Thursday 23 May 2013

"Onion Thokku"


"Onion Thokku"


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About this Food!

"Onion Thokku", is a special and tastier thokku variety made from onions and garlic  as main ingredients , I love this dish very much because of its glossy look and the mouth watering taste,  you will keep on eating it till you get scoldings from your mom;-) .

Best side dish for Idly, dosai ,curd rice , chapati and white rice.

This dish can be taken for your family picnics...you will really enjoy it.

"Onion Thokku"

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Big Onions - 1/2 kg

2. Gingely Oil - 150 ml

3. Garlic - 6-7 pieces chopped into two halves.

4. Chilly powder - to your taste

5. Turmeric powder  -  1/4 tspn

6. Tamarind water -  1/4 cup thick consistency

7. Dry roasted fenugreek powder (Vendhayam powder) - 1/4 tsp

8.  Salt - To taste

9. Sugar - 1 pinch

Method

1. Take a pan and add gingely oil allow it to get heated up lightly and then add chopped garlic and cook till you get an aroma and then add chopped onions and nicely cook till onions become tender and soft consistency.

2. Now add chilly powder and turmeric powder and cook for 2 mins.

3. Then add tamarind water and cook for few minutes say 3-4 mins approximately and add salt and vendhayam powder and finally add a pinch of sugar and allow it to cook for 5 mins in medium flame by closing the lid of your pan.

4. After 5 mins open the lid and check wheather oil got separated nicely and if its separated then finish your cooking or else cook till oil gets separated.



Try it and you will love it.


Happy Foodie!!!