Tomato Thokku / Chutney / Pickle

Tomato Thokku is one of my favourite home made pickles. It is amazingly versatile as it can be eaten with chappathy, curd rice, upma, bread and even with salt crackers(monaco biscuits)!!! Nonetheless, its very simple, quick and tasty.

For this recipe, you will need:

Ripe Roma tomatoes : 5-6 nos
Red chilli pwd : 1 tsp or to taste
Salt : to taste
Turmeric pwd : 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds : 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds (optional) : 1/4 tsp
Fenugreek seeds : 1/2 tsp
Jaggery pwd or Sugar : 1 tbsp
Asafoetida pwd : 1 pinch
Red chillies (whole) : 1 nos
Gingelly oil : 2 tbsp
Curry leaves : 1 tsp


Method:

Dice the tomatoes roughly. Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds,Fenugreek seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida, Curry leaves and whole red chillies. When the seeds crackle, toss in the tomatoes and stir well. Simmer the pan and allow the tomatoes to become mushy. Now add red chilli pwd, turmeric pwd, salt, jaggery pwd and mix. Do not cover the pan with lid because you want the water to evaporate. Cook it for sometime untill it attains a thick chutney like consistancy. Turn off the heat and allow the thokku to cool completly. Serve with Chappathy, Dosai or Rice.