Ingredients

Tomatoes ( big ones)—4

Tamarind ( hunase hannu//imli)—small lemon size

Dry red chillies (ona menasina kayi//lal mirch)—5

Salt—to taste

Oil—2 tablespoon

Mustard seeds (sasive)—1 teaspoon

Curry leaves (karibevu//kadipatta)—few

Hing (asafoetida//ingu)—1 teaspoon

For masala powder

Sasive ( mustard seeds)—2 teaspoon

Menthya kaalu (methi dana//fenugreek seeds)—1 teaspoon

Cumin seeds (jeerige//jeera)—1 teaspoon

Dry roast the above ingredients and powder it.and keep it aside.

Wash and chop tomatoes into small pieces.

Take a thick bottomed kadai or pan,add tomatoes and saute for few minutes on medium flame.

Then add tamarind,red chillies and cover and cook until tomatoes turns soft and mushy.

Keep stirring in between.

Add salt and roasted masala powder and mix well.

Let the mixture cool completely.

Transfer the cooled mixture to a mixer grinder jar and blend to smooth paste.

Transfer the mixture to a bowl.

Heat oil in a pan or laddle,once hot add sasive,hing ,curry leaves.

When it crackles pour over thokku (chutney) and mix well.

Serve tasty thokku with dosa,idli,chapattis,rotti,rice etc.

you can store in an airtight container and refrigerate for longer shelf life.