Peerkangai Thovayal(Beerakaya Pachadi)
I love this pachadi. If you have been to Andhra Restaurant you would have def known about this pachadi. This comes with "Andhra Thali Meals" and they taste fabulous . They pour ghee on hot rice and this pachadi is mixed with it. The 3 combination makes the food divine. I make ridge gourd chutney very frequently, but this I learned from one of my close friend Raji ,who by the way is an excellent cook. She is from Andhra and needless to say they are famous for the spicy pickles and pachadi. I am so glad I learned it from her a big thanks to her,now I make it very frequently at home. It's a must try one. Just make it and mix it with rice and ghee and store the rest in fridge it stays for a while. Lets go back to learning how to make this.
- Prep Time : 10 minutes
- Cook Time : 10 minutes
- Yield : 2
Ingredients
- Perkangai/Ridge gourd - 3-4
- Green chillies - 5-7
- Garlic cloves - 1-2
- Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
- Urad dal(ulandham paruppu) - 1/4 tsp
- Channa dal/kadala paruppu - 1/4 tsp
- Salt to taste
- For Seasoning
- Oil - 2 tsp
- Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
- Urad dal - 1 tsp
- Channa dal/kadala paruppu - 1 tsp
- Dry red chillies - 2
- Tamarind piece - little bit
- Garlic cloves,finely chopped - 2 tsp
- Curry leaves - as per taste
- Asofaetida(hing) - a pinch
Instructions
1. Peel the skin completely and chop the ridge gourd to small pieces and keep it separate.
2. Now in a pan pour some oil and fry urad dal,Channa dal,green chillies and add finely chopped pieces of ridge gourd and fry them well.To this add some turmeric powder and close the lid and let it cook for 2-3 mins.Keep stirring in between no need to add water because the veggie itself contains water in them.
3. Now remove from pan and let it cool down. Add tamarind and garlic to the blender and grind them to fine paste. Add salt.
4. Now do the seasoning mentioned above and add this to the ridge gourd paste and mix it well. Serve it hot hot with rice and ghee. Yum yum.....
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