Onion Thogayal | Vengaya Thogayal
Onion Thogayal | Vengaya Thogayal, a very easy to make thogayal variety which goes well with rice or Idli/dosa. Vengaya Thogayal has a mild sweetness of onion along with other spices.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 70kcal
Equipment
- Heavy Bottomed Pan
- Mixer Grinder
Ingredients
- 1 Onion Big Size or we can use 1 cup Baby Onions
- 3 Red Chili
- 2 teaspoon Urad Dal
- 2 teaspoon Split Bengal Gram (Channa Dal / Kadalaparuppu)
- a Pinch Asafoetida (Asafetida / Hing)
- Few Curry Leaves
- 1 tablespoon Grated Coconut
- 1 tablespoon Coconut Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- ¾ teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Tamarind Paste or a pinch of tamarind
Instructions
Prepare Onion
- If you are using big onion, roughly chop and set aside. If you use shallots, peel the skin and set aside
Preparing Grinding Ingredients
- Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan. Add urad dal, bengal gram dal, red chili, hing and fry till dal is light brown. Take these ingredients to mixer jar
- Add the rest of the oil and add onion and saute the onions till translucent. When the onions turn translucent, add grated coconut and curry leaves and saute for a minute and then swtich off the flame
Grinding
- Take everything to mixer jar. Add tamarind paste and salt. Grind everything to a coarse paste.
Serving Time
- Serve the spicy and yummy Onion thogayal with hot steaming rice or with Idli/Dosa and enjoy the Thogayal!
Video
Notes
- We can add half cup of chopped onion and half cup of shallots. Shallots add more taste than the big onions
- We also add green chili instead of red chili
Nutrition
Serving: 1tablespoon | Calories: 70kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g