Tomato Thokku

Ingredients :

• Ripe red tomatoes - 1 k.g.
• Tamarind - 1 lemon size
• Red chilli powder - 5 to 6 tbsp
• Salt - as required
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Garlic flakes - 5 to 6 [ if u like more u can add more ]
• Oil [ seasame ] - 1 cup
• Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp

Dry roast and powder :

• Mustard seeds - 1 tbsp
• Methi seeds - 1 tbsp
• Dry red chillies - 4 to 5 [ if u want to omit chillies u can omit.]
• if u add red chillies it gives nice colour ]
• dry roast in kadai and powder it in mixer.

For seasoning :

• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Urad dal - 1 tsp
• Dry red chillies - 2 [ broken ]
• Curry leaves - little

Method :

Heat oil in a non- stick kadai, add chopped tomatoes and fry well. Keep the flame high. Add garlic flakes and mix well. When its start boiling add tamarind plup also, stir in between. When water goes and the tomatoes becomes soft  add salt, turmeric, red chilli powder and mustard, methi seeds powder. Mix well, when it become cool grind in mixer to smooth paste. Then keep the same kadai, add remaining oil, add seasoning, allow to splutter, mix the paste and fry  until oil is separated. Remove from the fire. Allow to cool,and  store it  in a dry bottle. Its goes well with idli, dosa, and stemed rice.