Blogging Marathon# 32: Letter D
Theme: A-Z Vegetarian Dishes from Andhra Pradesh
Dish: D for Dosakaya Pachadi
Letter D stands for veggies like Dondakaya (ivy gourd), Dosakaya (cuke lemon). D also stands for dishes like Dappalam which is a spicy, tangy stew made with toor dal and an assortment of veggies. Daddojam, spiced curd rice or Dalcha, a Hyderabadi lentil dish and so on.
I decided to make a traditional chutney recipe using dosakaya (cuke lemon). This is a very quick and simple chutney to make. Dosakaya is not cooked, it is finely chopped and mixed into ground tempering. A spicy, tangy and very tasty pachadi.
- 1 Dosakaya - large, peeled and chopped (remove the seeds if you don't like their crunch in the pachadi)
- 2 tbsp Tamarind paste
- to taste Salt
- 1 tsp Chana dal
- 1 tsp Urad dal
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 6 - 8 Curry leaves
- ¼ tsp Asafoetida / Hing
- 4 - 5 chilies Green
- 2 Chilies Red
- Heat 2tsp oil in a small saute pan; add the dals and once they start to get golden, add mustard seeds and once the seeds start to splutter, add all the other tempering ingredients.
- Use a blender or a mortar and pestle to coarsely grind the tempering along with dosakaya pieces, tamarind paste and salt. Serve with steamed rice.
- This chutney can be stored in the refrigerator for upto 3 days.
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Previously on A-Z Vegetarian Dishes of Andhra Pradesh:
A for Aava Pettina Aratikaya Kura
B for Bagara Baingan
C for Chimmiri
Omg, my mouth is just watering here..Cant take my eyes from ur clicks.
Never heard of this one..sounds yum with all those flavors.
Mouthwatering! Even my mom recipe is similar to yours
thats an very interesting and flavorful pachadi 🙂 looks super yummy :)love the way you have blended them in motor and pestle make it more inviting !!
Looks yummy!
new and tempting recipe
Oh though I cook with dosakaya, I have never made a pachadi this way. Our is different, will surely want to bookmark for later Pavani..thanks..:)
wow just wowwwwwwwwwwwww lovely collection bookmarking everything u upload becoming ur great fan
Looks very nice and am learning so many new dishes. Thanks to bm
This curry look so fantastic.. and tasty too
that is tongue tickling!!! so delicious!!!Sowmya
Love it. One of my husband’s favorite pachadis. I make similar pachadi with cucumbers.
another new vegetable I have to look for
another new vegetable I have to look for
This is something new and interesting 🙂 Also visit my spacehttp://sweets-n-spices.blogspot.in/2013/09/mixed-veggie-bread-masala.html Hope u like it
That looks very delicious But an ignorant’s question, what is Cuke lemon?
Pachadi looks inviting…
Just pass me a platter with some rice and ghee, I am all set. 🙂
One of my favorite chutney.. my recipe is as same as yours..:)
Very flavorful pachadi.Got to try this sometime…
Love the mashed chutney! I like a little bit of texture in my chutnies and your look perfect :_
A new recipe.. very interesting. Looks very tempting.
A totally new recipe for me! Looks so tangy and yummy…
Wow we get this heer but I have never tried making this pachadi. Bookmarking it its yum.
Every summer vacation in my school days I was showered with dosakaya recipes. For quite some time Secunderabad, always reminded me of dosakaya and pearls and nothing else. 🙂 Lovely chutney!
We don’t get dosakaya in Kerala or Chennai (or I have not been able to identify it)…How about updating this post with a picture of it the next time you make it :D? Not just for dosakaya, for other items too which are not that common…just a suggestion! Anyway, very beautiful pictures and I loved the chutney/pachadi even more because of the ease of making it!
Tongue tickling chutney..Drooling here..
wonderful information, I had come to know about your blog from my friend nandu , hyderabad,i have read atleast 7 posts of yours by now, and let me tell you, your website gives the best and the most interesting information. This is just the kind of information that i had been looking for, i’m already your rss reader now and i would regularly watch out for the new posts, once again hats off to you! Thanks a ton once again, Regards, dosakaya pachadi