Kosamalli – Salem Dosai Kadai Special Side Dish
- 27
- February
- 2010
Kosamalli:
Side Dish for Idly and Dosa. Salem Dosai Kadai Special Side Dish – Kosamalli.
I freaked out a little at these small eat areas around Coimbatore and Salem cities. To discover the joy of eating at lollu(small, shady, nasty looking, not-so clean)’places…you should have special trait ‘cravings’ or maybe let me call it ‘an acquired taste’ (sounds bit decent, huh)! When it comes to taste, its very hard to explain, you got to experience it. Kosamalli is served to go with your dosa and idlies at Salem Dosai Shops (Yes, Shops and that is how they define their hotels). I almost saw more than 50 different varieties of dosas and 50 different podis to accompany it with and the curry, gravy list is so endless!!! Since I have been only twice to these places…did’t try everything, tomato dosa and kosamalli I ordered were so exquisite(its been more than 5 years, the taste still lingers in my mind).
Ingredients:
Eggplant 1 large
Potatoes 2 medium
Green chilies 6 slitted
Ginger 2″ grated
Purple onion finely chopped
Country tomatoes 4 chopped
Salt
Turmeric (optional) I didnt use them
Tamarind paste 1/4 spoon
Cilantro to garnish
Cumin seeds few
Oil few spoons.
Method:
Boil the potatoes and mash them. Broil and bake the eggplants and mash them as well. Set aside.
In a wide wok, hea toil. Add cumin seed followed by chilies, ginger and onion. Fry real good.
Add tomatoes and mashed potatoes plus eggplant. Now add 4 cups of water and tamarind paste. Bring this to boil.
Garnish with cilantro leaves, enjoy wiht dosas and idlies.
Very nice & yummy side dish malar …new to me….i think by mistake u typed Salem as Selam right ….Sorry if i told anything wrong dear ….
Guess its a mix of tomato & kathirikkai gotsu..looks nice. .
delicious recipe dear
Wow, this is new to me. Click looks too tempting. Planning to make this today. Simple recipe yet sounds tasty.
Chitchat
http://chitchatcrossroads.blogspot.com/
Kosamalli looks tasty and delicious! I want to have it with idli!
I am going to make some chapati to go with this!
The dish looks so good and tempting. Perfect for dosa and idli.
interesting…………
looks yumm…i thought kosamalli was some kind of salad..we call this kothsu…
interesting recipe…looks very thick and nice colour..
That is indeed very tempting & that too with dosas… Oh! so yummy to imagine & to taste…..????!!!!!
Ash…
(http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)
nice dish. this is new to me
Thats such an interesting recipe!!! Though I’ve never had it but looks really yumm):
Famous side dish, prefect side for dosas and idlies, i can have more idlies with this delicious kosamalli..
Looks delicious,thick and so creamy.Nice heart warming dish.
Never tasted or heard about this side dish..thanks for sharing..must taste great..will try soon..
The curry looks delicious….new to me.
goes great with idlis and dosas..a great change from sambar
Malar,
This dish is new to me. Nice recipe i will try some time
Very new recipe for me.Even heard the name first time.
very different sides for Dosa. looks delicious though!
I always wanted to eat in one of those places when I was little. Never had a chance. You know how parents are. Kosamalli is new to me. looks yummy.
Dear malar
I enjoyed reading the intro..lollu(small, shady, nasty ……places…you should have special trait ‘cravings’ … it ‘an acquired taste’ (sounds bit decent, huh)! ha ha
I just dont get tired of reading your blogs..the intro parts every where.
Will try this one…
Is your web page has gone bit slower? It takes long time to open..I tried to post a comment earlier just could not…may be some thing wrong here
Happy holi and have an exciting week ahead
I bookmarked this one from a cookbook long back Malar…still I didnt try it…it looks very good…I have to try this
nice dish. looks so yummy
I am brought up in Salem
But sadly i have not tried any of these u hav mentioned,next visit,i will try around 
I made kosamalli too, couple of days ago, very tasty dish for idli.
Malar, I am hosting the home remedies event this month, I am sure you know a lot of them, would you participate in mine?
tempting click Malar !! must have been a perfect for dosai !! Marking it .
Nice one Malar… I first thought that u added dhall to it. Then potatoes and tumeric gave that color.
Thanks a lot, ladies:)
good one malar.