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Thakkali Chutney Recipe – Tomato Chutney Recipe

November 23, 2015 26 Comments

Thakkali Chutney (Tomato Onion Chutney) is one dish that has many many memories associated with it. My grandma used to make it quite often since me and my brother loves it.  We eat this Thakkali Chutney with pretty much everything – dosa, idli, pongal, chapathi, even puttu! If made right and refrigerated, the chutney has a very long shelf life and a very unique taste that’s hard to beat.

If you like chutney recipes, do check out this onion tomato chutney (much quicker version), red capsicum chutney, or even this tomato thokku that has a more chunky consistency.

Thakkali Chutney Recipe - Tomato Chutney Recipe

My sis took the recipe from amma last summer and I took the picture. This Thakkali Chutney is really a family favourite and a keeper of a recipe which I keep referring to again and again when I need a chutney recipe with little or no coconut and has a longer shelf-life than regular chutneys.

THAKKALI CHUTNEY RECIPE
Makes ~ 1 cup 

Ingredients:

Ripe red tomatoes, slightly sour – 500gm, diced
Big onions-3, chopped
Garlic – 2 cloves
Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp
Grated coconut – 1 tbsp (optional)
Red chillies – about 6, depending on taste
Mustard seed – 1/8 tsp
Hing/Asafoetida/Kaayam -1/4 tsp
Curry leaves – a few
Oil (preferably gingelly/sesame) – 3 tbsp + 2 tsp + 2 tsp
Salt – to taste

How to Make Thakkali Chutney

1. There are four ingredients that need to be fried separately and kept aside. So follow this order.
– In a broad frying pan and 2 tsp oil and the coriander seeds. Fry for 30 seconds and remove.
– Red chillies – roast for a minute – remove.
– Coconut – roast for a minute – remove.
– Now add another 2 tsp oil and fry the onions till golden brown and soft. Remove.
– Finally add the tomatoes and saute them for about 10 minutes on a medium fire, until they are half cooked.

2. Transfer all the roasted ingredients in a blender and add the garlic raw. Blend till smooth, adding not more than half a cup water. The mixture should be thick than watery.

3. Add the 3tbsp oil into the same pan, temper mustard seeds and add curry leaves and hing. Transfer the blended mixture into the pan, add salt and stir occasionally until the oil separates and you left with a thick, red chutney that smells mouthwatering.

This tomato-onion-garlic chutney has a good shelf life and goes well with rice, dosa, idly etc. I have posted a similar yet simpler tomato chutney before. You can try that in case you are hard-pressed for time.

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  1. Zareena

    November 5, 2011 at 1:53 pm

    mmmm… mouth watering chutney dear. Lovely recipe. Bookmarked recipe.

    Reply
  2. Nags

    April 1, 2010 at 1:38 pm

    Yeah, this is different from the normal tomato chutney recipes I have seen but its yummy yummy!

    Reply
  3. Vij

    April 1, 2010 at 1:38 pm

    Yummmy N simple one….gonna make this for dosa!

    Reply
  4. Uma

    November 12, 2008 at 5:26 am

    adding coconut in tomato chutney is new to me. looks awesome. Nice pic.

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  5. Mandira

    November 12, 2008 at 3:40 am

    The chutney looks great nags, I had it first ages ago at a friend’s place and now I can make it at home, thanks to you 🙂

    Reply
  6. samantha

    November 12, 2008 at 1:14 am

    Hi Nags
    I have been a frequent visitor to your blog of late. Just wanted to thank you for sharing such lovely family recipes. I tried both the thakkali chutney and the (complicated version of) the tomato rice and they both came out really well. Like you, I live in and work in Singapore and I know how maddening the pace of life is over here so I really appreciate you taking the time out to blog. Great work! 😀

    Reply
  7. lakshmi

    November 10, 2008 at 4:27 pm

    that looks more pickle than chutney – makes it even more exciting – i can’t tell you how i am salivating at that right now. its only thakkali chutney i know but still – give me a cup i’ll eat it neat.

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  8. Seena

    November 9, 2008 at 11:03 am

    nice pic, haven’t tried this version yet, bookmarking!

    Reply
  9. Sharmi

    November 7, 2008 at 8:12 pm

    HI Nags, Lot of changes in your blog:) so many delicious recipes. looks awesome!!

    Reply
  10. sra

    November 7, 2008 at 2:39 pm

    Nags, yes, the same sense.

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  11. sra

    November 7, 2008 at 6:13 am

    In ‘my’ Telugu, ‘oorindi’ can also mean ‘It’s done’ when you’re referring to something you’ve pickled for a day or more!

    Reply
  12. Nags

    November 7, 2008 at 6:14 am

    Sra-oh yes yes!! mine too. but i think it comes from the tamil word ‘oora vekkurathu’. right?

    Reply
  13. Nags

    November 7, 2008 at 4:59 am

    Mallugirl – Yes!!! That’s the same one 😀 Glad you like it 🙂

    Reply
  14. Mallugirl

    November 7, 2008 at 4:58 am

    hey i know this one.. ur sis had sent me this yummy recipe which is a staple now!!

    Reply
  15. my comfort food

    November 6, 2008 at 5:01 pm

    Thakkali chutney looks mouth watering. So does all the recipes in your site. Love the photos too. I have an award for you in my blog, please hop on and take it. 🙂

    Reply
  16. Kamalika

    November 6, 2008 at 2:24 pm

    Hi Nags,

    Hope your fine ..There is a surprise for you in my blog .. please accept it ..

    love
    Kamalika

    Reply
  17. Vij

    November 6, 2008 at 4:30 am

    Yummmy N simple one….gonna make this for dosa!

    Reply
  18. Tys on Ice

    November 6, 2008 at 3:42 am

    yummy yummy yummy!

    i love ur chutney posts…had made that easy one u posted last time…this iam gonna make…

    oh…it works 🙂

    Reply
  19. Mansi

    November 5, 2008 at 10:54 pm

    it does look pretty, and quite different from the Tomato chutney that I know!:)

    Reply
  20. Kalai

    November 5, 2008 at 9:33 pm

    So delicious, Nags! Perfect with idly/dosai for me! 🙂

    Reply
  21. RAKS KITCHEN

    November 6, 2008 at 2:27 am

    That chutney in the bowl looks gorgeous in front of the curtains;D
    Nice one and love your seasonal blog header too!!

    Reply
  22. Nags

    November 6, 2008 at 1:39 am

    Yeah, this is different from the normal tomato chutney recipes I have seen but its yummy yummy!

    Reply
  23. Alka

    November 5, 2008 at 1:52 pm

    This is so different from OUR tomato chutney…thanks for sharing such wonderful recipe!

    Reply
  24. Aparna

    November 5, 2008 at 1:20 pm

    Tomato chutneys are very much loved in our home. I guess this one is a sort of thogayal like chutney.
    Guess what I had sent in for Vegan Ventures 1? A Tomato Chutney! 😀

    Reply
  25. Happy cook

    November 5, 2008 at 12:59 pm

    Looking to the chutney makes my mouth water. I would love to have them with rice or dosa.

    Reply
  26. Divya Vikram

    November 5, 2008 at 5:36 pm

    Seeing a lot of tmato chutneys around today..Sounds just mouthwatering.

    Reply

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