Tomato Thokku Andra Style (Spicy Tomato Pickle)
Tomato Thokku is a spicy, tangy tomato-based pickle or chutney which can be used as a side dish for steamed rice, idli, dosa, and even for roti and chapati.
Servings 2
Calories 143kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups ripened & juicy tomatoes (appx 4 large tomato)
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon methi/fenugreek seeds
Tempering
- 3 tablespoons oil (more the better taste)
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
- ½ teaspoon split urad dal
- 1 stalk curry leaves
- 2 dry red chillies
- ¼ teaspoon asafetida (hing)
- 2 cloves garlic minced (optional)
- 1 gooseberry size tamarind extract
- 1 tablespoon red chilli powder
- salt to taste
- ½ teaspoon jaggery
Instructions
- Dry roast methi (fenugreek) and mustard seeds for 2-3 minutes until methi seeds turn golden brown on medium low flame.
- Turn off the gas, cool completely, and blend to a fine powder.
- In a kadai, add oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves, red chillies, hing, garlic, and saute.
- Add chopped tomatoes, salt, tamarind extract, and cook them in a medium flame until moisture from the tomatoes evaporates, takes about 8-10 minutes. Stir in between to avoid the masala from sticking to the kadai.
- Once oil starts to separate add red chilli powder, mustard-methi powder ,adjust salt if needed and jaggery to the mixture and cook until oil oozes out of the tomato mixture.
- Tomato thokku or tomato pickle is ready. Can be stored in the fridge for 2 weeks and without refrigeration for 3-4 days.
How to Make Tomato Thokku in Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
- Dry roast methi (fenugreek) and mustard seeds for 2-3 minutes until methi seeds turn golden brown on medium-low flame in a stove-top pan. Turn off the gas, cool completely, and blend to a fine powder.
- In an Instant Pot Pressure Cooker, Turn on SAUTE mode, add oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves, red chillies, hing, garlic, and saute.
- Add chopped tomatoes, salt ,tamarind extract and cook on MANUAL/PRESSURE COOK on high for 8-10 minutes and wait for Natural Pressure Release.
- Once pressure has released naturally,Turn on SAUTE again add red chilli powder, mustard-methi powder, adjust salt if needed and jaggery to the mixture and cook until oil oozes out of the tomato mixture. See video for reference.
- Tomato thokku or tomato pickle is ready.
Notes
- You can replace regular tomatoes with cherry tomatoes.Use ripped red tomatoes to prepare tomato thokku / tomato pickle.
- You can skip garlic in this recipe and add extra hing(asafoetida).
- Tomato thokku tastes great when the right amount of oil, red chilli powder and salt is added so be generous as the sourness of tomato will balance.Increase tamarind quantity if tomatoes are not sour.
- If you prefer the thokku to be very smooth ,you can also blend the tomato and add puree instead of whole chunks.
- Finally, if you are preparing in large quantity, it takes a long time for tomatoes to cook.So you can also use Instant Pot Pressure Cooker to make tomato thokku.
Nutrition
Calories: 143kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 12g | Potassium: 175mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1475IU | Vitamin C: 11.2mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1.4mg