice or Vatral kuzhambu/puli kuzhambu..etc..
    • If you don’t need,then you can just roast the needed and powder it using a mortar pestle,it gets powdered easily.
    • My  mom in law fries red chillies and powders along with this fenugreek seeds and adds this powder at the end stage.
    • Use always clean,dry spoon.

Transfer to airtight container and refrigerate. Can be used for a month if handled properly.
Tomato Thokku...in container


I enjoyed today with curd rice 🙂
With curd rice

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  12. Pretty Pretty pics as always!..My anna loves this and I make a large quantity of thakkali thokku whenever I vist him..He would love the addition of jaggery(the sweetness)..will try your method next for sure!! 🙂

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  18. I was searching for a perfect thokku recipe past a week. Thanks so very much for posting. In the US getting the right pickle can be so difficult, but now I can make it at home. awesome pics too!

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  32. Yummy thokku.. Looks so vibrant and tempting. As ever super good clicks buddy.. 🙂

    BTW can you tell me what camera you are using??? I am planning to buy one now..

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  40. oh wow my fav one ….looks too tempting. And I love this accompaniment with all dishes. Yummmmmmmmmmmmmy.. seeing the curd rice with thokku making me very very hungry.

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  74. it looks absolutely delicious… Reminds me of the thokku that my Amma makes… very similar in color and texture… but I guess she adds ginger… we used to have this for dosa and idli too…

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  94. thayir saadam with tomato thokku, Mouth-watering!!!!!! My Amma makes tasty tomato thokku, whole house will be aromatic with the thokku cooking on the stove.

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  96. My roomie from Chennai used to prepare this and I used to love this !

    Btw you can also send this as an entry to the current fenugreek seed event.

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  100. SLurrppp…. Lovely clicks Raji.. Athuvum antha thayir sadham with thokku apdiye vaa vaa nu koopdra mathiriye iruku 😉
    I am gonna try it soon!

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  104. My sister makes yummy tomato thokku and after that am seeing the same yummy taste in your recipe and pic. Very very nice pics. It looks absolute delicious.

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  106. first picture is tempting me to prepare them now. I will prepare tomato thokku as soon as some of the pickles in my kitchen gets over 😀

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  118. Raks dont know how I missed this post 🙁 it's just so good!I have a few tomatoes that look quite bored on the kitchen counter…I know how to fix those bored beauties 🙂
    Thanks

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  120. Thanks for a great recipe. I tried it yday and it tastes so good. Planning to take it with us on a camping trip …to spice up the outdoors!

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  124. I have never thought of making pickles at home as i had an impression that it is a tiring job… To my surprise i found this thokku so interesting and easy to make… I tried it yesterday and it came out very well… It tasted awesome and my hubby liked it a lot… would like to try your mango thokku & ginger garlic paste also… Thanks for having made cooking easier 🙂

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  126. hi Raks
    i never thought of making pickles…..at home…used to buy from super market…….after seeing ur recipe……..iam going to make it for sure….thokku is best with curd rice.is it necessary to add more chilles in thokku…or we can adjust according to our taste.

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  128. Thanks Divya 🙂
    Renu, just add enough chilies to balance the 'pulippu'/ tanginess taste. If you add less then it will be more tangy and if you add more,it will be more spicy. So make your choice!

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  132. Hello there!

    One of my fondest memories of childhood is amma's thakkali thokku. While it was being made in the ilupachatti, I remember sneaking in to take some in a spoon and savoring it slowly 😀 When I was living in hostel too she used to send this though anybody who was flying to Singapore 🙂

    Now that am married, I am getting more comfortable in the kitchen. I made this as a side dish for pongal and idli for a bunch of friends who came over. It was a super duper hit. My husband has been emptying the thokku at an amazing speed too 😀 He is begging me to make more. and he was amazed when I told him it has vellam in it! Thanks for the recipe!! I would never had dared to try this but for your simple instructions,colorful pictures!

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  136. Hi.. Nice post. Very useful too… Please let me know how to reduce bitterness in this thokku… I have added the fenugreek powder a bit excess…

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  138. You can try keeping it for 2-3 days an may be the tastes incorporates and bitterness reduces. Or else, try adding more red chilli powder, bit of jaggery,and little salt.

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  140. wow, just what I was looking for… hubby and I are big big fans of Tomato Tokku. I am from Chennai and we get it from Grand Sweets whenever we go visit Chennai and now, I got this awesome and easy recipe from u… will def try this out, if possible this weekend itself!!! 🙂 thanks Raks, will let you know how it turns out.

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  148. Thanks a million. The thokku turned out awesome. These days, whenever I'm planning to make something new, I head over straight to your website and check out your recipe. Once again, thanks for sharing these fantastic recipes.

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  156. This will keep good if you add a lot of oil and slightly more salt and should keep cooking until almost all the moisture goes off. The oil should cover the thokku in the bottle, it will keep good this way. Make sure to keep in an airtight container, use clean spoons.

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  160. Make more thokku and mix with it. more chilli powder, salt also works but depends on how much more fenugreek powder you have added. If it is slightly more, then more chilli powder, salt would work, too much means, better make more thokku without fenugreek seeds powder and mix.

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  162. YUUMMMMM!! I made it and used it for 2 days travel out of station!It is a real savior for those who crave for Indian spice when out of country/home. Just had this thooku and some plain rice with curd..More than satisfying!!!

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