Vengaya Vadagam Thuvaiyal

#VengayavadagamThuvaiyal or #VengayavadavamThuvaiyal or #VadavaThuvaiyal : VengayaVadagam or VegayaVadavam ( Dried small onion )  is a preserve of small onions with commonly used condiments.

We used to make these vadagam or vadavam during Summer season and use it for tempering sambar, kuzhambu and koottu.
Thuvaiyal prepared from vadagam [ vadavam ] is hot favorite of all and tastes very very good.

Ingredients :
Vengaya vadagam                           : 1/2 ball broken ( approx 3 tsp )

Tamarind                                        : a very small ball
Coconut scrap                                : 4 tblsp
Red chilly                                      : 2 ( adjust )
Salt                                                : 1/4 tsp ( adjust )
Oil                                                 : 2 tsp

Method :
Keep a kadai on a stove over slow flame with 2 tsp of oil.
When the oil becomes hot add red chilly and the vengaya vadagam.
Keep stirring till the vadagam becomes crisp & well roasted and gives out nice aroma.
Transfer into a mixer jar and then add other ingredients also.

Grind well without adding water.
Then add little water and grind to thicker than chutney consistency.
Transfer into a clean dry serving bowl.

A very good side dish for pongal but comes next only to coconut thuvaiyal.

Take hot white rice in a plate. Put 2 to 3 tsp of this yummy thuvaiyal. Add a tsp of gingelly oil.

Mix well with hand. Relish with any sambar especially with raddish - drum stick sambar. mmmm...ah what a taste!!!



Goes well with comfort food idly, all time favorite dosai 


and also curd rice.





Other chutney varieties you might like to try            

Maangai Chutney	Vengaya Chutney	OnionRed Chutney
Kadalai Chutney	Paruppu Thuvaiyal

For other Chutney varieties

Chutney/Thivaiyal Recipe