Beerakayi Chutney(Ridgegourd Chutney)
Ridgegourd (Beerakai in telugu and heerekai in kannada) chutney is prepared in different ways in various regions of South India. Since it is a little spicy by nature, it tastes excellent with plain rice. With this item in your meal, you do not really need any other side dish. Learnt to prepare it from a telugu friend who is a very good cook. Thanks Pushpanjali! This is one of the tastiest dishes i've ever had.
Time Taken: 20-25 minutes.
Serves about 2-3 people.
Ingredients Required:
1 large sized ridgegourd.
4-5 spicy green chillies.
2 cloves of garlic.
Half a tsp tamarind paste concentrate.
Quarter cup of coriander leaves.
2 tsp grated coconut.
Half tsp refined oil.
Half tsp mustard seeds.
2-4 curry leaves.
Half tsp urad dal
4 green chillies
Salt to taste.
Method of Preparation:
Wash the ridgegourd well. Chop it into 2-3 big chunks and cook it with its peel/skin in a cooker along with slit green chillies and half a cup of water. When the ridgegourd chilly mix cools down a little, grind it along with raw garlic, tamarind, coriander leaves, grated coconut and salt into a thick, smooth paste using a mixer. Then, in a pan, warm up a little oil. Sputter mustard seeds and curry leaves in this oil. Add urad dal and red chillies(cut into halves) and stir with a ladle until the dal turns light brown. Pour in the chutney now and cook till a boil.
Labels: Beerakayi, Chatpat, Chutney, Jhatpat, Ridgegourd, Spicy, Telugu
posted by Reshma @ 7:43 PM |
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