Onion Tomato Thokku/Gojju | Vengayam Thakkali Vathakkal | Side dish for Idli/Dosai/Chapathi

Once you learn how to make this Onion Tomato thokku recipe, there are many ways you could use them. Amma and Paatti calls it Gojju and sometimes they refer this as “Baath” 🙂 Not sure why though.  I am used to calling it as thooku 😁 You can serve this as a side dish to Idli, Dosai,Chapathi or you can mix this with hot rice or you can use this as a spread in Wraps or you can serve this on top of warm bread toast 😋 There are endless possiblities and the list goes on.. In the below recipe I haven’t used Garam Masala. We generally prefer it without too much masala flavor however you could add a teaspoon of Garam Masala if you are ok with that.

Notes : 

1. If you are staying outside India try using Bombay Onions or Red Onions. White onions aren’t much apt for this recipe. 
2. The color of the Thokku depends on the variety of tomatoes you use
3. Adding a teeny tiny bit of sugar or jaggery enhances the taste. Also it retains that reddish orange color on the Thooku
4. If you are adding Garam Masala you can add a tsp of Saunf and some ginger garlic pieces too
5. I prefer using Sesame oil for this recipe however if you don’t have sesame oil you can replace it with Vegetable oil or Sunflower oil
6. Alternatively you can first grind onion and tomatoes directly to a paste and then add it in the frying pan

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Onion Tomato Thokku

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

25 minutes

Servings

people

Ingredients

• 2 Onions
• 4 Tomatoes
• 1 small green chilli
• 2 tbsp sesame oil
• 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
• 1/2 tsp urad dal
• 1/2 tsp Channa Dal
• 1/2 tsp Hing
• 1/2 tbsp Red Chilli Powder you can also add sambar powder instead
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 1/2 tablespoon salt
• 1 tsp Sugar or Jaggery
• Few Curry leaves

Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 25 minutes Servings people Ingredients 2 Onions 4 Tomatoes 1 small green chilli 2 tbsp sesame oil 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds 1/2 tsp urad dal 1/2 tsp Channa Dal 1/2 tsp Hing 1/2 tbsp Red Chilli Powder you can also add sambar powder instead 1/2 tsp turmeric 1/2 tablespoon salt 1 tsp Sugar or Jaggery Few Curry leaves

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a frying pan
2. Add mustard seeds, urad dal and channa dal
3. Saute for a minute. Add curry leaves and slit green chilli
4. Add finely chopped onion, tomato, salt, turmeric,hing and chilli powder
5. Keep sauteing in medium flame until you see onions slighty change color
6. Sprinkle very little water and let it get cooked
7. Once every 5 minutes give it a mix and make sure the Thokku doesn't get stuck in the bottom the pan
8. Within 12-15 minutes you can see onions and tomatoes reduced in size, they might have soaked up all the flavours
9. Add sugar or jaggery at this stage
10. Adjust salt and serve thokku as a side dish to Idli/Dosai/Paratha/Chapathi etc

    

Recipe Notes

On toast

Different ways of using Thokku 🙂

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