Apple Thokku | Grated Apple Pickle
Indian-style grated apple pickle popularly known as apple thokku! Spicy relish with apples, a perfect side dish for rice, and a fantastic spread too!
Servings: 6
Calories: 101kcal
Equipment
- Saucepan or kadai
Ingredients
Measurement Details: 1 cup=240ml; 1tbsp=15ml; 1tsp=5ml;
- 3 tbsp oil divided (2 tbsp + 1 tbsp) preferably gingelly oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- ½ tsp asafoetida
- 1.5 tsp fenugreek powder
- 2 apples peeled and grated approx 500 grams roughly 3 cups when grated. I used honey-crisp variety.
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- 1.5 tsp red chili powder or to taste
- 1.5 tsp salt or to taste
Instructions
- Heat a pan or kadai and add 2 tbsp of oil. When the oil is hot, add mustard seeds. As they start to splutter, add the asafoetida and fenugreek seed powder. Saute for 15 to 20 seconds.
- Now add grated apple, salt, turmeric, and chili powder.
- Mix it well.
- Let it cook for about 8 to 10 minutes over medium-low heat. (Do not cover).
- Add another 1 tbsp of oil, mix well and cook for two to three minutes until all the moisture is gone. The apple thokku will come together at this stage and turn off the heat. Let it cool and store it in an airtight container. Make sure to use a clean spoon every time.
Notes
- Make sure you grate the apple just before making the pickle. After grating, start the tempering process. If the peel and grate it before, due to oxidization, it might turn black.
- Taste the apple, and make sure to adjust the spices according to your preference.
- As I mentioned before, we like fenugreek and asafoetida flavor in pickles, so I always add a little extra. But adjust as per your taste.
- If the pickle is on the spicier side, you can always add jaggery or palm sugar and cook again for a couple of minutes.
- I highly recommend gingelly oil for this recipe; if not, use peanut oil or neutral oil. Coconut oil slightly overpowers the flavor, but you can try if that's your preferred oil.
- You can add ½ tsp of mustard seed powder along with fenugreek powder. But I did not use it.
- I have tested this recipe with the gala, green and honey-crisp apples.
Nutrition
Calories: 101kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 591mg | Potassium: 89mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 182IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg