Pesartattu
Tomato Chutney Vegan as well
Vegetarian accompaniment along with tit
bits
Sweet and Sour Tomato Jam
(Thakkali Thokku)
Ingredients.
For Tempering
2 tbsp oil Sesame
Oil
½ tsp asafoetida powder
For Chutney
500 grams Tomato roughly chopped and pureed
2 tbsp powdered Jaggery
¾ tsp red chilli
powder
One tsp salt to taste
Method
Heat oil for tempering in a heavy based frying pan.
Add mustard seeds and asafoetida powder
.
When the mustard seeds splutter add the tomato puree,
Jaggery Chilli powder and salt.
Simmer over low heat, till the tomato puree thickens to a
jam like consistency .Keep stirring to prevent it sticking to the base of the
pan.
All the moisture should evaporate and the thokku should be a
dark maroon .This will take about 40 to 45 minutes.
Cool and store in a bottle in the refrigerator for up to a
week.
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