Malu's Garlic Thokku 180 Gms

Garlic Thokku is what happens when you give garlic the same respect that a Thanjavur kitchen gives tamarind and red chillies — slow-cooked in gingelly oil until the sharpness is gone and what remains is a deep, savoury, almost caramelised intensity that makes everything it touches taste better.

Ours is made from fresh garlic slow-cooked in cold pressed gingelly oil with sun-dried red chillies and a precise combination of mustard, turmeric and salt. The cooking time matters — too short and the raw garlic edge remains, too long and it loses its character. We cook ours until the oil separates and the thokku turns a deep reddish-brown, which is the sign that the flavour has fully developed.

What’s Inside

• Garlic, Cold Pressed Gingelly Oil, Red Chillies, Mustard, Turmeric, Salt
• No preservatives. No artificial colour or flavour.
• 180 gms per pack

How to Use It

Mixed into curd rice — the definitive pairing. A small spoon stirred through hot plain rice. As a side with idli, dosa or chapati. As a spread on toast for a deeply South Indian breakfast. Use sparingly — it is concentrated, and a little goes a long way.

Ships across India. Made in Bangalore by Malu’s Kitchen — a Thanjavur Iyer-style home kitchen rooted in the Tamil Brahmin tradition. FSSAI registered: 21223010001350.