Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, cranberry thokku/relish. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
A thokku is a sort of spicy relish, similar to an Indian pickle or achar. Tart and tangy fresh cranberries are an excellent choice for thokku. Cranberry Thokku. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines.
Cranberry Thokku/Relish is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Cranberry Thokku/Relish is something that I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have cranberry thokku/relish using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Cranberry Thokku/Relish:
- Prepare 9 cups fresh cranberries
- Take 1/2 cup oil (sesame or any cooking oil)
- Take 2 teaspoons mustard seeds
- Take 1/8 teaspoon methi seeds/dry fenugreek seeds
- Get Few chopped curry leaves
- Take 1/2 teaspoon hing/asafetida powder
- Get 1/2 tsp haldi/turmeric powder
- Prepare 1 1/2 tablespoons sambar powder (south Indian curry powder)
- Take 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- Take 2-3 tablespoons jaggery (unrefined cane sugar)
A jar of relish made by cooking and pickling a mixture of cranberries and gourds. Some sugar has been added for sweetness. It increases XP gain for an hour after consumption. A spicy, tangy Indian style cranberry relish, this thokku is somewhere between a chutney and achar.
Steps to make Cranberry Thokku/Relish:
- Wash and drain fresh cranberries. Set aside to drain completely.
- Heat oil in a large and deep saucepan and once hot, add mustard seeds. - As soon as the seeds splutter and crackle, add chopped curry leaves, methi seeds and hing powder. Saute for a few seconds.
- Tip in the drained cranberries along with sambar powder and salt to taste; mix well. - Cook on high heat and when the mixture starts to boil, reduce heat to medium or medium low and simmer and cook for at least 20 to 25 minutes until you see oil separating from the mixture on the sides.
- Keep mashing and stirring in between to crush the berries. - Once the mixture is well cooked and you see oil on the sides, add jaggery to taste (a balance of savory and sweet taste which balances the tartness of the cranberries!). - Remove from heat, let cool completely and serve with rotis, chapattis or any Indian flat bread. They taste amazing as a sandwich spread or even with idlis (savory steamed Indian rice and lentil cakes) and dosas (savory Indian crepes).
- I have even mixed this lip smacking chutney or relish with plain rice too for a simple and mouthwatering treat!
- Notes - - Adjust the amount of spices according to personal taste. - If you cannot find sambar powder, you can use any curry masala powder you like or even just plain cayenne pepper powder/chilli powder.
Cramberry Thokku is a spicy and tangy thick gravy made out of cranberries. We can mix the thokku with rice or best served with curd rice. The text version of this recipe is available. Unfortunately, almost all the cranberry relishes and sauces you'll find in your market are full of sugar! The cranberry and orange are familiar and classic, but the candied ginger adds heat and excitement Here's my version of it, called Cranberry Thokku /Spicy Cranberry Relish.
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