Tomato Pickle / Thakkali orukaai
Ingredients: 1 kg grams of mixed tomatoes (50% fruit and 50% semi-fruit) 100gms of Chilli powder 1 tea spoon of turmeric powder 2 tea spoons of mustard (kadugu) seeds 1 tea spoon of asafoetida (perungayam) powder 1 tea spoon fenugreek (venthayam) seeds 3 tea spoons of tamarind extract 100mg of tea spoons of gingelly oil 100 to 150 grams of Salt (as per your taste requirements) Preparation: Chop all the tomatoes in equal sizes ( not too small or too big). Do not waste the tomotes juices while chopping. Add Salt and mix them with the chopped tomatoes and keep the mixture as side Now heat 2 table spoons of gingelly oil (not too much hot - better to heat in the medium flame) Fry Mustard seeds, Fenugreek seeds together (till little golden brown) Cool the above mixture and powder them and mix them to the chilli powder,turmeric powder, asafoetida powder. Keep them as side till it cools down On the thick bottomed pan, add 3 table spoons of ginge...