Monday, October 21, 2013

BEERAKAYA THOKKU PACHADI


INGREDIENTS:

Beerakaya/ridge gourd pottu/skin-1cup
Roasted Peanuts-1/2cup
Garlic Cloves-5(minced)
Dry Red Chillies-6-8
Curry Leaves-2tspn
Chana Daal -1tbspn
Urad Daal-2tspn
Cumin/Jeera-2tspn
Soaked Tamarind-2tspn
Oil-1tspn
Salt to taste


PROCESS:
--Cook beerakaya pottu in a pressure cooker for 6whistles by adding 1-2tspn of water and keep it aside to cool down.
(you can place tamarind(seedless) along with pottu in the cooker)
--Meanwhile heat a pan and add oil to it .Addgarlic and roast then add jeera, urad daal, chana daal and roast them till they change color.
Then add red chilli and curry leaves and once they are roasted turn off the gas and let them cool.
--Once the ingredients are at room temperature first grind the dry mixture to powder and then add cooked pottu and grind to a rough paste without adding water.

Yummy beerakaya thokku pachadi is ready to serve with idly,dosa ,roti or warm rice.Enjoy!



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