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
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 - ⅛ tsp
mustard - For tempering 1tsp
Urad dal - For tempering 1 tsp
oil - For tempering 2 tsp
Onion - 2
Green chillies Or teaspoon of red chilli powder - 5
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Coriander leaves - For garnishing
salt - as needed
Sugar - ⅛ tsp
mustard - For tempering 1tsp
Urad dal - For tempering 1 tsp
oil - For tempering 2 tsp
Method
- Chop onions and tomatoes finely and slit the green chillies into two.
- 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.
- Fry till onion becomes slightly pinkish / transparent. Add chopped tomatoes and required salt and keep sauteing,till it becomes mushy.
- Fry in medium flame for 5-6 minutes and then add ¼ cup water and bring to boil.Simmer for few minutes to form a thick gravy consistency.
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!
Sireesha
Superb and awesome side dish .Thanks for sharing such a nice recipe.Will try definetly as got bored of routine sambar and coconut chutney.
Dershana
I love this simple dish. The colour and flavour is so nice. My extra addition would be a pinch of sugar 🙂
SriLekha
thats a nice side dish for idli and dosa and let me try it and tell u how it comes out!
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Prema Sundar
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.
raaji
thats like kind of simple& easy dish and made in mins....
Divya
We call it Gosthu, and it is a perfect side for dosais. I love it.
Happy cook
Just pass that last picture to me.
With the real idli and the side dish on top.
Yummmm
Daily Meals
Hi Raks Kitchen! Love the colour...Today I tried your coriander powder with a few changes...I will post it soon...
Siri
Wow! the curry is so simple and love the last pic Raks!..:)
Cheers,
Siri
Laavanya
I really love this but hardly make it since my husband doesn't like tomatoey things 🙁
Laavanya
Forgot to add, i liked the last picture with the tomato curry topped idlis 🙂
LG
This side dish goes well with chapathi too..I often make it for chapathi...nice one
Priti
I love this with dosa, idli too...and always prepare this...exactly same like urs :)..inbtw the idli looks so soft
Bhawna
Wow what a nice and simple recipe. Ur pictures are pushing me to go and cook it now. Delicious...Thanks
ANJALI J.
Just loved this dish.. Tom i will make this since we will have idlis for breakfast.
Child adoption in India
Very good side dish. I will try it today. Thank u
S
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.
RAKS KITCHEN
Thank you for trying and giving feed back S,glad that ur kid liked it 🙂
Vaneetha
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.
Vaneetha
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
Kuppusamy
can u tell me how to make kadapah as side dish for idli
RAKS KITCHEN
I will soon try it out after I get the recipe from my MIL and then post it here,thanks
deepa
u cangrind the entire thing after cooking ,makes a nice chutney ,may be not the urad dal.
carolin
Nice n easy recepie raks.i am goin to try tomm
carolin
Nice n easy recepi raks. I am going to try tomm
suresh
hi,iam suresh this recepie realy super
gayatri
i tried this dish yesterday. my in-laws loved it. thank rak
Pradeepa
Can u pls tell me the size of the onion and tomatoes which u have used for 1 tsp of chilli powder???
Raks Anand
Medium sized 🙂