This delicious sauce tastes best with rice.
Don't have any small onions at home? Don't worry, you can use regular onions too.
Tired of your kids asking you to make new dishes for them every other day? Well, you can try this easy to make recipe using small onions that your kids will love. Vengaya Kuzhambu, as it is called in Tamil, is a tasty gravy preparation made using small onions.
Don't have any small onions at home? Don't worry, you can use regular onions too.
Here we mention all the elements you need to prepare this sauce and its preparation method.
Ingredients:
Oil – 1/4
Small onions – 20
Tomatoes- 3 to 4
Tamarind juice – 4 tablespoons
Water – As per requirement
Salt to taste
Sugar or jaggery – 1 tbsp
Chiles – 6 to 8
Tuvaram Dal or also known as Toor Dal – 2 tbsp
Uruttu dal or known as Urad dal – 2 tbsp
Fenugreek seeds (Methi) – 1 tablespoon
Cumin (Jeera) – 1 tablespoon
Asparagus powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Mustard seeds- ½ tbsp.
Curry leaves
Turmeric powder
How to prepare this onion sauce? Follow these steps:
Step 1: Take a pan and let it heat up for a while.
Step 2: Once it is hot, add fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds, chillies and cumin and roast them till they turn golden brown and emanate a pleasant aroma.
Step 3: Set them aside and let the spices cool for a while.
Step 4: Next, place the spices in a blender and add the peeled small onions.
Step 5: Grind them well until they form a thick paste.
Step 6: Take the same pan, add 1 tbsp of oil and once hot, add some small onions and curry leaves.
Step 7: Sauté until the onion turns translucent.
Step 8: Add the chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder and salt to the onions. Cook until the tomatoes are tender.
Step 9: Next, once the tomatoes are soft, add the onion paste and mix well.
Step 10: Then add some tamarind water and stir well.
Step 11: Add a little sugar or panela to give it a sweet touch.
Step 12: Cover the sauce for 10-15 minutes and let it simmer until the oil separates.
Step 13: And your little onion sauce is ready.
Step 14: Serve hot
This delicious sauce tastes best with rice.
