Make authentic Andhra style Tomato Avakaya pickle recipe, goes well with hot rice, idli or dosa. Instant Tomato Pickle recipe Andhra style.
Summers mean only one thing in our part of the world – the sun is shining bright and it is tiringly hot. The days seem really long with the scorching heat and the only way to get through the day is by drinking a lot of fluid – juices, milkshakes and of course water. You definitely cant say no to homemade ice creams and lollies too. Although it is unbearably hot, we still look forward to it as there are a lot of summer goodies. Apart from the cool drinks and frozen treats, summers call for homemade pickles and fryums. I am going to share three pickle recipes that we made at home this summer so far and the first one is this really simple yet flavorful Tomato Avakaya recipe.
For the uninitiated, Avakaya is Andhra style Mango pickle made with ground mustard seeds. In Andhra, March-April-May is typically the pickle season and a lot of households innovate with the use of different vegetables apart from the regular mangoes. My mom has always made Tomato Avakaya, an instant version of Tomato pickle that uses very similar ingredients to the regular Avakaya. It is quick and easy to make, stores well in the fridge for over 2-3 weeks and is definitely not season dependent. We devour it with Pappu Annam or even as side dish for idli, dosa or chapati. Check out the Instant Tomato Pickle for a different version of Andhra style pickle 🙂
How to make Tomato Avakaya | Andhra Tomato Pickle
📖 Recipe
Tomato Avakaya | Andhra Tomato Pickle
MEASUREMENT
1 cup = 250ml, 1 tablespoon = 15ml, 1 teaspoon = 5ml
Ingredients
For Tomato Pickle –
- 2 cups Chopped Tomatoes
- ¼ cup Tamarind Pulp
- 2-3 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
- 2 teaspoon Mustard Powder
- 2 teaspoon Salt adjust as needed
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- 15-20 Garlic Pods
For Tempering
- ¼ cup Gingelly Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- 2-3 Dried Red Chillies
- ½ teaspoon Asafoetida
Instructions
- In a pan, heat 1 tablespoon oil. Add chopped tomatoes and cook them until mushy on low flame. Cool them down completely.
- In a mixer jar, add cooked and cooled down tomatoes along with tamarind pulp, red chilli powder, mustard powder, turmeric powder and salt. Pulse it a 2-3 times until the mixture is blended coarse. Remove it onto a bowl. Mix in the garlic pods.
- In a pan, heat gingelly oil. Add mustard seeds and dried red chillies (cut in half). As the mustard seeds splutter, add asafoetida and switch off the flame.
- Once the tempering cools down, add it to the ground mixture. Mix it well. Let it sit for a day or two before serving.
- Store it in a clean dry glass jar in the refrigerator for upto 3 weeks.
Detailed recipe for making Tomato Avakaya | Andhra Tomato Pickle
- In a pan, heat 1 tablespoon oil. Add chopped tomatoes and cook them until mushy on low flame. Cool them down completely.
- In a mixer jar, add cooked and cooled down tomatoes along with tamarind pulp, red chilli powder, mustard powder, turmeric powder and salt. Pulse it a 2-3 times until the mixture is blended coarse. Remove it onto a bowl. Mix in the garlic pods.
- In a pan, heat gingelly oil. Add mustard seeds and dried red chillies (cut in half). As the mustard seeds splutter, add asafoetida and switch off the flame.
- Once the tempering cools down, add it to the ground mixture. Mix it well. Let it sit for a day or two before serving.
- Store it in a clean dry glass jar in the refrigerator for upto 3 weeks.
Recipe Notes
- It is not mandatory to grind the mixture but it gives a smooth texture if ground. Just pulse it a few times so that the mixture doesn’t get heated up while grinding.
- You can also use ¼ to ½ teaspoon of Fenugreek powder if you like the bitterness.
- I made the tamarind pulp by boiling tamarind in water, extracting only the pulp. Don’t add a lot of water as the pulp will turn out thin.
- For better pickle taste, gingelly oil or sesame oil is recommended but in case it is not available, regular cooking oil can be used.
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