Varamilagai Thuviyal

Ingredients
Items	Qnty	Comments
Onion	1 whole onion Medium size	(tamil:vengayam)
Tomato	2 medium size	(tamil:thakkali)
Red Chillies	8	(tamil:vara milagai)
Tamarind	Very little in the size of a marble or 2 teaspoons paste	(tamil:puli)
Green Curry Leaves	10 leaves	(tamil:Karuvepilai)
Mustard seeds	½ teaspoon	(tamil:kadugu)
Urad dhal	¼ teaspoon	(tamil:ulluntham paruppu)
Split chick peas	1 teaspoon	(tamil:kadalai paruppu)
Salt	3/4 teaspoon	or as required
Oil	3 teaspoons	For frying
Method
1. Cut the onion and tomato into big pieces. 2. Heat the oil in a tawa(wok) and add mustard seeds,split chick peas,curry leaves and red chillies. 3. When they splutter add the onions and sauté well. 4. After 2 minutes add the cut tomato pieces and sauté that too.Don’t overcook the tomatoes otherwise they would get soft and mashed up. 5. Put the tamarind ball and turn over. 6. Off the stove and allow the mixture to cool down. 7. Finely grind all the ingredients and salt in the blender.Try not to pour water for grinding otherwise it will lose it’s consistency. 8. Now heat 2 teaspoons of oil in small tawa . 9. Add the mustard seeds,urad dhal in that order and allow to splutter. 10. Pour this on top of the chutney(thoviyal) and mix well. 11. Transfer to a serving dish.

Tips

· This is a very traditional recipe of chettinad and we have it as an essential side dish for our tiffin items both at home and any auspicious function.

· Serve hot with idly,dosai,wheat dosai,raagi dosai,vellai paniyaram and kulipaniyaram.

· Salt and chillies can be varied according to taste.

· 2 tablespoons of coconut along with onion and tomato it will give a slightly different taste and consistency.

· This is a very easy recipe to make and stays good for a long time in the refrigerator.