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Cranberry Indian Recipe, Cranberry Indian style pickle, Cranberry Indian Style recipe, Cranberry Thokku, easy thokku recipe
I wanted to make this thokku last year itself but missed it. Cranberries are easily found during Thanksgiving season. When I went to Walmart before Thanksgiving this year, I got a pack of cranberries for $1.68. Last year this time I was pregnant and had urinary infection, which is very common during pregnancy. Cranberry helps a lot in reducing UTI. I used to make juice with apple. But it was too bitter and I gave up fresh cranberries lol. So I used to make dry fruits bar/energy bar with dried cranberries. This year again I got so tempted by seeing the price. Finally made this thokku. It is way better than juice, so you can try it ☺
This is not my own recipe, adapted from here. I have never found these beauties in India.
Ingredients:
Cranberries: 2 cups
Turmeric powder: 1/4 teaspoon
Red chili powder: 2 teaspoon (adjust according to your taste)
Salt : 1 teaspoon
Oil: 2 tablespoons
Tamarind juice: 2 tablespoons
Method:
- Wash cranberries and set aside.
- Heat oil in a large pan. When hot add the cranberries. It would start popping, just be careful.
- When they bubble up and get cooked. Add turmeric powder, red chili powder, salt and give it a nice mix.
- After 2 to 3 mins, add tamarind juice and mix well.
- Let it cook and oil gets separated on the edges of the pan.
- Now stop and cool. Store in a mason jar in refrigerator for 2 weeks.
It goes well with idli, dosa, chappathi and with rice.
Optionally you can make tadka with little oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, asafoetida, curry leaves. I didn’t want to add more oil, so didn’t do this step.
srividhya said:
yumm.. look at that vibrant color. I did apple thokku this week yet to post it.
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Malar said:
You should have posted it by now lol. Thanks Sri 🙂
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srividhya said:
Lovely malar.
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CHCooks said:
Lovely color of the thokku Malar 🙂 Forget fresh cranberries, I dont even find dried cranberries here in India.
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Malar said:
Me too CH, but these days I am hearing dried ones are available.hmm…
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Aruna Panangipally said:
Loved the colour, Malar! Fresh Cranberries can now be spotted in Mumbai. Dried are always available
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Malar said:
Never knew about it Aruna…Just got to know from my sister that she found dried ones in a bazzar in Chennai.
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Elaine @ foodbod said:
That looks far more interesting to me than our typical cranberry sauce 🙂
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Malar said:
Thanks Elaine 🙂
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Heba vs Reason said:
Reblogged this on Heba vs Reason.
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cafegarima said:
Delish!
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Malar said:
Thanks Garima 🙂
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Traditionally Modern Food said:
I love cranberry thooku.. I add tomato for tangy taste love the version with tamarind
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Malar said:
Thanks Vidya 🙂
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Chitra Jagadish said:
Vibrant and mouth watering one…
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indusinternationalkitchen said:
Great idea Malar to make thokku using cranberries. I am avoiding tomatoes now and cranberry thokku sounds good. I think I will skip the tamarind too.
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