Poondu Thokku Recipe| Garlic Thokku Recipe
Poondu thokku is a spicy and tangy relish made with garlic cloves. This makes a great accompaniment for Idli, dosa, curd rice and chapati. Stays well for 2 to 3 months if refrigerated.
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- Garlic cloves 200 g
- Tamarind 20 g soaked in 3/4 c warm water.
- Red chili powder 1/2 tsp
- Turmeric powder 1 tsp
- Hing a large pinch
- Dry red chilies 6 to 8
- Jaggery 1 tbsp
- Salt to taste
- Mustard seeds 1.5 tsp
- Fenugreek seeds Methi 1 tsp
- Curry leaves a few
- Sesame oil 100 ml
Instructions
- Clean and the peel the garlic. Set aside 1/3 of it. G
- Grind the remaining with dry red chili to a coarse paste.
- Once done, heat a pan with sesame oil.
- Once it s hot, add hing and pop the mustard seeds and add the fenugreek seeds.
- Now add the whole garlic cloves.
- Fry till the garlic begins to brown and then add add curry leaves and the ground garlic paste.
- Lower the heat. Mix well. You can see that the mixture begins to absorb the oil.
- Add red chili powder, turmeric powder and salt.
- Cook this for 10 -15 mins or till the mixture turns a light golden brown.
- Now, add tamarind extract. Mix well.
- Let it simmer till raw smell of the tamarind goes away.
- Once done, add jaggery, mix well.
- Continue to cook the mixture till oil begins to float on the surface.
- Once done, let cool.
- Store in a clean air tight glass jar in the fridge.
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Disclaimer
Nutrition values are provided here as a courtesy and are only a rough guide. Please consult a health care provider if you have any concerns.
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