Dosakaya Pachadi
- 23 min
- medium
- Serves 4
Dosakaya pachadi, an Andhra yellow cucumber chutney with green chilli, garlic, dals and tamarind. Medium-spicy, serves 4, about 25 minutes plus soaking.
Ingredients
- Dosakaya (Yellow Cucumber)500 grams
Tamarind15 grams
Water, For Soaking30 ml
Salt1¼ tsp
Turmeric Powder1 grams
Oil3 tsp
Urad Dal (split)2 tsp
Chana Dal2 tsp
Cumin1 tsp
Green Chilli15 grams
Garlic12 grams
Mustard Seeds½ tsp
Dry Red Chilli3 grams
Curry leaves2 grams
Asafoetida0.4 grams
Cooking for someone with an allergy? Read every ingredient above. We have not finished checking allergens on this recipe.
Cookd masalas for dosakaya (yellow cucumber)
Method
Wash and peel the dosakaya, then cut it into small cubes and remove the seeds if they are hard. Taste one piece and discard the dosakaya if it is bitter. Slit the green chillies, peel the garlic, break the dry chillies and wash the curry leaves. Soak the tamarind in warm water, and mix the dosakaya with salt and turmeric in a separate bowl. Leave both for 10 minutes, until the tamarind is soft and the dosakaya releases a little water.
Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a small kadai on medium flame. Add the urad dal, chana dal and cumin and fry for 2 minutes until the dals turn golden. Add the green chillies, garlic and 1 dry red chilli and fry for 1 minute. Switch off and cool for 5 minutes. Grind this with the soaked tamarind and its water for 1 minute until slightly coarse.
Heat the remaining 1 teaspoon of oil in the same kadai on medium flame for 1 minute, until hot. Add the mustard seeds and fry for 30 seconds until they splutter. Add the remaining dry red chilli, curry leaves and asafoetida and fry for 30 seconds until the curry leaves turn crisp.
Add the ground paste to the dosakaya and mix well. Pour the hot tempering over it and mix once. Taste and add a little more salt if needed, then serve with rice.
Before you start
- How long does Dosakaya Pachadi take?
- 23 minutes from start to finish. That is 15 minutes of preparation and 8 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Dosakaya Pachadi serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Dosakaya Pachadi vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Dosakaya Pachadi spicy?
- It is medium: 2 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Dosakaya Pachadi?
- 500 grams Dosakaya (Yellow Cucumber), 15 grams Tamarind, 3 grams Dry Red Chilli, 1 grams Turmeric Powder, 15 grams Green Chilli, 12 grams Garlic, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Dosakaya Pachadi?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
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