Monday 30 September 2013

Gongura pachadi


 


Ingredients-

Gongura leaves – 1 big bunch
Red chillies – 7-8
Menthulu / fenugreek seeds – 1.5 tsp
Oil – 2 tbsp
Salt – as required

Optional ingredients –

Garlic – 4 cloves
Onions / green chillies


Method –
1.       Pluck the leaves alone from the bunch such that even the red color stalk is also removed. Wash the leaves well and dry on a cloth under shade for some time.
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2. Dry roast gongura leaves without oil till they change colour. Keep it aside.
 
3.       Heat oil in a kadai. Fry the methi seeds, garlic cloves and red chillies till they turn brown. 






4.   After cooling for some time, grind the chillies . After it is ground well, add the leaves and grind again.










Recipe Tips -
1.       If required a few of the garlic cloves can be kept aside and then added to the pachadi ( I did that when I made this pachadi)
2.       This can be eaten with rice and a couple of spoonfuls of ghee. Some people like to bite fresh green chillies or raw onion halves while eating this.
3.       Raw onions can also be cut into fine pieces and added to the pachadi. After a few hours, the onion  turns slightly pink and absorbs the flavour. This also tastes equally good.



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