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 .

Method

1. First prepare the tomato puree by blending the tomatoes in a mixer .keep aside .

2. Next grind to a paste ingredients mentioned for making the masala .

3. Keep that aside .

4. Take a pressure pan, add oil, add fennel , cumin seeds , cinnamon , some curry leaves, add the chopped onions,sautee for a minute or two.

5. Add in the peeled chopped cubed potatoes .

6. Then add in the tomato puree, pinch of turmeric powder, little salt, can be adjusted later.

7. Add water just enough to cook these, allow a boil , then pressurecook for a whistle.

8. Allow thecooker to release pressure,open, stir in contents, add the ground paste , add red chili powder ,now reduce flame .

9. Continue to cook on low flame after adding ground coconut paste .

10. Adjust salt if necessary, allow a gentle boil , mash few poatoes to give good consistency .

11. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves .

12. Remove and serve hot with idlis, dosas, chapatis, pooris.

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