1. South Indian Onion Chutney (Vengaya Chutney) SEO Title: Authentic South Indian Onion Chutney Recipe | Vengaya Chutney for Idli SEO Description: A quick and flavorful South Indian Onion Chutney (Vengaya Chutney) made with small onions, tomatoes, and dry red chilies. Perfect side dish for hot idlis and dosas. Tags: Onion Chutney, Vengaya Chutney, South Indian Breakfast Side Dish, Easy Chutney Recipe, Idli Dosa Side Dish Ingredients Shallots (Small Onions): 10 nos Dry Red Chilies: 2 Chana Dal (Bengal Gram): 1 tablespoon Tomato: 1 (chopped) Salt: To taste For Tempering: Oil (1 tsp), Mustard seeds (1 tsp) Method Peel the small onions and chop them finely. Heat a little oil in a pan and sauté the onions well. Add the chana dal and dry red chilies to the pan and sauté until roasted. Remove from heat. Transfer the roasted ingredients into a blender (mixer jar) along with the chopped tomato, required salt, and a little water. Grind it into a smooth paste. Heat oil in a p...
## 1. Katharikkai Vatha Kuzhambu (Eggplant/Brinjal Tamarind Curry) ### Ingredients: * **Main:** Eggplants (Brinjal) – 10, Garlic – 6 cloves (crushed), Onion – 1, Tomato – 1 (both chopped) * **Spices:** Sambar powder – 2 tsp, Red chili powder – 2 tsp, Turmeric powder – 1 tsp, Roasted fenugreek powder (to sprinkle) – a pinch, Jaggery – a small piece, Salt – to taste * **Tamarind:** Tamarind extract – 1/2 cup * **Tempering:** Gingelly oil – 50g + 10 ml, Mustard seeds, Asafoetida, Fenugreek seeds – a pinch each, Fennel seeds – 1/4 tsp ### Instructions: 1. Heat 50g of gingelly oil in a pan and add all the tempering ingredients. Let them sizzle. 2. Add the chopped eggplants, crushed garlic, chopped onion, and tomato. Sauté everything beautifully until soft. 3. Pour in the tamarind extract, add salt, turmeric powder, and sambar powder. Mix thoroughly and bring to a vigorous boil. 4. Once the curry thickens and comes together, drop in the small piece of jaggery and remove from heat. S...