This pickle is similar to manga thokku but hotter. Some days back I got some fresh gooseberries and thought of making thokku at home. I had no idea about the exact recipe and did a search keeping in mind the colour and consistency of nellikkai thokku made by Bhagyam maami,my SIL's mother. I got the recipe from
and tried it after slightly adjusting the amount of chillis and oil aand omitting turmeric powder.
Nellikka thokku can be used to make a special "nellikkai sadam" too.
INGREDIENTS
1. Nellikka - 15-20 (1 cup when grated)
2. red chillis - 8
3. Mustard seeds - 1 tea spoon
4. Fenugreek seeds - 1 tea spoon
5. Asafoetida powder - 1/2 tea spoon
6. Salt
7. Sesame oil - 1/4 cup
METHOD
1. Dry roast and grind chillis, fenugreek and 1/2 tea spoon mustard seeds.
2. Grate gooseberry. Mix it with salt, asafoetida and the chilli-mustard-fenugreek powder.
3. Heat oil in a pan and splutter 1/2 tea spoon mustard seeds. To this add the gooseberry till the colour is dark brown and a semi solid consistency is obtained. Cool and refrigerate. It will stay fresh for weeks.
To make nellikkai sadam
Heat 1 tea spoon sesame oil, add 1 table spoon thokku followed by 1/2 cup cooked rice and mix. Tasty nellikkai sadam is ready.
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