Onion tomato thokku

    Onion tomato thokku is a very simple receipe that you have make within 10 minutes. Noone says no to this yummy receipe. It goes great with curd rice or side dish for Idly, dosa and chapathi. Me and my family is a big fan of this tomato thokku. This is one of the easiest receipe that I learnt from my mom. After my marriage, I prepared this receipe once in a week. So that, I felt boring in this receipe. After that, I made some changes in making this thokku. That is instead of adding red chilli powder, I add green chilli for spiciness. And it tastes great. 

                   

    For this receipe, you will naatu thakkali not bangalore tomato, because naatu thakkali only gives you a unique tangy tastes. You need only few ingredients for this side dish. Please friends, try this tomato thokku receipe if you have naatu thakkali in your hand. Otherwise, you'll do it with your bangalore tomato. And let me know how it works out for you. 

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Preparation time:5 minutes 
Cooking time:10 minutes 
Total time: 15 minutes 
Serves :2 
Cuisine: South indian
Category: Side dish
Author: shanmugapriya. N

Ingredients:

1. Mustard- 1tsp
2. Urad dal - 1 tsp 
3. Curry leaves - few
4. Green chilli- 4
5. Onion-1 ( finely chopped) 
6. Tomato - 4 ( finely chopped) 
7. Salt - as needed

Method:

Step 1: Take a pan, heat 3 tsp of oil, add Mustard, Urad dal, curry leaves and let it crackle. 

Step 2: Add the finely chopped onion and green chilli. Fry until golden. 

Step 3: Now add the chopped tomatoes and cook till the tomatoes turns mushy. 

Step 4: Add salt and little amount of water. Let it cook for few minutes. Switch off the stove and serve hot with Idly or dosa. 

Note: If you like to add spice powder, instead of green chilli. Then it's your wish. 

Pictorial:

Heat 3 tsp of oil in a pan, add Mustard, Urad dal, curry leaves and chopped onion. Fry well. 

Add green chilli and saute well. 

After that, add chopped tomatoes and salt. Cook until it turns mushy. 

Add little amount of water and cook for few minutes. 

Serve hot with Idly or dosa or chapathi.