Vengaya kose | Chettinad onion kurma
Vengaya Kose
Vengaya onion 🧅 Kose .
Delicious side dish for poori, chapati, dosa or idli . Vengaya kose or onion kurma or Chettinad kose is a easy wonderful side dish that doesnt need too many ingredients , even vegetables are minimal, all you need are tomatoes, onions and potatoes, all basic veggies which most of us stock anyway in the house .
Ingredients
3 big ripe tomatoes , chopped and pureed
( you can also add them chopped but making a puree and adding gives good gravy) . 2 medium onions thinly sliced
2 small potatoes peeled and cubed
1 small piece of cinnamon
1 tsp cumin seeds for tempering
1 tbsp coconut oil or sesame oil
curry leaves
pinch of turmeric powder salt
1 tsp red chilli powder
For the paste
1/2 cup grated coocnut or as preferred
1 tbsp fennel seeds
1 tbsp poppy seeds
1 tbsp fried gram
2-3 red chillies chopped
coriander leaves for garnish
For method, check the youtube video below .
Vengaya kose
Method
First prepare the tomato puree by blending the tomatoes in a mixer .keep aside .
Next grind to a paste ingredients mentioned for making the masala .
Keep that aside .
Take a pressure pan, add oil, add fennel , cumin seeds , cinnamon , some curry leaves, add the chopped onions,sautee for a minute or two.
Add in the peeled chopped cubed potatoes .
Then add in the tomato puree, pinch of turmeric powder, little salt, can be adjusted later.
Add water just enough to cook these, allow a boil , then pressurecook for a whistle.
Allow thecooker to release pressure,open, stir in contents, add the ground paste , add red chili powder ,now reduce flame .
Continue to cook on low flame after adding ground coconut paste .
Adjust salt if necessary, allow a gentle boil , mash few poatoes to give good consistency .
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves .
Remove and serve hot with idlis, dosas, chapatis, pooris.
Vengaya kose
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