Green Apple Thokku – Green Apple Pickle

Pickle varieties are always welcome at home. This Green Apple Thokku/Pickle is an instant pickle variety to pair perfectly with a bowl of curd rice. I paired it with almost everything, like chapathi, dosa, upma, khichdi & even bread. Just spread a small amount and top it with your favourite veggies and cheese. It would be Yumm!! Do check my all time favourite Tomato Thokku recipe HERE! 🙂 Video Recipe!

Here is the video..

[Preparation Time-10 mins : Cooking Time-15 mins]

Green Apple Thokku Ingredients:

• Green Apple – 4
• Oil – 4 tbsp
• Mustard – 1 tsp
• Asafoetida – 1/4 tsp
• Salt – as needed
• Chilli powder – 2 tsp
• Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
• Roasted Musard & Fenugreek powder – 2 tsp (see tips)

Method:

• Take the 4 green apples and wash them well. Pat dry with a kitchen towel. Discard the seeds and chop them roughly.

• Heat a pan with oil and temper with mustard seed followed by asafoetida. Add the chopped green apple and mix. Add salt, chilli powder & turmeric powder. Mix well again.

• It will get cooked very quickly, say in about 3-5 mins. Mix well. Another couple of mins and it will turn mushy. This stage is perfect for this thokku.

• Finally add the roasted mustard/fenugreek powder and mix well. Cook for a couple of mins until oil oozes out. Switch off.

Thats it! Instant Green Apple Thokku ready!

Let it cool completely and store it in a glass bottle.

Tips

1. Dry roast (separately) – mustard until it crackles and fenugreek seeds until u get a nice aroma. Cool and grind it into a powder. Roasted mustard & fenugreek powder ready.
2. U can add a tbsp of crushed jaggery or sugar finally before switching off.
3. Add some more oil if you are going to preserve this pickle.
4. Stays good for upto a month in the fridge.
5. Use a clean, dry spoon everytime to maintain shelf life.

– By Sundari Nathan