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    Home Β» Recipes Β» Side Dish For Idli Dosa

    Onion tomato kotsu recipe Saravana bhavan style, Side dish for idli dosa

    September 19, 2008 by Raks Anand 29 Comments /

    Side-dish-for-idli-dosa
    Easy to make,but a yummy,tangy side dish that goes well with IdlI,dosa and rotis also! My mom makes with moong dal in this, but my MIL makes this as side dish for chapati. I love it with idli dosa too. I have tasted this type of side dish in Saravana bhavan too at time. (Updated picture,I have used red chilli powder instead of green chillies)

    Onion tomato gravy recipe

    Recipe Cuisine: Indian  |  Recipe Category: Lunch
    Prep Time:10 mins     |  Cook time: 20 mins     |  Serves: 3

    Ingredients

    Red ripe tomatoes - 4


    Onion - 2


    Green chillies Or teaspoon of red chilli powder - 5 


    Curry leaves - 1 sprig


    Coriander leaves - For garnishing


    salt - as needed


    Sugar - β…› tsp


    mustard - For tempering 1tsp


    Urad dal - For tempering 1 tsp


    oil - For tempering 2 tsp


    Idli-with-kothsu

    Method

    1. Chop onions and tomatoes finely and slit the green chillies into two.
    2. Heat a kadai/heavy bottomed vessel with oil and when oil is hot add the tempering items followed by curry leaves,green chillies and onion.
    3. Fry till onion becomes slightly pinkish / transparent. Add chopped tomatoes and required salt and keep sauteing,till it becomes  mushy.
    4. onion tomato gravy 1

    5. Fry in medium flame for 5-6 minutes and then add ΒΌ cup water and bring to boil.Simmer for few minutes to form a thick gravy consistency.
    6. onion tomato gravy2

    NOTE:

    • Always add less water.
    • Add a teaspoon of ghee while frying for enhanced taste.
    • Can use red chilli powder also instead od green chillies...for the ingredients given here..1 teaspoon red chilli powder will be approx. enough.
    • Colour purely depends on the colour of the tomatoes, so use red ripe tomatoes and chilli powder if you want to get the colour as it is there in the first two updated pictures.

    Transfer to serving bowl and enjoy with idly,dosa or rotis!
    Onion-tomato-kothsu

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Sireesha

      September 19, 2008 at 1:14 pm

      Superb and awesome side dish .Thanks for sharing such a nice recipe.Will try definetly as got bored of routine sambar and coconut chutney.

      Reply
    2. Dershana

      September 19, 2008 at 1:14 pm

      I love this simple dish. The colour and flavour is so nice. My extra addition would be a pinch of sugar πŸ™‚

      Reply
    3. SriLekha

      September 20, 2008 at 1:34 am

      thats a nice side dish for idli and dosa and let me try it and tell u how it comes out!
      Visit my blog while u find time and join in the chicken event going in my blog!

      Reply
    4. Prema Sundar

      September 20, 2008 at 1:34 am

      OMG!!look at the picture of tomato chutney on top of idli...I love idlies with this tomato chutney. I make this often, but will add a bit of masala powder.looks great.

      Reply
    5. raaji

      September 20, 2008 at 1:34 am

      thats like kind of simple& easy dish and made in mins....

      Reply
    6. Divya

      September 20, 2008 at 1:34 am

      We call it Gosthu, and it is a perfect side for dosais. I love it.

      Reply
    7. Happy cook

      September 20, 2008 at 1:34 am

      Just pass that last picture to me.
      With the real idli and the side dish on top.
      Yummmm

      Reply
    8. Daily Meals

      September 20, 2008 at 6:41 am

      Hi Raks Kitchen! Love the colour...Today I tried your coriander powder with a few changes...I will post it soon...

      Reply
    9. Siri

      September 21, 2008 at 5:43 am

      Wow! the curry is so simple and love the last pic Raks!..:)

      Cheers,
      Siri

      Reply
    10. Laavanya

      September 23, 2008 at 3:56 am

      I really love this but hardly make it since my husband doesn't like tomatoey things πŸ™

      Reply
    11. Laavanya

      September 23, 2008 at 3:56 am

      Forgot to add, i liked the last picture with the tomato curry topped idlis πŸ™‚

      Reply
    12. LG

      September 23, 2008 at 3:56 am

      This side dish goes well with chapathi too..I often make it for chapathi...nice one

      Reply
    13. Priti

      September 23, 2008 at 2:58 pm

      I love this with dosa, idli too...and always prepare this...exactly same like urs :)..inbtw the idli looks so soft

      Reply
    14. Bhawna

      September 24, 2008 at 4:06 am

      Wow what a nice and simple recipe. Ur pictures are pushing me to go and cook it now. Delicious...Thanks

      Reply
    15. ANJALI J.

      October 13, 2008 at 2:54 pm

      Just loved this dish.. Tom i will make this since we will have idlis for breakfast.

      Reply
    16. Child adoption in India

      February 23, 2009 at 6:20 am

      Very good side dish. I will try it today. Thank u

      Reply
    17. S

      September 04, 2009 at 1:00 am

      I tried this recipe as it is, it was great and my daughter who never eats spicy food loves it too, with Idly/Dosa/Chapati. Your blog is great with lot of good recipes. Thank you.

      Reply
    18. RAKS KITCHEN

      September 07, 2009 at 3:15 am

      Thank you for trying and giving feed back S,glad that ur kid liked it πŸ™‚

      Reply
    19. Vaneetha

      January 29, 2010 at 4:44 pm

      Hi, I am Vaneetha. The pictures of Idly and the gravy look so amazing. My mom is an amazing cook, but I am in Australia now and how much ever I try, Idly and dosa dont turn up well. I am not sure if its the quality of rice here or if I am doing something wrong. Can you post how you made such amazing idlis. Thanks.

      Reply
    20. Vaneetha

      January 29, 2010 at 4:44 pm

      Hello, Idly and the gravy looks so amazing. I just tried to find out the receipe for Idly, can you post one. My mom is an amazing cook, but i live in Australia now and how much ever I try, Idly and dosa are coming out miserably. I am a crazy fan of Idly and its been more than 8 months since I had one. Looking forward for your post

      Reply
    21. Kuppusamy

      January 07, 2011 at 4:22 am

      can u tell me how to make kadapah as side dish for idli

      Reply
    22. RAKS KITCHEN

      January 07, 2011 at 4:27 am

      I will soon try it out after I get the recipe from my MIL and then post it here,thanks

      Reply
    23. deepa

      December 06, 2011 at 9:07 am

      u cangrind the entire thing after cooking ,makes a nice chutney ,may be not the urad dal.

      Reply
    24. carolin

      September 25, 2012 at 11:47 pm

      Nice n easy recepie raks.i am goin to try tomm

      Reply
    25. carolin

      September 25, 2012 at 11:47 pm

      Nice n easy recepi raks. I am going to try tomm

      Reply
    26. suresh

      October 09, 2012 at 12:10 am

      hi,iam suresh this recepie realy super

      Reply
    27. gayatri

      April 22, 2013 at 11:56 am

      i tried this dish yesterday. my in-laws loved it. thank rak

      Reply
    28. Pradeepa

      May 30, 2019 at 9:41 pm

      Can u pls tell me the size of the onion and tomatoes which u have used for 1 tsp of chilli powder???

      Reply
      • Raks Anand

        June 19, 2019 at 8:45 pm

        Medium sized πŸ™‚

        Reply

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