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    Onion Curry | Onion Curry for Chapathi

    Last Updated On: Apr 6, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Simple Onion Curry Recipe which has simple spices and masalas. This goes well with rice or roti. Delicious curry which makes a perfect side.

    Onion Curry for Chapati

    Onion Curry

    If you are running low on tomatoes, then this recipes comes handy. It calls for onions and very little tomatoes. You can skip tomatoes and make this with only onions alone. This curry has no spice powders except turmeric powder alone.

    Table of Contents

    • About Onion Curry
    • Expert Tips
    • Variations
    • 📖 Recipe Card
    • Onion Curry | Onion Curry for Chapathi
    • How to Make Onion Curry (Stepwise Pictures)

    About Onion Curry

    Adding coconut + fennel seeds paste in this curry adds a little creaminess and thickness to the curry, This curry taste well with roti or phulkas.

    If you have leftover phulka or roti, make this seyal phulka

    The flavour for this curry comes from

    • Onions
    • Ginger Garlic Pase
    • Fennel seeds

    Onion Curry for Chapati

    Expert Tips

    1)Saute the onions till soft, this adds nice sweetness to your curry.
    2)If you don't have tomatoes, skip tomatoes. Instead add little lemon juice in the end.
    3)You can add very little roasted gram dal or cashews or any nuts along with coconut when grinding. This adds thickness to the curry.
    4)This curry can be served with chapati, roti, paratha or phulka.
    5)You can serve with appam or idiyappam.

    Variations

    • Addition of carrots, beans or any vegetables.
    • Grind coconut with roasted gram dal or little cashews for richness.
    • Add whole spices in oil before adding onions.

    Onion Curry for Chapati

    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

    Onion Curry for Chapati

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    Onion Curry | Onion Curry for Chapathi

    Simple Onion Curry which has minimum masala and fresh flavours. This pairs beautiful with rice or roti.
    4.20 from 5 votes
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
    Servings: 6 servings
    Calories: 120kcal
    Author: Aarthi

    Equipment

    • Cooking pot

    Ingredients

    • 3 large Onions sliced thinly
    • 5 no Green Chillies sliced
    • 3 tbsp Oil
    • 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
    • 2 no Tomato chopped finely
    • 1 tsp Turmeric powder
    • 1 tsp Salt

    For Grinding

    • ½ cup Coconut grated
    • 1 tsp Fennel seeds

    Instructions

    • Grind coconut and fennel seeds to a smooth paste.
    • Heat oil in a kadai. Add in onions and saute till it gets soft. Add in chillies and turmeric powder along with salt. Saute them for few mins. Add in ginger garlic paste and mix well. Add tomatoes and cook that till mushy.
    • Add in coconut masala and mix well. Simmer for 2 mins.
    • Serve with roti or rice.

    Video

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    Notes

    • Saute the onions till soft, this adds nice sweetness to your curry.
    • If you don't have tomatoes, skip tomatoes. Instead add little lemon juice in the end.
    • You can add very little roasted gram dal or cashews or any nuts along with coconut when grinding. This adds thickness to the curry.
    • This curry can be served with chapati, roti, paratha or phulka.
    • You can serve with appam or idiyappam.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1servings | Calories: 120kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 396mg | Potassium: 148mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg
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    How to Make Onion Curry (Stepwise Pictures)

    1)Heat oil in a kadai

    step 1 Onion Curry for Chapati

    2)Add in sliced onions

    step 2 Onion Curry for Chapati

    3)Add in green chillies

    step 3 Onion Curry for Chapati

    4)Add in turmeric powder

    step 4 Onion Curry for Chapati

    5)Add in salt

    step 5 Onion Curry for Chapati

    6)Cover and cook till onions are cooked

    step 6 Onion Curry for Chapati

    7)Now onion is done.

    step 7 Onion Curry for Chapati

    8)Add in ginger garlic paste

    step 8 Onion Curry for Chapati

    9)Add tomatoes

    step 9 Onion Curry for Chapati

    10)Mix well

    step 10 Onion Curry for Chapati

    11)Cover and cook.

    step 11 Onion Curry for Chapati

    12)Take coconut and fennel seeds in a blender

    step 12 Onion Curry for Chapati

    13)Grind to a smooth paste. Add it in

    step 13 Onion Curry for Chapati

    14)Mix well

    step 14 Onion Curry for Chapati

    15)Done

    step 15 Onion Curry for Chapati

    16)Serve

    step 16 Onion Curry for Chapati


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