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    Onion Curry | Easy Side Dish for Chapati

    Published: Apr 12, 2013 · Modified: Feb 23, 2021 by Srivalli · 33 Comments

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    Onion Curry is an easy side dish for Chapati. Since it only needs a handful of ingredients it hardly takes much time to make this dish.
     
    Today is another special dish from Athamma's mom, who used to make this dish when they were kids. Athamma has been telling me about this dish, which was normally done when they were short of time and wanted a quick dish for their Jowar rotis. It now served with chapathis, whereas during their childhood days, Athamma's mom used to make with Jowar rotis.
     
    I wanted to make this when I was planning to make the theme "Cooking with Onions". Somehow I didn't get around making it. So it surely suited my needs when I was asking Athamma for dishes that she makes from her mom. Athamma had made this once before but I didn't get to taste it that time. So I asked Athamma to make this again.
     
    I was able to taste this and realized how delicious it tastes. Simple, yet classic side dish for Chapati. If you want more ideas for different side dishes for rotis or pooris, you can check the link.
     
    For more ideas check this link for side dishes that can be served with rotis or pooris, though it might have some nonveg dishes linked.

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    Konda's exams got over today, she was so excited about the exams finally getting over. Now the boys have school until the end of this month. Anyway, I need to find ways to keep them occupied.

    Coming to the recipe, you can use as much of onions you want, as this gravy is made with just onions along with masala.












    Onion Curry ~ Easy Side Dish for Chapati

    This onion curry is a simple and easy-to-make side dish for chapati. When you are short of ideas on what to make for a quick dinner, then this comes to aid.
    We mostly dry the coconut and store it as copra powder, which comes in handy when you came side dishes like this.
    So, just pulse it along with garlic for a flavorsome dish.

    What is used to spice this curry?

    We use green chilies for the spice and for more flavour, we mostly have roasted coriander ground and stored. This gives a different flavour than the powder that's ground in the mill.
    Since it's very easy to make, this hardly takes time to get cooked.

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    Onion Curry ~ Easy Side Dish for Chapati

    Onion Curry is an easy side dish for Chapati. Since it only needs a handful of ingredients it hardly takes much time to make this dish.
    Course Main Dish – Gravies
    Cuisine Andhra Pradesh
    Keyword Easy Gravy Dish, Easy Side Dish
    By Cook Method Stovetop
    Occasion Meals for Two
    By Diet Healthy Recipes
    Dish Type Gravy Side Dishes
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 10 minutes
    Total Time 20 minutes
    Servings 2 people
    Author Srivalli

    Ingredients

    • 3 big Onions approx. 2 cups
    • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
    • 4 long Green Chillies
    • 2 small Tomatoes
    • 1 tsp Coriander Powder roasted
    • Salt to taste
    • 2 tsp Cooking Oil
    • Handful Coriander Leaves

    Dry Masala

    • 2 tbsp Dry Coconut / Copra
    • 4 cloves Garlic

    Instructions

    How to make Onion Curry

    • Cut the onions as juliennes.
    • Grind the coconut and garlic into a fine powder. Since the coconut is dried, you will get a powder when you grind.
    • Slice onions as juliennes and put it in water as you slice. This is just to wash and make it get cooked faster.
    • Heat a nonstick pan with cooking oil, add cumin seeds, then add sliced onions. Saute the onions. After sautéing it for 5 mins, add the slit green chilies, turmeric powder and salt.
    • After 5 mins, add the tomatoes, coriander powder. Then, add the coconut garlic powder. Saute well and add water as required.
    • Bring to boil and simmer till everything is cooked. This takes about 7 - 10 mins.
    • Switch off when the gravy thickens.
    • Serve with Chapatis.
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    Comments

    1. vaishali sabnani says

      April 12, 2013 at 2:59 pm

      That is surely an interesting dish...Sindhi's use lot of onion in their dishes, but not coconut.I can relate to the flavor of the dish...like the way you have thrown in those green chillies .I would pick and eat all of them.

      Reply
    2. Suchi Sm says

      April 12, 2013 at 3:00 pm

      easy tasty side dish..........

      Reply
    3. Shella Grover says

      April 12, 2013 at 4:15 pm

      I love such an onion side dish. Never seen the addition of coconut. Yummy

      Reply
    4. Priya Suresh says

      April 12, 2013 at 4:15 pm

      Flavourful curry, excellent side dish for rotis,drooling over that last pic.

      Reply
    5. nayana says

      April 12, 2013 at 4:55 pm

      Perfect side dish for chapati must be delicious....

      Reply
    6. Sapana Behl says

      April 12, 2013 at 5:57 pm

      Nice curry for onion lovers like me it will be a hit!

      Reply
    7. Shobha says

      April 12, 2013 at 9:37 pm

      Interesting !

      Reply
    8. Archana Potdar says

      April 13, 2013 at 9:54 am

      Valli in Goa we have a veggie like this and it is called Tamat bhaji. of course it has a little garam masala but i do agree this is a n amazing tasty dish,

      Reply
    9. Vanamala Hebbar says

      April 13, 2013 at 10:49 am

      something new to me..nice curry

      Reply
    10. runnergirlinthekitchen.blogspot.com says

      April 13, 2013 at 11:48 am

      Very easy and interesting side dish, since onions are always there at home its something that can be whipped up asap!

      Reply
    11. Veena Theagarajan says

      April 13, 2013 at 1:41 pm

      easy and tempting dish

      Reply
    12. Suma Gandlur says

      April 13, 2013 at 10:14 pm

      Simple one to put together.We make it without the coconut and garlic and call it tomato gojju.

      Reply
    13. Pallavi Purani says

      April 15, 2013 at 6:02 am

      Wow... this can be a dish I shall run to when the vegetable shopping has not been done. Love the tomatoes peeking out of the bowl. Super quick and yumm

      Reply
    14. Saraswathi Tharagaram says

      April 15, 2013 at 9:25 pm

      We used to prepare this without onions and will try with tomatoes next time.. Perfect combo..

      Reply
    15. Foodiliciousnan says

      April 16, 2013 at 7:40 pm

      I don't think it was exactly this, but i remember eating an onion curry with Jowari roti in a traditional Bangalorean restaurant. I'm not too big on onions, but the combo was great. I love the looks of this curry!

      Reply
    16. Manju says

      April 17, 2013 at 3:22 am

      Simple and quick side dish for roti. Sometimes I use to scratch my head bookmarking this.

      Reply
    17. Rajani S says

      April 17, 2013 at 11:34 am

      The curry would pair so well with rotis!

      Reply
    18. Pavani N says

      April 19, 2013 at 2:37 am

      Such a flavorful onion curry. Bookmarked!!

      Reply
    19. Harini-Jaya Rupanagudi says

      April 19, 2013 at 12:11 pm

      A good side dish for chapati! Never tried adding coconut though!

      Reply
    20. Nivedhanams Sowmya says

      April 24, 2013 at 7:06 am

      i always thought onions and coconut do not go together.. this is looking interesting!!!

      Reply
    21. veena krishnakumar says

      April 30, 2013 at 12:12 pm

      This looks very good Valli. I make something very similar and it is so easy to cook in the morning...looks very nice

      Reply
    22. Devarajan sathya says

      October 26, 2015 at 3:21 pm

      Wow it's super dish

      Reply
    23. Anonymous says

      November 06, 2015 at 5:02 pm

      but it couln't be toothsome without salt

      Reply
    24. Srivalli says

      November 07, 2015 at 5:46 am

      AnonYes this needs salt of course!

      Reply
    25. Ranjita Hegde says

      June 12, 2016 at 11:35 am

      Can i replace green chilli with red chilli?

      Reply
    26. Srivalli says

      June 12, 2016 at 12:22 pm

      Ranjita Red Chilli powder will not lead the same taste as green chilies. However no harm in trying if you don't have green chilies on hand.

      Reply
    27. Anonymous says

      November 26, 2017 at 8:41 pm

      My Avva (Mother) used to make tasty onion pallya (Curry) only with Onion , Green chillies , oil, turmeric and salt.

      Reply
    28. Veena says

      January 23, 2019 at 11:40 am

      Excellent dish..very tasty tried it yesterday!!!

      Reply
    29. Nandu says

      February 05, 2019 at 10:00 am

      Tried it... tasted was different which i cant compare... but it was really good.... both my kids loved it.. Thanks alot...
      I just added lime juice at end...

      Reply
    30. Nancy George says

      June 10, 2019 at 8:39 pm

      Can we add fresh coconut instead of dessicated coconut

      Reply
    31. Srivalli says

      June 11, 2019 at 6:50 am

      Nancy, yes you can use fresh coconut as well.

      Reply
      • Anonymous says

        May 21, 2020 at 3:31 pm

        The recipe looks easy but i have few doubts. In the first pic which shows the sliced onions, it looks like they've been left in water. Do we need to leave them in water as we slice them? There is no mention of it in the recipe
        And in the third pic, the pan with the heated oil, it looks like you've added some cumin seeds to temper but there is no mention of cumin seeds in ingredients or recipe.

        Reply
        • Srivalli says

          May 21, 2020 at 4:07 pm

          Hi, looks like while updating the post, that step got missed out, thanks for pointing out. Yes we temper with cumins seeds. The sliced onions are added to water just to wash, thats how my mother in law handles onions as she tears very quickly and so she soaks onions in water as she slices them. It also helps in cooking the onions faster. thanks for dropping by..:)

          Reply

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