Tomato pickle south indian recipe, Thakkali thokku tamil recipe

Tomato pickle

Tomato Pickle south indian recipe
Ingredients :
Ripe Tomatoes - 10 finely chop them
garlic -10 cloves

To grind :
Mustard seeds - 2 tsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp
Red chillies - 6 - 7 to taste
Salt to taste

Tamrind water to taste

Jaggery to taste

Seasame oil - 2 big spoons 

Preparation :

In a heavy sauce pan preferrably non stick
Add the Tomatoes garlic and the ground spices along with salt let them simmer for about 40 - 80 minutes in a low flame. 
Let the water evaporate add salt jaggery and tamring water and let the rest of the water evaporate.

To Season again : 

Add seasame oil in a separate pan, add one teaspoon mustard seeds red chillies asafoetida 

Let them splutter and now add them to pickle. Turn off the stove let the pickle cool down.

Store the pickle in a dry glass jar.