CAPSICUM CHUTNEY / THOKKU
Ingredients
- 3 - 4 nos capsicum
- Small goseberry size Tamarind, soaked in water
- Salt, to taste
- to roast and powder ( masala )
- 1 tbsp Coriander Seeds/ Dhania
- 1/2 tsp Methi seed
- 1 tbsp Bengal Gram Chana Dal
- 6 - 10 nos Red Chillies, ( based on your preference )
To temper :
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- a pinch Asafoetida/ hing
- Curry Leaves, - few
- 2-3 tbsp OIl
Instructions
- Wash and roughly chop capsicum .
- Grind them semi coarse in a mixer and keep aside .
- In a small pan add few drops of oil and take all the ingredients mentioned under to roast . Fry till they are crisp . Fine powder the spices in a mixer .
- In a kadai / pan , take oil . Add mustard seeds . Once they splutter , add curry leaves , hing and turmeric powder .
- To the tempering add coarsely ground capsicum , masala powder, tamarind extract and salt . Mix everything well . Saute the chutney for 5-10 minutes stirring in between .Letit boil well and get a nice taste and color. Don't add any extra water .
- That's it capsicum thokku is ready to serve. Relish it with idli , dosa, chapathi , plain rotti or plain rice. I assure you it tastes yumm with everything . Stays good without refrigeration for 3-4 days . If kept in fridge stays good for more days .Will share 1 more variant of capsicum chutney soon, till then enjoy it !!!
Notes
- You can use any type of capsicum .
- Grinding of capsicum smooth / coarse depends on your choice .
- In the original recipe , tamarind was not added . But i felt something missing when i made as per the original version . you can try which way you like . Also in the original recipe , methi quantity was more.
- If you want you can add little jaggery .
- Instead of red chillies you can add chilli powder too .
- Sauteing nicely in little extra oil givesthis chutney nice taste , look and also increases shelf life. So better not omit it .