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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
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Servings1 cup
AuthorSharmilee J

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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