Thakkali kothsu

 Here I am giving out the recipes for the Thakkali kothsu…

Ingredients:

 Tomato/Thakkali – 5
Onion/Vengayam – 2
Green chilly - 4
Salt- as needed
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Refined oil – 3 tsp
coriander leaves - small pinch

To Grind:
Ginger – 1
Garlic cloves – 5
Cashews – 6
Kasa kasa – ½ tsp
Jeera – ½ tsp
Chopped coconut – ½

For seasoning:

Mustard seed – ½ tsp
Urad dal – 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves 1 sprig
Method:
 
Wash the tomato and cook for w while in water.once it is hal cooked,peel it off the skin and grind it without skin along with kasa kasa and cashews..keep it aside.
Heat a pan and add oil and do seasoning eith mustard,urad dal & curry leaves.
Add chopped  onion ,green chillies,ginger & garlinc.Once onion is turned into brown in color ,add tomato mixture ,coconut milk ( jeera & coconut should be grinded together ) ,salt & turmeric powder.Once the flavor is thick in shape,add coriander leaves at the end.

Thakkai Kothsu pongal is ready!

Note:
If the green chilly is not there, you can add red chilly instead.


Serving suggestion:
 
Serve as break fast with chappathi,poori,dosai,idly,rice