Vengayam Thakkali Gothsu / Onion and tomato gotsu

5 from 48 votes

further than this simple onion and tomato gotsu. This Vengayam thakkali gothsu is the easiest ever side dish and is ready in under 20 minutes.

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Indian, South Indian

Diet: Vegan

Servings: servings

Calories: 125kcal

1 cup Onion finely chopped
2 cups Tomato chopped
2 teaspoon Ginger grated
3 Green chilies chopped
1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
2 teaspoon Urad dal / Ullutham Paruppu
1 Tablespoon Oil
10 Curry Leaves
¼ cup Tamarind extract extracted from a small marble size tamarind or use ½ teaspoon tamarind paste
1 teaspoon Jaggery /brown sugar
to taste Salt

Heat oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds and urad dal / ullutham paruppu. Let the seeds crackle.
Once the seasonings are fried, add the chopped onions. Let the onions cook until translucent.
Next add the grated ginger and green chilies. If you are not using ginger or chilies, skip this step
Now add the chopped tomatoes and mix well.
Add all the spice powders - turmeric powder, red chili powder and dhania powder / coriander powder along with salt. Mix well.
Add the tamarind extract and let the gotsu come to a boil. Simmer and let it cook for about 5 - 7 minutes or until the tomatoes are cooked.
Add the jaggery just before turning off the heat and mix well.
Serve hot with ven pongal.

Expert tips

I love making this gothsu recipe on days when I am short on time. Chop all the vegetables and keep it ready. Once this is done, the whole cooking process takes just about 20 minutes.
Make a double batch and use it in couple of days as a side dish for roti or dosai. I also cook it a little further and make tomato rice with it.
I love using a little bit of jaggery as it balances out the sour from the tomatoes and tamarind.
Keep the gotsu a little bit on the runny side as it tastes great when mixed with pongal when eating.