Sunday, June 28, 2015

Tamarind Thokku

Tamarind Thokku Weekend is over.. What for lunch tomorrow?? It would usually be a variety rice at our home for Monday lunch.  Today's recipe is one of the perfect side dishes for variety rice.  They used to prepare this in our college as a side dish for variety rice. Any RMKians remember this???

Here is the recipe..

tamarind thokku



Recipe For : 2


Preparation Time : 15 minutes


Ingredients:

Big Onion              - 1 
Tamarind               - a lemon size ball
Salt                        - As required
Turmeric Powder  - 1/4 tsp
Oil                         - 1 tbsp

To Dry Roast and Grind:

Dry Red Chili       - 2
Coriander Seeds   - 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds        - 1/2 tsp

Procedure:

  • Dry Roast and Grind everything under ' To Dry Roast And Grind'. Chop Big Onion finely. Extract tamarind juice from Tamarind. 
  • Heat oil in a pan. When the oil is hot add chopped onions.
  • Cover the pan with a lid and cook. Add salt and turmeric powder in between. 
  • When the onions are completely cooked add Tamarind extract.
  • Add also the ground powder. Cook in low flame till the thokku gets thickened. 
  • Switch off the flame and serve the thokku with variety rice . From my personal experience it tastes so good with Curd rice.

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