Onion Thokku | Vengaya Thokku

Onion Thokku is a sweet & salt divinely tasty pickle made by grinding onion & garlic and tempering it with spices. Onion Thokku is a great side for idli, dosa and rice meal and could be made in minutes. Onion Thokku Recipe is presented in this post with step by step pictures & video.

Onion Thokku is a spicy sidedish for idli,dosa,chapathi, rice etc.This vengaya thokku recipe was shared by mittus friend and I tried it out few months back and it turned out super good.

It is a must to use gingelly oil for this recipe as it gives a great flavour and also balances the spice level.I tried it the same way as my friend told but you can reduce chillies a bit as I felt it was too spicy.

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Onion Thokku | Vengaya Thokku

Onion Thokku is a sweet & salt divinely tasty pickle made by grinding onion & garlic and tempering it with spices. Onion Thokku also called as Vengaya Thokku is a great side for idli, dosa and rice meal and could be made in minutes. Onion Thokku Recipe which keeps good for more than a week is presented in this post with step by step pictures & video.

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time15 minutes mins

Total Time30 minutes mins

Servings1 cup

AuthorSharmilee J

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Ingredients

• 1 cup small onion
• 2 nos garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon tamarind
• 6 nos red chillies
• 3 tablespoon gingelly oil
• salt to taste

To temper:

• 1 teaspoon gingelly oil
• 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
• few nos curry leaves
• a tiny pinch hing

Instructions

• To a mixer jar - add small onion, garlic, tamarind.
• Add red chillies and salt to it.
• Grind it a paste without adding water. Set aside.
• Heat gingelly oil in a kadai - add onion paste to it.
• Saute till it thickens and raw smell leaves.
• Keep sauteing in low flame for atleast 10 mins , it will come together without sticking much and the color changes to a darker shade. This is the correct stage to switch off.
• Heat oil in a tadka pan add mustard seeds let it splutter, then add curry leaves and a pinch of hing. Though this tadka is optional I prefer doing it.
• Transfer tadka to thokku. Mix well and serve.
• Keeps well for 3 days in room temperature and for about 10 days in fridge. Vengaya Thokku ready!

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Nutrition Facts

Onion Thokku | Vengaya Thokku

Amount Per Serving (75 g)

Calories 172 Calories from Fat 144

% Daily Value*

Fat 16g25%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Trans Fat 0.1g

Polyunsaturated Fat 4g

Monounsaturated Fat 10g

Sodium 42mg2%

Potassium 131mg4%

Carbohydrates 8g3%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 4g4%

Protein 1g2%

Vitamin A 21IU0%

Vitamin C 9mg11%

Calcium 21mg2%

Iron 0.2mg1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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How to make Onion Thokku

1. To a mixer jar – add small onion,garlic,tamarind.
   
2. Add red chillies and salt to it.
   
3. Grind it a paste without adding water.Set aside.Heat gingelly oil in a kadai – add onion paste to it.
   
4. Saute till it thickens and raw smell leaves.Keep sauteing in low flame for atleast 10 mins , it will come together without sticking much and the color changes to a darker shade.This is the correct stage to switch off.
   
5. Though this tadka is optional I prefer doing it.Heat oil in a tadka pan add mustard seeds let it splutter, then add curry leaves and a pinch of hing.Transfer tadka to thokku.Mix well and serve.
   

Keeps well for 3 days in room temperature and for about 10 days in fridge.

This small onion thokku serves as a great sidedish for idli,dosa, curd rice etc.