Vadagam chutney is an easy chutney/ thuvaiyal that can be made under 5 minutes, goes well with pongal, kanji etc.
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Thalippu vadagam
Thalippu vadam/ vengaya cadagam is something used for tempering instead of the regular ingredients.
But it has all the ingredients in it. I know what you are thinking!
First time when I heard about thalippu vadagam, I thought it is the regular fryums we deep fry for side dish.
I was so excited about it and got disappointed when I ended up eating a slightly bitter black tempering.
Could not understand the taste and flavor it adds to the dish in that age.
How to make it? Here's a rough recipe I took from my MIL's sister who gave it:
- Firstly wash & soak ½cup urad dal for an hour.
- Drain water and grind coarsely by just running it in mixer 2-3 rounds.
- Secondly, chop 1 kg small onion, 3 whole garlic and ½ cup curry leaves very finely.
- Then mix chopped items with crushed urad dal, 3 tablespoon of each mustard, cumin and fenugreek seeds and 2 tablespoon of turmeric powder.
- Dry this in sun for a day.
- In the night, add 100 ml of castor oil and mix to the dried mixture.
- Grease your hands with castor oil and make small balls out of it.
- Dry again for a day. End of the day again tightly roll the balls with greased hands.
- Dry in hot sun for 2-3 weeks and store in dry container.
Use this instead of tempering items. Best for vathal kuzhambu, kootu and making chutney or thogayal.
How I got this
I first time got this thalippu vadagam from my MIL. I have tasted only may be once or twice in tempering form during my childhood and never liked it.
Same with Vj, he too never like thalippu vadagam tempering. So both my mom and MIL never made this or use this.
This is passed to my MIL from her sis, so my MIL asked me to take few. Though I did not want to, I took just 4 for making this thogaiyal as I have heard this will be really nice and easy to make too.
And I realized that it’s true when I tried on my own. They say this is perfect for pongal. But Yet I have to try that. I tried it with vendhaya kanji as you must have seen in my last week’s post.
I would say it was similar to vathal kuzhambu taste and flavour, as the ingredients are same.
Steps
Place everything in blender (break the vadagam roughly) and grind with very little water.
Serve with any kanji or ven pongal.
Recipe card
Vadagam chutney recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Thalippu vadagam kari vadagam, small lemon size
- ½ teaspoon Tamarind
- 3 Red chilli
- ½ teaspoon Jaggery
- 2 tablespoon Coconut
- Salt
Instructions
- Place everything in blender (break the vadagam roughly) and grind with very little water.
Notes
- Make sure to balance salt, tamarind and chilli which is important. You can skip coconut too but recommend to add as it gives volume.
Alboni - Boni's Healthy Twists
Nice different and innovative !!!
Kavitha Kumar
Superb colour.. Will try it soon. My vadagam is black in colour. Can I get the same colour chutney like yours.
Kavitha Kumar
Nowadays it become a habit for me to check ur blog everyday(only yours).. So everyone is making of it and calling me raks kavitha:)
H Jr
Do we need to fry the vadagams in oil before making chutney?
H Jr
Do we need to fry the vadagams in oil before making chutney?
Bhavani Pratapani
What is Thalippu Vadagam means? I cannot see it in the pic also. Can u pls post pic of it.
Janani
My mother in always made this. I have tasted it only after marriage and now I have started to love this too. Nice click raji
Raks anand
No need to fry the vadams, just grind as such. This is thalippu vengaya vadagam different from the fryums kind of vadam. Hope you know this.
Raks anand
Sure will update. It is a mixture of lots of small onion, garlic, mustard urad dal toor dal methi seeds red chilli mixed in oil and made to balls. Dried completely in sun.
Raks anand
Sure will update. It is a mixture of lots of small onion, garlic, mustard urad dal toor dal methi seeds red chilli mixed in oil and made to balls. Dried completely in sun.
triple S
I made this twice this week to go with ventaya kanji. Awesome combo. Also I used dry mango powder instead of tamarind. Tasted good. Thanks for the recipe
Kavitha Kumar
Thanks for your reply.. Feeling very happy..
Bhavani Pratapani
Same with me for the past one year. Everyday atleast one dish will be from your blog either breakfast or lunch or dinner. See today going to make recent kadapa karam dosa.
Unknown
Can you give the receipe for the thalipu vadagam.
rok
Can u give receipe for thalippu vadagam with measurements
Raks anand
I will try to post.
Raks anand
Sure will try to post.
ßerlstone
Can you please give the receipt for vadagam or may I know wats vadagam ... Is it possible to buy...
Raks anand
It is a mixture of lots of small onion, garlic, mustard urad dal toor dal methi seeds red chilli mixed in oil and made to balls. Dried completely in sun. I will try to update when possible
Keerthi
I tried it today..came out well. Nice mix of flavors. Now a days I am started checking ur blog for what to cook. Almost following all ur lunch ideas. Which helps me like beginners to plan a lunch platter.. my hubby very impressed on the combination in our weekend lunch. By the he thinks am doing on my own
.. he he he..
Dsk Dsk
Would u pls share Kari vadagam recipe
Unknown
Hi I tried many of your recipes and it turned well.would you pls share the recipe of Kari vadagam.many bloggers have posted the vadagam recipe.But I like to get the recipe details from Ur blog. Thank you