TOMATO THOKKU
Tempered tomatoes and coconut ground to make a thick chutney
Preparation Time : 5 minutes
Cooking Time : 10 minutes
Ingredients
- Tomatoes, quartered : 3 medium
- Oil : 2 tablespoons
- Whole dry red chillies, broken : 2
- Curry leaves : 10-12
- Ginger, chopped : 1 inch piece
- Salt : to taste
- Coconut, grated : 3 tablespoons
- Mustard seeds : 1/2 teaspoon
Method
Heat one tablespoon oil in a pan. Add whole red chillies, six curry leaves, ginger and tomatoes and cook stirring for three to four minutes. Transfer into a mixer jar.
Add salt and coconut and grind to a thick paste.
Heat the remaining oil in another pan. Add mustard seeds. When they splutter add the remaining curry leaves and pour the tempering over the thokku.