Garlic Thokku
- 51 min
- hot
- Serves 8
Garlic thokku of coarse garlic paste cooked in gingelly oil with chilli powder, tamarind and jaggery. Spicy and vegetarian, serves 8, about 50 minutes.
Ingredients
Garlic, Peeled250 grams
Tamarind25 grams
Water, For Soaking80 ml
Gingelly Oil100 ml
Mustard Seeds1 tsp
Fenugreek Seeds1 grams
Curry leaves4 grams
Asafoetida0.5 grams
Turmeric Powder1 grams
Red Chilli Powder2 tbsp
Salt1½ tsp
Jaggery, Powdered12 grams
Contains: wheat, sesame.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 8 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 8 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 180kcal | 1440kcal |
| Protein | 2.4g | 19g |
| Carbohydrate | 15g | 119g |
| Fat | 13g | 104g |
| Fibre | 1.5g | 12g |
| Sugar | 3.5g | 28g |
Cookd masalas for garlic
Method
Get ready by peeling the garlic. Soak the tamarind in 80 ml warm water for 10 minutes. Squeeze it well and remove the fibres and seeds to get a thick extract.
Grind the peeled garlic in a mixie with 60 ml water to a coarse paste. Stop when a few small garlic pieces remain.
Heat the gingelly oil in a kadai on medium flame for 2 minutes until hot. Add the mustard and fenugreek seeds, and fry for 30 seconds until they crackle. Add the curry leaves and asafoetida, then fry for 30 seconds until the leaves are crisp.
Add the garlic paste carefully. Cook on medium flame for 7 to 8 minutes, stirring often, until the raw smell reduces and the paste becomes slightly darker.
Add the turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt. Cook on low flame for 5 minutes until the raw chilli smell goes and oil starts to show at the sides.
Add all the tamarind extract and the powdered jaggery. Cook on low flame for 12 to 15 minutes, stirring often, until the thokku is thick and oil separates around it. Switch off the flame and cool fully before storing in a clean, dry jar.
Before you start
- How long does Garlic Thokku take?
- 51 minutes from start to finish. That is 20 minutes of preparation and 31 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Garlic Thokku serve?
- 8. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Garlic Thokku vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Garlic Thokku spicy?
- It is hot: 3 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Garlic Thokku?
- 250 grams Garlic, 25 grams Tamarind, 12 grams Jaggery, 100 ml Gingelly Oil, 1 grams Fenugreek Seeds, 4 grams Curry leaves, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Garlic Thokku?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Garlic Thokku?
- About 180 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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