Dosakaya Pachadi (దోసకాయ పచ్చడి, வேலரிகாய் பச்சடி, ककड़ी की चटनी)

Dosakaya Pachadi (దోసకాయ పచ్చడి, வேலரிகாய் பச்சடி, ककड़ी की चटनी) It is a traditional Andhra Pachadi. This pachadi has to be thick. So to blend in all the ingredients well by adding only tamarind.

Regional Dish : Andhra; Tamil Nadu; Karnataka; Kerala; South India and North India.

Cuisine Style : Andhra | Cooking Time 20 minutes | Take with hot rice | Type Pickle | Shelf Life : 5 days if refrigerated | Quantity : 10 Servings.

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

Calories ( 25K cals), Carbohydrates (6.2g), Protein(.23g), Fat (0.2g)

Ingredients to serve :

• Dosakaya (kheera yellow color)   2 (medium size)
• Ground Nuts   200 gms (approx)
• Tamarind (as per taste)
• Green chillies  (as per taste)
• Salt   as per taste
• Coriander leaves 2 tea spoons

Tempering :

• Red Chillies   2 ( broken in to pieces)
• Mustard seeds  2 tea spoons
• Cumin seeds  1/2 tea spoon
• Garlic  4-5 pieces
• Asafotieda one pinch
• Bengal gram   2 teaspoons
• Curry leaves

Method :

1. Peel the kheera and  cut into small pieces, and keep it aside.
2. Take a pan heat the oil fry the ground nuts.
3. Keep the fried ground nuts aside and now fry the cut green chillies, and keep it aside.
4. Let it cool. now grind green chillies, ground nuts and tamarind and make a fine paste and add it to the kheera pieces, and mix it well, keep it aside.
5. Now take red chillies, mustard seeds, jeera, garlic pods, bengal gram, curry leaves and asafotieda and temper them and add the kheera mixture to it.
6. Keep it for 2-3 minutes. garnish with coriander.
7. Serve it hot with rice.

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