Dondakaya pachadi

INGREDIENTS :

Dondakaya(frozen or fresh) - 1 lb
Green chillies - 5 nos
Salt - As reqd
Coriander leaves - 14bunch
Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
Cumin seeds(Jeerakam) - 2 tsp
Bengal gram- 1/2 tsp
Tamarind extract - 2 tsp
Oil - 1 1/2 tbsp

For seasoning:-

Curry leaves - 2 - 3 nos
Mustard seeds - 1tsp
Cumin seeds(Jeerakam) - 1 tsp
Dry red chilly - 1 no
Garlic pod - 2 no

PROCEDURE :

1.Clean and chop the tindoora\Dondakaya and keep aside
2.Heat a tbsp of oil in a pan add cumin seeds, black gram,curry leaves, slit green chillies and turmeric and saute for a minute.

3.Add chopped Dondakaylu and salt and stir well and cook it uncovered for 3 mins on high flame and then cover cook for 10- 12mins on medium flame until tender.Switch off the flame and let it cool for a while.

4.Meanwhile extract the tamarind pulp for about 2 tsp or separately run the tamarind with salt in grinder and make into a fine pieces to it add the fried dondakayalu pieces and grind it by adding little water, make smooth paste.

5.Heat oil in a pan add Mustard seeds ,cumin seeds, red chillies, crushed garlic clove and curry leaves. turn off heat and add dondakaya paste to it.

6. This recipe tastes good with hot rice with Onion.

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Ingredients:

Mamidikaya/mango - 1cup(pieces)
Vankaya/brinjal - 1cup(pieces)
Dry red chilies - 4 no
Green chilies - 3 no
Curry leaves - 4 no
Moongdal - 1tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1tbsp
Sugar - pinch
Salt - to taste
Oil


Procedure:


1. Wash and cut the brinjals and soak in a salt water for 2min
2. Heat an oil in a pan,once hot add in the green chilies and dry red chilies and fry them. once done take separately
3. In the same pan add oil and add in the brinjals.cover with a lid and cook . once brinjals are cooked.Turn off the stove
4.Take a jar, add in the fried green amd red chilies, mango pieces,cooked brinjals,salt,sugar and grind.
5.Heat oil in a pan, add in the mustard seeds,cumin seeds,red chilies,curry leaves fry for couple of mins,add in the grinded paste. turn off the stove

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kakarakaya pachadi

Ingredients:


Kakarakaya - 2
Onions - 1
Moong dal - 1tbsp
Channa Dal - 1tbsp
Green chillie/dry red chillies - 2
Bellam - to taste
Tamarind paste - 11/2 tbsp
Curry leaves - 4no
Mustard seeds - 1tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1tbsp
Ground nuts - 2tbsp
Salt - to taste
oil - 4tbsp


Procedure:


1. Heat an oil in pan ,once heat add in the chopped onions and chopped kakarakayalu, salt,and fry,till kakarakaya is cooked.keep aside
2. Heat an oil in same pan ,add in the ground nuts,channa dal,monng dal,Cumin seeds,curry leavces ,chillies and fry for a couple of minutes. Turn off the stove
3. Take jar, add in the fried kakarakaya and poppu,tamarind paste,salt,bellam, and grind to a smooth paste.
4.Heat the oil in a pan ,Now add in the Mustard seeds,cumin seeds ,curry leaves ,add the fine paste .cook for a minute.

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Bendakaya chutney

Ingredients:

Bendakayalu(long) : 5
green chillies : 2no

CurryLeaves : 4 leaves
Mustard seeds : 1/2 teaspoon
Cumin seeds : 1 teaspoon
Moongdaal : 1tsp
GroundNuts : 1tsp
Tamarind : 3flakes
Sugar : pinch
Garlic : 2no
Salt :
Oil : 3 table spoons

Procedure:

1.Wash and drain the Bendakayalu(cut head and tails) and cut them into pieces,
2.Heat the oil in a pan,add bendakayalu pieces and chopped green chilies ,let it cook until it leaves oil now to it add salt and cook for 5min. let it cool
3.Heat the oil in a pan add groundnuts fry them,add cuminseeds,moongdaal,let it fry.off the stove,and add curryleaves. let it cool
4.Now take the Jar add tamarind and salt grind it.add popu,sugar and again grind it(fine powder)
5.Add fried bendakayalu,and grind for a sec,stop it and agarin grind a sec.
6.Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds let it crackle,add cumin seeds red chilli, crushed garlic.
fry them,now add the grinded paste to it. off the stove.

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