Chutneys are always handy during our weekday busy morning hours where we cant make elaborate breakfast. Amma makes this chutney often and I love the vengaya vadagam flavour the most in this chutney. This is best with soft oothappam.
Vengaya Vadagam Chutney Recipe – Ingredients
Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 10 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Sidedish | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Recipe Category: Sidedish | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Onion – 2 medium sized sliced lengthwise
Thalippu(Seasoned) Vengaya Vadagam – 1 tsp
Dried Red Chillies – 2
Tamarind – 1 tsp
Gingelly / Cooking Oil – 1 tsp
Salt – to taste
Method:
- Heat oil – add vadagam and fry for a minute. Then add red chillies and sliced onion.
- Fry till golden brown then add tamarind and fry for another 2-3 mins until onions turn even more browned.
- Cool down completely and grind it along with salt and little water to a semi fine paste. Adjust water according to chutney consistency.
Add gingelly oil / ghee while serving.
My Notes:
- You can get vengaya vadagam in supermarkets like nilgiris. Do not add more as the chutney will become bitter.The vadagam comes in lemon sized balls, you can shred it and use when required. Keep refrigerated until use.
- The vadagam can be used for seasoning for kara kulambu, fish kulambuand even for paruppu urundai kulambu.
- This suits best for both idli and dosa.The chutney keeps well only for a day so consume it accordingly.
Aarthi
very unique..will try it..
Uma Ramanujam
Pictures are tempting. Have seen vadagam in supermarkets. But seems bit salty. What abt the one which you got from Nilgiris Sharmi?
Sharmilee! :)
The one I used here is from a local shop got from Trichy from my aunt 🙂 But my friend said the one from nilgiris is good….
Uma Ramanujam
Thanks Sharmi. My mom sends it once in a while. but never tried outside. Will try getting one from there.
Uma Ramanujam
This one was tried and taste good 🙂 will posting in my blog soon.
Vaishnavi
Looks yummy and tempting. Love the vadagam pic a lot.I've tried Rava idly, methi thepla from your site and they turned out awesome
priya
Never heard about vadagam chutney ..wish to taste it soon.. 🙂
Nivedhanams Sowmya
That is an interesting ingredient…. looks so flavorful!!!
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Hamaree Rasoi
Chutney looks simply yummy. Wonderfully prepared dear.
Deepa
Savitha Ganesan
My MIL will make this chutney for idli and dosai.
Krithi Karthi
I have heard DH talk about this.. lovely recipe.. wish you could send to the Taste of the Tropics event for this month..
Shabitha Karthikeyan
Looks very good. I used to pack this during my India trip. This time I totally forgot :-(. Happy New Year to you and your Family !!
Veena Theagarajan
love this…this is new for me
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Priya
My grandma do her vengaya chutney quite often this way, but dunno why i never tried making them, fingerlicking chutney.
Sangeetha
Chutney with vadagam sounds interesting…might have tasted yummy with those plain dosa !
Nithya
This is pretty new to me Sharmi.. looks quite interesting 🙂
RAKS KITCHEN
Havent tasted this but have heard from elders 🙂 Looks tempting
Purabi Naha
Looks yummy!! I have never tried this chutney before.
ANU
very new and innovative idea..
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Vardhini
Mom makes vadagam at home and I happily pack it in bags :). Chutney looks yummy.
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M D
That's new to me. Looks delicious!
Nalini's Kitchen
We do make this one almost the same way,use grated coconut along with onion..looks tempting…
Prabha
Thats looks so delish!. Book marked. Must try this very soon.
APARNARAJESHKUMAR
the vengaya vadagam they use it for most of the keerai preparation ! photos are tempting
Dipti Joshi
That is totally new to me. Where can I get this in Mumbai?
Sharmilee! :)
Try in any aupermarket,am sure they will have it
Dipti Joshi
Thanks for the reply! I will definitely try.
Shobha Kamath
This chutney is new to me. Looks good too. Will surely try it out.
manjooo
I prepare this similar way.. goes well with idlys and dosas 🙂
Jeyashrisuresh
Very new and interesting chutney
Theresa
Hi Sharmi,
When it is possible plz share how to make the vadagam.