Tomato Chutney | Thakkalli Thokku

Tomato Thokku/Chutney is one of the most delicious cutney we can make at home and very simple and easy to make. This can be transformed into many dishes like Tomato Rice or base sauce for Pizza and many other. It can be used as a spread to any paratha or bread.
Tomato Thokku can also be served with any appetizer, Idly or Dosa. It is the the best chutney to take to any travel since the shelf life is longer. Whenever we go for travel either by car or air, I pack some chutney and roti's or idly in hand, spread and roll them and munch them.
Today for the Blogging Marathon i chose the theme- One sauce and two dishes. I thought this will be a good match for the sauce and two dishes will be posted in the next two days.

Here goes the recipe:

Ingredients

5 Big Tomatoes chopped
3 table spoon Sesame Oil
1 teas poon Mustard seeds
1/2 tea spoon Fenugreek Seeds
1-2 tea spoon Chili powder (as per the spice)
A pinch of Asafoetida
Salt as required
Curry leaves/Onions- Optional

Method
In a pan add the Oil and let it heat. Once heated add the mustard seeds, Fenugreek seeds, Asafoetida and allow it to splutter.
Add the chopped tomatoes and keep the gas in sim for 15-20 minutes. Allow it to cook slowly until the oil separates.
Add salt and Chili powder, mix until it raw smell goes away.
Once cooled store it in a air tight container.

NOTES
It can be served with Curd rice, paratha, Bread, Naan and Rice.



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Pickle

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Drumstick Leaves Thuvayal|BM#7

I had a lot of drumstick leaves at home and wanted to make something different other than sambar which i usually make.I found this recipe (Thuvayal) in Mallika Badrinath's book.
Also, I thought this will be apt for Blogging Marathon for the theme, "Cook with cook books".
Recipe Source: Mallika Badrinath's Classic Lunch Recipes
1 cup Drumstick leaves
1 tbl spoon Urad dhal
1 tbl spoon Channa dhal
5-6 Red chillies
1 tbl spoon Coconut grated
pinch of Asafeotida
little tamarind
salt to taste
oil 2 tea spoon

Method:
In a pan add the oil,urad dhal,channa dhal,asafeotida and red chillies and fry until golden brown
Remove from the stove and keep them aside.
In a drop of oil fry the drunstick leaves seperatly until the leaves shrinks.
Grind everything together(leaves,Dhals,salt,tamarind and coconut) to a paste
Serve with rice or any tiffin varieties.

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Thuvayal

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Capsicum/Bell Pepper Chutney

I had just gone out for a dinner and got to taste a chutney made from capsicum.Doesn't that sound interesting. It is very simple to make.Ingredients we need to make this are as follows:

Green Capsicum 2 nos
Urad dhal 2 tsp
Green Chillies 3
Tamrind paste 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste

1. In a pan pour 1 tsp of oil.
2. Add urad dhal, green chillies, tamrind paste, capsicum and salt
3. Fry till the capsicum is half cooked till it looses the raw smell
4. Grind all the ingredients to a smooth paste
5. Chutney is ready
6. Serve hot with rice, chapathi or dosa.

Health facts:
Fat less chutney
capsicum is good for health as a green vegetable
urad dhal adds protein

Chutney

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Onion Chutney

A chutney that can be instantly made with all daily cooking ingredients.

Onions 2 nos
Urad dhal 3 tsp
Red Chillies 2 nos
Tamrind 1/2 tsp
Oil 1 tsp
salt to taste

1. Heat oil in a pan and add urad dhal and fry till light brown
2. Add the cut onions, tamarind paste, salt and red chillies and fry till onion turns transparent
3. Grind all the content to a smooth paste
4. Serve hot with dosa, idly or with hot rice.

Yummy chutney is ready...

Health Facts:
Onion is very good for health and cools the body, dhal is protein rich.
contains very less oil and is less fat chutney.

onion

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