2011/06/20

CAPSICUM GARLIC THOKKU




INGREDIENTS :

Green Capsicum - 50 gms
Pearl onion - 50 gms
Garlic cloves - 50 gms
Tamarind - a lemon size
Jaggery syrup - 1/2 cup
Mustard - 1 tsp

Curry leaves
Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Asafoetida - 2 tbsps.

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Heat oil in a pan . Add mustard . When it splutters , add chopped onion,garlic and curry leaves .
2) Saute onion and garlic till tender . Then , add chopped capsicum and saute till tender.
3) Add tamarind juice to it . Cook in slow flame till the juice thickens .Then add jaggery syrup . Add salt ,asafoetida and turmeric powder .Add a spoon of gingelly oil .
4) Once it thickens and the oil separates out , remove from flame . Allow it to cool .Store in an airtight container .

Serve hot with Curd Rice .

15 comments:

Priya Suresh said...

As u told, a wonderful thokku to enjoy with curd rice, mouthwatering here..

Indian Khana said...

Nice combo ...looks gud

Hari Chandana P said...

Nice and delicious recipe.. looks so so so tempting dear.. thanks for the wonderful recipe !!
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GEETHA ACHAL said...

Looks so tempting and yummy thokku....

Sayantani Mahapatra Mudi said...

love the flavour of capsicum in curries. and this one is a delicious recipe.

Raks said...

This is very new recipe to me,sound so delicious!

Unknown said...

I like this kind of dishes.Easy to prepare.Capsicum is good for health.I really like the way you narrated the complete cooking process.I was searching for some blogs based on cooking vegeterian recipes.All the ingredients are easy to obtain.Great work.

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Sravs said...

delicious combo and very interesting recipe !!

Hamaree Rasoi said...

capsicum in curries gives a nice flavor. Delicious dish

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Nitha said...

thats should be yummy combo..

Unknown said...

Yum, sounds delicious :)

Reshmi Mahesh said...

A very delicious combo...

KrithisKitchen said...

New combo.. sounds super tasty..

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Rekha shoban said...

delicious thokku...perfect with curd rice!

Mrs.Mano Saminathan said...

Deliciously flavoured thokku! I would like to try this with curd rice!

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