Spring Onion Curry Recipe with video. An amazingly flavourful and quick to make subzi that goes well with chapathis and puris. This curry is also vegan and gluten free.
Spring onions are also called as "Vengaya Thaal" in tamil. The leaves are most commonly used as a garnish while Indo-chinese mains like Fried Rice, Veg Noodles, Chilli Paneer and soups.
If you happen to buy bunch of spring onions to garnish and have no idea what to do with the rest, here is a subzi for you to make, so that you do not have to really waste the rest after all.
We had a terrace garden at home and both myself and my mom used to grow all sorts of flowering plants but the main focus was on growing various types of spinach.
We had a patch for Arai keerai, manathakkali, Thoodhuvalai, ponnaganni keerai and I used to water the plants with “Kazhani” (water used to wash rice).
But I really loved growing onion bulbs next to methi in whatever left over spots in the patch as they grew quickly.
Every time I harvested the stalks, my mom used to make this curry and pack it for school which I really loved to eat and that was all before my marriage.
But now since I live in an apartment there is no chance of even a terrace garden and I have to make do with small containers and pots to grow something if I want.
I had been growing methi (fenugreek) regularly and harvesting for the past few months and grew tired of it. So I decided to plant some onion bulbs and when I pulled out the grown up stalks a few days ago, all I could think of is to make this curry and eat it with chapathis.
This curry will look elegant and mess free in the form of Spring Onion Rolls as well and I’m sure the kids will adore them when you make it for them and pack to school.
Points to note:
I have used kalonji which is also called as onion seeds for the tempering. If you do not have them on hand, use cumin or mustard seeds.
You will need approximately 10 stalks along with the bulbs to make this curry.
If you wish to add any vegetables in this subzi, mushrooms will go really well as they get cooked very quickly along with the greens and require no extra cooking time.
You can also make this as a dry subzi or bhurji and add grated or crumbled paneer or tofu to this.
If you like eggs, then scramble and add it to the subzi like you would in egg bhurji.
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Spring Onion Curry Recipe
Ingredients
- Spring Onions – 1 bunch
- Onion – 1
- Tomato – 2
- Green chilies – 2
- Kalonji or Cumin seeds - ½ tsp
- Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
- Coriander powder – 2 tsp
- Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
- Garam masala powder – 1 tsp
- Salt – to taste
- Oil – 1 tbsp
Instructions
Preparation:
- Wash the spring onion bunch and chop the white onion bulbs from the greens separately. Chop the white and green part finely and keep them separately.
- Chop the onion and tomatoes finely. Cut green chilies into 2 to 3 pieces and keep aside.
Make spring onion curry:
- Heat a pan with oil. Add kalonji (onion seeds) or cumin seeds and when it sizzles, add the finely chopped white part of the spring onion and sauté over high heat for ½ minute.
- Reduce the flame and add the chopped onions and sauté till the onion becomes translucent.
- Now add ginger garlic paste and sauté for a minute. Add chopped green chilies, tomato, a pinch of salt and cook for 3-4 mins till the tomatoes become mushy.
- Add red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and mix well. Add 3-4 tablespoon water and cook for 2 mins till the raw smell disappears.
- Now add the chopped green part of the spring onion, salt to taste and mix well. Let it cook for 2-3 mins till it wilts.
- Add ¼ cup water (approx.,), mix well, close the pan with a lid and cook for 4-5 mins till the raw smell disappears and the gravy thickens up a bit.
- Add garam masala powder, mix well for the flavors to merge well. Switch off stove and close with lid for the flavours to permeate.
- Spring Onion curry recipe is ready. Serve hot with chapathis or puris.
Jaggu
Just taken out a bunch of spring onion from my vegetable patch and this recepie looks just the right one
Asha sadanandan
I prepared Spring onion Curry.... It was very tasty I loved it
Sandhya Arjun
Tried this recipe... It came out very well... Amazingly delicious..!! Thank you for this easy recipe... this has now become a weekly once recipe in our house...
Radhika
Hi Sandhya, Thank you for your lovely feedback. So happy to hear that you liked it. Keep visiting.
Advika
Thanks for the recipe.It tasted yummy...
Radhika
Thanks for your feedback. Glad you liked it.
Princa
I make spring onion curry using only your recipe. Although I skip onion seeds, the dish turns out lip smacking tasty. Thanks for the amazing recipe.
Lots of love
Radhika
Thank you so much for your lovely words and feedback Princa. Means a lot to me.
Ruby
Finally got a cool recipe. Going to try it tonight. Hope everyone likes it.
Shefali
I added some besan water and curd and found it more delicious urs was also very tasty
Radhika
That's sounds great Shefali. Thank you for trying and giving the feedback.
sneha
Hi, I tried this recipe, it came out well thanks for sharing the recipe
Radhika
Thank you for your lovely feedback Sneha. Keep visiting.
kavitha.k.a
I tried this dish. Everybody appreciated me. thanks
Radhika
Thank you very much for the feedback Kavitha. So happy to hear that everyone at your home appreciated this side dish.
RajiGirish
Wonderful recipe. Looks yummy!
Radhika
Thank you very much Raji. Do give it a try. I'm sure you will love it.
Devendra Bhakuni
Seem to be very tasty and delicious, Today its Spring onion curry day, Thanks Mam.
Manju Baskar
Looks delicious. Will sure give a try
Shanthi
curry looks yummy and very interesting recipe....
Kaveri Venkatesh
I too make a curry with spring onions very similar to this...is really flavourful..looks very yummy Radhika
Sangeetha Priya
curry with spring onion sounds interesting n tempting as well!!!
Sony P
Spring onion curry looks good ...... Nice pics 🙂
easyfoodsmith
I make this side dish often when I am running short of veggies or time but I never thought of trying it with spring onion. Sounds great and I know it is d-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s.
Anu Anand
Nice side, love the rolls picture. Really tempting.
Hasna Hamza Layin
at the right time! I've a bunch of onions thinking wat to do with that... ll try ths within a couple of days.. love ur picture always.. I miss my garden nd here, I don't even have a balcony nd indoor plants seem impossible with my li'l one
Sona S
Spring onion curry sounds very delicious and yummy, should try it sometime...
Wer SAHM
this looks really delicious and tasty....
Krithi Karthi
Awesome!
Torviewtoronto
a favourite looks wonderful
Veena Theagarajan
must try gravy.. Love it
Ramya Krishnamurthy
Looks yummy
anusha praveen
I love spring onion. They are available here in plenty around this time. Looks delish!
Priya Anandakumar
Very delicious and flavorful curry, made beautifully...