Tomato Thokku

Ingredients :

• Red tomatoes - 1 k.g.
• Tamarind paste - 1 tbsp
• Salt  as required
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Red chili powder - 2 tbsp
• Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
• Jaggery - 2 tsp
• Oil  [ seasame ] - 4 tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 2 tbsp
• Methi seeds - 1 tsp

For masala powder:

• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Methi seeds - 1 tsp

[ fry both in the fry pan with out oil till nice aroma comes make it cool and grind it in the mixer to a fine powder. ]

Method :

First cut the tomatoes in to big pieces. Take a big kadai  or pressure pan, add tomatoes, tamarind , jaggery, salt, turmeric, and red chili powder. Mix well and allow to boil till it becomes dry [ don't close with a lid ] when the water completely dryed and the thokku becomes thick  add the mustard methi  powder  remove  from  the  gas.   Make it cool and grind it in the mixer to smooth paste. Keep the same kadai on the gas, add the seasame oil, when the oil becomes hot, add mustard seeds when its pop add asafoetida stir well and add the ground tomato thokku to that, keep the flame low mix nicely and allow to boil for 5 minutes. Switch off the gas your tasty thokku ready  store it in a container.