Quick Tamarind Thokku

Name: Quick Tamarind Thokku
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2-3persons
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 big lemon size of tamarind soaked for about half an hour in water for tamarind extract; 4-5 Whole red chillies; 1 tsp chana dal; 1 tsp urad dal; 1 tsp ground nuts/cashewnuts; 1 tsp jeera/cumin seeds; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp fenugreek seeds; 1 inch finely chopped ginger; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1/4 tsp asafoetida; 1 tsp jaggery/jaggery powder; To taste Salt; 2-3 tsp oil; 8-10 curry leaves

Deepa @Foodie_buddy2021

No onion no garlic recipe.Tamarind thokku/extract can be made under 30 mins for travel.Simply just mix with cooked rice to make tamarind rice on the go.It can stay good for a week in refrigerator.

Deepa @Foodie_buddy2021

No onion no garlic recipe.Tamarind thokku/extract can be made under 30 mins for travel.Simply just mix with cooked rice to make tamarind rice on the go.It can stay good for a week in refrigerator.

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Ingredients

30 mins

2-3persons

1big lemon size of tamarind soaked for about half an hour in water for tamarind extract
4-5Whole red chillies
1 tspchana dal
1 tspurad dal
1 tspground nuts/cashewnuts
1 tspjeera/cumin seeds
1 tspmustard seeds
1 tspfenugreek seeds
1 inchfinely chopped ginger
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1/4 tspasafoetida
1 tspjaggery/jaggery powder
To tasteSalt
2-3 tspoil
8-10curry leaves

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Steps

30 mins

1

Take the tamarind extract from the soaked tamarind and keep it ready
2

In a kadahai/pan add oil,mustard seeds,jeera,chanadal,urad dal,groundnut.Fry till dal turn red add fenugreek seeds,ginger,red chillies and curry leaves.
3

Then,add the tamarind extract,turmeric powder,asfoetida,salt and jaggery powder and let it boil
4

It will slowly get reduced and cook till all the oil comes out.It will take around 20 mins.