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Tomato Pickle

Posted on Apr 14, 2013 · Last Updated on Mar 11, 2021 by Uma Ramanujam · 15 Comments

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Tomato pickle is my grandma’s one of the signature recipes. She uses pure ‘Nattu thakkali'(Organic sour tomatoes) for preparing it. It is a perfect condiment for all kind of recipes but goes very well with Dosa.

My mom got me few Kilos of fresh organic tomatoes from the nearest farm at good price and she asked me to prepare this pickle. Till now, I tried tomato pickle only with my grandma’s live guidance and I didn’t want to take the risk with huge quantity of tomatoes. So, I tried it with half Kg of tomatoes on my own  to check the taste. It came out as expected and I made use of the remaining tomatoes later. Increase the recipe as per your requirement.

For large quantity of tomatoes, try using freshly ground red chilli powder and fenugreek seeds for perfect taste and aroma.

Basic Information:

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 15-20 minutes

Makes:  About 1 cup

Ingredients:

Tomato – 500 grams, firm and ripe

Tamarind – small blueberry size

Red chilli powder – 1 tablespoon

Gingelly Oil – 2 tablespoons

Mustard seeds and urad dal – 1/2 teaspoon

Salt – to taste

Asafoetida – a big pinch

Roasted Fenugreek powder – 1/4 teaspoon

Method:

1) Wash and wipe the tomatoes using kitchen towel.

2) Cut them into four pieces.

3) Put them in a mixer or grinder or food processor and blend it along with tamarind. Keep it aside.

4) Heat oil in a wide thick bottom pan / kadai. Add mustard seeds and urad dal.

5) Once the mustard seeds splutter, carefully pour the tomato paste to the pan.

6) Let it cook for 3 minutes. Add red chilli powder and salt. Cook again for 2 minutes.

7) Cover using the lid and reduce the flame to low.

8) Continue cooking till the oil oozes out from the sides of the pan and you don’t see any trace of water. It takes 10-15 minutes of time. Stir in between so that it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan.

9) Add roasted fenugreek powder and asafoetida. Mix well and turn the flame off.

10) Allow to cool to room temperature and store in a dry container.  Keep refrigerated for longer shelf life.

Notes:

1) Since the tomatoes I used tasted sour, I used only blueberry size tamarind. so, increase or decrease the tamarind quantity based on the sourness of the tomato.

2) If you don’t have roasted fenugreek powder, substitute it with fenugreek seeds.

3) While cooking the tomato paste, it might splash/splutter. So keep covered  and keep in low flame till it become thick.

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Torviewtoronto
Torviewtoronto
12 years ago

pickle looks fabulous

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Priya Suresh
Priya Suresh
12 years ago

Slurp,fingerlicking pickle definitely..Wat a catchy and terrific colour,seriously droolworthy.

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great-secret-of-life
great-secret-of-life
12 years ago

looks so yummy. I do it similar way too.. my hubby fav

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Nargis Aara
Nargis Aara
12 years ago

yummylicious clicks lookz great !!

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Shanavi
Shanavi
12 years ago

Loved ur seccond n last shot..Love the colour and loved the thokku consistency..Super

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Jeyashris Kitchen
Jeyashris Kitchen
12 years ago

Super tempting thokku. Love this home made thokku anytime

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Menaga Sathia
Menaga Sathia
12 years ago

Slurrrp…droolworthy pickle.With this pickle i will eat extra idli n dosa!!

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Sweet'n'Savoury
Sweet'n'Savoury
12 years ago

Love the rich colour

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Unknown
Unknown
12 years ago

love this pickle with rice,, we carry it while traveling..

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Julie
Julie
12 years ago

finger licking good pickle,yummm..nice fresh clicks too,Uma:)

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Laxmipriya
Laxmipriya
12 years ago

wow.. like its color.. have never tasted home made tomato pickle.. and the clicks are really good.. 🙂

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divya
divya
12 years ago

wow! so tempting..

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Divya A
Divya A
12 years ago

Super tangy and tempting pickle, the bright color looks so teasingly spicy 🙂

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Chitz
Chitz
12 years ago

Slurpp.. Yummy & lovely.. My mom makes tomato pickle similar to this 🙂

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Unknown
Unknown
11 years ago

Always say that the tomato pickle is "my hubby's second favorite!"

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