Thursday, May 15, 2008

Mango Thokku

Thokku is a delicious pickle. We get a special mango in our garden for this - very huge in size and tasty . You have to prepare thokku with raw mangoes

Ingredients:
Raw Mango grated
Red chilli powder
oil ( Til oil is the best option)


Method:
Heat 1 cup oil in a pan
Put some mustard in the hot oil and let them split
Add little ( 1 tsp) methi ( funegreek) seeds, hing ( asefotida) powder, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and roast in the hot oil for 1 minute
Add the grated mango and salt to the hot oil above and mix thoroughly
Keep stirring on heat till the mango is cooked and oil comes out of thokku
Thokku is ready Cool and bottle
Add 2 spoons of vinegar as a preservative if u like.
Goes well with roti, dosa, rice etc...

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