Saturday, October 20, 2007

Gongura Pachadi

we can prepare gongura pachadi in many types.Mine is an instant pachadi.This recipe is my mothers recipe it is very tasty and very simple to prepare.Here i used peanuts which has completely changed the taste of the gongura.Usually it would more tasty if u use the old traditional method to blend it instead of blender.This pachadi can be stored for 3 to 4 days only.
It goes on well with rice with ghee or roti .

Ingredients:
1 bunch gongura leaves
1 tsp coriander seeds
6-8 red chilies
1 tsp cumin seeds
4-5 garlic flakes
1 tomato small size
Curry leaves 5 to 6 nos
2 tbsp oil
Salt to taste
1 onion small size chopped

Method:
1. Heat oil in a pan, fry coriander and cumin seeds, red chilies and curry leaves for few minutes and keep aside.
2. In the remaining oil, fry the gongura leaves for 1 minute and grind with above fried ingredients in a blender for few minutes. The mixture should not get smooth.
3. Then add tomatoes and onions fried in oil for 2 minutes and blend for another 30 seconds.Finally add the crushed garlic flakes.
4. Remove the mixture in a bowl and now in a sauce pan, over low medium heat, do the popu or tadka (means toasting the mustard, cumin seeds, red chili pieces,hing(asafoetida) and curry leaves in one tablespoon of ghee or oil).

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