Small Onion Thokku
Onion Thokku is a spicy and tasty South Indian side dish made from small onions ( shallots ), chillies and spices.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Small onion / Shallots
- 6-8 nos Red chillies, Byadgi +Guntur
- small amla/goosberry size Tamarind
- small amla/goosberry size Jaggery
- salt to taste
To temper:
- 2-3 tbsp Gingelly oil /Any oil
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- few nos Curry leaves
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric / Haldi
- a pinch Hing / Asafoetida
Instructions
- Cut tips of the onions and soak them in plain water for 10-15 mins. Peel them later. It will be easier to peel.
- To a mixer jar - add small onion, red chillies, tamarind, jaggery and salt to taste.
- Grind it to a paste without adding water. No need to make super smooth.Set aside.
- Heat gingelly oil in a kadai.Add mustard seeds let it splutter.Then add curry leaves, pinch of hing and haldi.Don't skip hing and sesame oil .. they enhance taste.
- Add ground Onion paste to it.
- Combine everything nicely.
- Keep stirring the thokku in between so that it doesn't get burnt . Let the raw smell go and thokku thickens & nice texture. Taste test. If you need add chilli powder / salt. If it is dry,add few more tsps of oil.
- After some 10-12 mins, you will notice that thokku has turned deep brown in color .The moisture content has evaporated ,oil starts leaving the sides and it comes off the edges as a mass.Switch off the stove .
- That's it our spicy Onion thokku is ready to enjoy. Store in air tight jar once its cooled to room temperature. Stays good for about 3-4 days without fridge and if refrigerated remains good for months . Tastes awesome with idli , dosa, chapathi , plain rice, curd rice etc.