Onion-Cherry Tomato Thogaiyal

Here comes yet another thogaiyal / thuvayal / Chutney for rice from my cook book. I am a great fan of Thogaiyals and I am always on the look out for new varieties. This one, I first made with the shallot or the small onions and the taste was just excellent. Then I wanted to try it out with the red onions and so made some minor changes and used some cute little cherry tomatoes and this time too the result was just lip smacking! Do try it out for yourself, and I bet you can't agree with me more...

Onion-Cherry Tomato Thogaiyal

What we need:

Red Onion - 1, medium sized, cubed

Garlic - a small pod, Optional

Cherry tomato - 5 to 6, cut into halves

Red Chilli - 3 to 4, adjust according to your spice tolerance level

Urad dal - 3 tbsp.

Tamarind paste - a tbsp.

Salt - to taste

Oil - less than a tbsp.

Curry leaves - a few, Optional

How to do:

1. Heat oil and add the Urad dal and red chilli. Keep frying them till the dal starts to turn light brown.

2. Now throw in the cubed onions, halved cherry tomatoes and a pod of garlic (and curry leaves, if you are using them)

3. Add salt and saute them well till the onions and tomatoes are cooked.

4. Transfer to a blender, add the tamarind paste and blend into a smooth paste using very little water.

Serve with rice, sesame oil and roasted papad. I bet, you'll lick your fingers at the end of the meal. I did!! :D

See you all soon with another interesting post. Till then, Happy Cooking and Happy Blogging!