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chettinad vengaya kosu /side dish for idli dosa
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Total Time
25
minutes
mins
Servings
3
-4
Ingredients
Big onions - 3
Tomatoes - 2
Some curry leaves
Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp
Salt as per taste
Oil -1 tbsp
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Saunf/sombu - 1/4 tsp
Bay leaf/biriyani Nellai - 1-2
Cinnamon/pattai -1 piece
Cloves/lavangam - 2-3
Cardamon/elachi- 2
To grind:
Grated coconut - 5 tbsp
Fried gram dal/pottukadalai - 2 tsp
Cashews - 11/2 tbsp
Kasa kasa/poppy seeds - 1 tbsp
Sombu /fennel seeds - 1 tbsp
Dried red chillies - 4-5
or as needed
Instructions
Keep ready with all ingredients.
Grind the to grind ingredients to a smooth paste and keep ready.
Keep a kadai with oil and add Saunf,bay leaf,cinnamom,cloves and cardamom.
Add onions that are cut length wise and let it cook till translucent by adding salt for onions.
Add some curry leaves.
Add chopped tomatoes and let it become mushy.
Add turmeric and chilli powder to ground masala itself,then add this to the cooking tomato mixture.
Add required water to bring to gravy consistency.
Add required salt needed for the gravy and let all the contents boil till all the rawness goes off.
Now add some chopped coriander and switch off.
Serve with idli or dosa.
Notes
You can keep the consistency of the gravy as you need.
Red chillies can be added as per your spice wish.