Tomato thokku without onion/ sidedish recipe/ tomato chutney

Tomato thokku without onion with step by step pictures 


             Tomato thokku is a very tangy sidedish recipe for chapathi and dosa.  I have already posted tomato thokku recipe with onion. This is another method of making tomato thokku without onion . This tastes like tomato pickle. 

             This thokku is dark red in colour.  We did not use turmeric powder in it.  So it gives you the color.  You can keep this thokku in refrigerator for 1week.  This will be fresh.  Try this recipe and let me know how it turns out to you. 

Ingredients  :

.  Tomatoes  -  8 medium sized ( chopped roughly  )
.  gingelly oil - 6 tblsp 
.  Mustard seeds - 1tsp 
.  Urad dal - 1 tsp 
.  Bengal gram - 2 tsp 
.  Asofoetida/ hing - 1/2 tsp 
.  Chilli powder - 1tblsp 
.  Salt to taste 


Method : 

     1.  Put the roughly chopped tomatoes in a mixer jar.  Make tomato puree.  

     2.  Heat 3 tblsp of gingelly oil in a kadai. 
Add mustard seeds,  urad dal and Bengal gram dal. 

    3.  After it crackle,  add asofoetida. 

     4.  Add the tomato puree. Mix it. 

     5.  When the puree changes its colour,  add chilli powder and salt to it.  Mix well. 

    6.  Cover the kadai with a lid. 

     7.  Cook for 15 minutes in low flame.  stir in between. 

    8.  Finally add 3 tblsp of gingelly oil to it.  Mix it and cook for 3minutes.  

    9.  Serve. 


Pictorial :

     1)  chop the tomatoes. 


      2)  Make tomato puree.  


      3)  Heat oil in a kadai.  Add mustard seeds,  urad dal and Bengal gram dal. 

    
      4)  After it splutters,  add hing. 


      5)  Add tomato puree to it. 

       6)  Cook until it changes the color .


       7)  Add chilli powder. 


       8)  Add salt. 


      9)  Mix well.  Cover with lid and  cook for 15 minutes.  stir in between. 


      10)  Add 3 tblsp of gingelly oil .


       11)  Cook for 3 minutes.  Switch off the flame. 


       12)  Serve. 


Note : 


      1.   please cover the kadai with a lid.  Cook in low flame.  Because while cooking it splutters out. 

      2.  Adjust the chilli powder and salt upto your taste.  

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