Cranberry Thokku/Relish
Cranberry Thokku/Relish

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, cranberry thokku/relish. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Cooking & baking supplies and more. WHAT IS CRANBERRY THOKKU: Thokku is basically veggies or fruits pounded to make a savory chutney or relish with a bunch of aromatic and exotic but simple spices and this varies with different vegetables. It is a south Indian chutney or relish normally enjoyed like a condiment which we call "pickle".

Cranberry Thokku/Relish is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Cranberry Thokku/Relish is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook cranberry thokku/relish using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Cranberry Thokku/Relish:
  1. Take 9 cups fresh cranberries
  2. Take 1/2 cup oil (sesame or any cooking oil)
  3. Get 2 teaspoons mustard seeds
  4. Make ready 1/8 teaspoon methi seeds/dry fenugreek seeds
  5. Make ready Few chopped curry leaves
  6. Get 1/2 teaspoon hing/asafetida powder
  7. Take 1/2 tsp haldi/turmeric powder
  8. Take 1 1/2 tablespoons sambar powder (south Indian curry powder)
  9. Make ready 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  10. Make ready 2-3 tablespoons jaggery (unrefined cane sugar)

This thokku also goes well with just some plain rice and curd or hot rotis and dal. It is the perfect balance of spicy, tart, tangy and slightly sweet. Grab those seasonal packets of cranberries and make this quick thokku for the family. Cranberry Thokku (Savory Cranberry Relish) Cranberry Thokku: With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I remember this delicious Cranberry Thokku and how much we enjoyed Amma's ingenuity.

Instructions to make Cranberry Thokku/Relish:
  1. Wash and drain fresh cranberries. Set aside to drain completely.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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).
  5. I have even mixed this lip smacking chutney or relish with plain rice too for a simple and mouthwatering treat!
  6. 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.

Upon meeting this new fruit, Amma decided to make thokku, a spicy and savory condiment. The tart and gorgeous deep red berries cook up into this delicious and. Savory Cranberry relish, South Indian style Its been three years now and I can say that Thanksgiving has become a part and parcel of our holiday tradition. The spirit of the holiday season is so strong, it simply seems worthless to resist. Those of you who have followed my earlier posts might be knowing that last year, on the very day of Thanksgiving, I couldn't move and had to be rushed to.

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