Recipe 2: Tomato Thokku

Ingredients:

6 Medium ripe tomatoes
Green chili -1
Chilli Powder – 2 tsp
Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp
Fenugreek Powder – ½ tsp
Asafoetida – ¼ tsp
Tamarind – Size of a lime
Gingelli Oil ¼ cups

Method:
Peel and cut tomatoes into small pieces. Heat oil in a heavy bottomed kadai. Add mustard seeds, long chilli (cut into pieces) turmeric powder, fenugreek powder and asafetida. After the seeds splutter, add the cut tomatoes and salt. After 3 mins add the tamarind water.Add chilli powder. Mix all the ingredients and cover with a lid. Reduce the heat and allow the mixture to cook for atleast 30 minutes turning every 5 mins. Delicious thokku is ready. Adjust chilli powder and salt according to taste.