Tomato sweet explained here is authentically known as Thakkali thithippu in Tamil. Thakkali means Tomato and Thithippu means sweet . It is an unique side dish served with Biryani in Tamil-Muslim festivals. Many a time I had the opportunity to taste this sweet brought by my mother's friend. The aunt tells us that the Tomato sweet can pacify the heat of biryani and will help in digestion. Mom got many recipes from that aunt and thereafter my mom too started making her yummy dishes in our house:) One among those is the drool worthy sweet, the Thakkali thithippu
Ingredients:
Ripe Vine Tomato (nattu thakkali)- 5 (1/2 kg)
Sugar - 1/4 kg
cardamom - 5
cashew nut - 10
Kismis / Raisin - 10
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Rose essence - 2 drops (must)
Water
Method:
Put all the whole tomatoes in a wide vessel.
Pour water to immerse the tomatoes.
Cover and cook till the tomato starts cracking.
Put off fire and let the fruits get cool.
Then peel off the skin and discard.
Grind the pulp into a fine puree.
Now heat a wide vessel with 1 tbsp ghee.
Fry the cashews , raisins and keep aside.
In the same vessel pour the puree and sugar .
Let them boil to get a thick consistency.
Now add the fried cashew, raisins and powdered cardamom.
Turn off heat.
Add 2 drops of rose essence and mix well.
(I have seen a lot of rose petals strewn over the sweet in the marriage feasts).
Tomato sweet is ready !
Serving suggestions:
Serve as side dish with Biryani or simply like a jam with bread.
Note:
I have given the original measurements for sugar , just like I make. But you can vary that with Zero calorie sugars. But I am not sure of the results.
30 comments:
Wow tomato sweet never heard it.But i think it tastes good.Will try sometime.
Wow looks delicious! Never had a chance to try this!
wow this definetely is something to try......looks tempting!
Viki i know about that sweet but never tried and tasted though.. but seeing urs feel like i should try once...thanks for sharing
Thats interesting Viki..Among the malayalee muslims they too serve a sweet pickle along with biriyani.Thats date pickle..you can imagine.
drools over your tomato sweet..!!
wow.....looks so colourful and delecious. Never tried it.......Great recipe
thakkali thithippu must be really delish..I have heard abt it but never tasted it..
Sounds very interesting! Looks drool worthy:)
Wow looks delicious! Sounds very interesting.....
wow!! that's cool condiment.
Its new to me and must try.
wow!this is really different!looks lovely!
My mom makes this with briyani...it has been a while since I had this sweet...looks so yummy dear :)
we make a similar one too... love your version...
New to me.. Simply delicious and colour too!! Yummy viki!
thats a very unique and a nice sweet...Nice Colour as well...
That is something new to me....looks yummy...nice color
never heard of this sweet before. it looks so yum, like a jam :)
nEW TO ME..LOOKS YUMM!NICE COLOR:)
this is something new to me...but it looks so yummy! nice click!
looks yummy dear....like to grab the bowl
Very unique sweet,i got similar recipe from my friend, she called it tomato halwa..but i was confused with the recipe,never tried anything sweet with tomatoes..will giv it a try..
this version of tomato chutny looks tempting.....i am sure it is actually a chutny...we make a different version and you'd see that bengalis have another version which is my fave..
I've never heard of this. But that bright red color is so appealing and looks so yumm. Great dish!
wow..thats new to me Viki..:)..bright fiery red..:)
looks so luscious,love the rich color :P
Wow! tomato sweet ..sounds great ! Looks heavenly :)
Never had a chance to try this,great recipe.Thanks for the post.
Oh WOW! Tomato Sweet? That was the only thing I thought that couldn't be done with tomatoes. Looks great!
Thanks for dropping by my blog. A new dish to me. I make tomato ketchup at home. This is a different recipe. Sounds delicious.
Wow Viki, That halwa looks delish. First time Hearing of a sweet with tomato. Love the color.
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