Dosakaya Chintakaya Pachadi (దోసకాయ చింతకాయ పచ్చడి, ककड़ी इमली की चटनी)

Dosakaya Chintakaya Pachadi (దోసకాయ చింతకాయ పచ్చడి, ककड़ी इमली की चटनी) it is a traditional Andhra Pachadi. Basically it is Andhra delicacy. In villages this is prepared on festivals.

Regional Dish: Andhra Pradesh

Cuisine Style: Andhra | Cooking Time 20 minutes | Take with hot rice | Type Pickle | Shelf Life: 5 days if refrigerated | Quantity: 5 Servings.

Appx. Nutritional values: calculated for 1 serving (2 table spoon)

Calories (30K cals), Carbohydrates (6.2g), Protein(.23g), Fat (0.2g)

Ingredients:

• Dosakaya (kheera yellow color Indian)   1 (medium size)
• Green or raw tamarind paste 2 tbsp.
• Green chilies 4 (as per taste)
• Salt   as per taste
• Coriander finely chopped 1 tbsp.

Tempering:

• Red Chillies   1 ( broken in to pieces)
• Mustard seeds  ½ tsp.
• Garlic  2 pieces ( optional)
• Asafotieda one pinch
• Bengal gram   2 tsp
• Curry leaves 10
• Oil 2 tsp.

Method :

1. Peel the kheera and check the taste, if bitter do not use.
2. Cut into small pieces, and keep it aside.
3. Fry the cut green chilies in 1tsp oil, and cool it.
4. Once cool grind the chilies with tamarind to make a fine paste.
5. Scoop this out in to a serving bowl and add the dosakaya pieces and salt.
6. Now season 1 tsp of oil in pan , add all the tempering list of ingredients once they pop add them to the prepared dosakaya and tamarind mixture, chopped coriander pieces and give a nice mix and enjoy with hot steamed rice with a dollop of ghee.

Other variants / Cuisine Style : 1. Dosakaya Mukkala Pachadi 2. Dosakaya Tamato Pachadi (add tamato).3 Dosakaya vankaya pachidi. 4.Dosa avakaya.5. Dosakaya pachidi with out peanuts.