I am a huge fan of this very simple but extremely tasty pickle/side dish/thokku , my mother-in-law makes ! With minimal ingredients and a no-fuss cooking, this pickle has a special place in my home. With adequate oil (always use sesame oil -it helps in retaining freshness and adds immense taste), it has a good shelf-life when refrigerated!

What goes:-

Tomatoes – 5 to 6 (medium sized) – washed & pureed
Onion – 2 to 3 (medium sized) – pureed
Sesame Oil – 5 to 6 tbsp
Mustard , Urad Dal – 1 tbsp
Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp
Salt – to taste
Red Chilli Powder – to taste

How:-

In a thick bottomed pan add 3-4 tbsp of sesame oil and as it becomes warm allow mustard and urad dal to splutter. Now add the pureed tomatoes and onions and a cup of water and bring it to a boil. Lower the flame and allow it to cook and let go off the rawness with the lid closed. Once it thickens considerably add salt, turmeric powder and red chili powder. Further add a tablespoon or two of sesame oil and let it simmer till it reaches the required consistency and starts leaving the sides. Switch off flame and it is ready for use.

Serve with rice, rotis or use it as a sandwich-spread ! Store in a dry container and refrigerate for future use.

Enjoy !

Sending it to Sanyuktha’s CWF-Tomato event announcement by Kiran

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20 Comments

kitchen queen April 2, 2011 at 4:35 am - Reply

hmmmmmmmmmmm! mouth watering thokku with a lovely combo and lovely click too.
Jaisy James April 2, 2011 at 6:55 am - Reply

pickle looks delicious
Unknown April 2, 2011 at 7:37 am - Reply

Tasty yet flavourfull pickle.Love the colour.
schmetterlingwords April 2, 2011 at 8:34 am - Reply

Tomato thokku looks veryyyy yummy…. I think I wud finish half of what you made just like that… :-)
Raji April 2, 2011 at 10:42 am - Reply

Lovely thokku..who wouldn't love this yummy dish.
Nandinis food April 2, 2011 at 11:12 am - Reply

Colorful and mouthwatering pickle! Slurp!
Sanctified Spaces April 2, 2011 at 11:26 am - Reply

looks great.Nice combo for curd rice.
Kanchana Radhakrishnan April 2, 2011 at 11:36 am - Reply

yummy thokku
Elaichii April 2, 2011 at 12:27 pm - Reply

Drool!slurp, that's how i want to describe it!
Suman Singh April 2, 2011 at 1:15 pm - Reply

Yummy and mouthwatering tomato pickle…would love to try this sometime..thanks for sharing!
Unknown April 2, 2011 at 1:32 pm - Reply

Hey,

Thokku looks really tempting..:)

Dr.Sameena@

http://www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com/
Peggy April 2, 2011 at 2:22 pm - Reply

This is definitely a good looking thokku!
Sravs April 2, 2011 at 4:25 pm - Reply

wow lovely combination !! looks so delicious and very tempting !!
Heather S-G April 2, 2011 at 8:44 pm - Reply

Oh, this sounds incredibly tasty!
Swathi April 2, 2011 at 9:56 pm - Reply

This tomato onion thokku looks awesome delicious.
Reshmi Mahesh April 3, 2011 at 1:36 am - Reply

Yummy pickle…Delicious…
Torviewtoronto April 3, 2011 at 5:07 am - Reply

delicious tomato and onion pickle
Sailaja April 3, 2011 at 8:15 am - Reply

mouthwatering pickle..
Priya Suresh April 3, 2011 at 11:45 am - Reply

Slurp, mouthwatering here…wat a great looking pickle..
sangeeta April 3, 2011 at 2:54 pm - Reply

Lovely thokku . I make a tomato chutney with lots of garlic as i had tasted in Chennai once , but this looks like a nice sauce like spread with good flavors of sesame oil..