Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Gongura Pacchadi


INGREDIENTS

2 cups gongura leaves
1 small lemon size tamarind
1/2 onion chopped
salt

1 tbs oil
4 dry red chillis
1 tbs coriander seeds
1 tbs cumin seeds
1/2 tsp methi seeds

3tbs oil
1 tbs chanadal
1 tbs urad dal
1 tsp cumin seeds and musturd seeds
2 sprigs curry leaves
1 dry red chiili
3 cloves of garlic ( crushed )


METHOD
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Soak tamarind in 1/2 cup of water for 15 min , extract pulp and cook on low flame for 5 min ,keep aside
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Heat 1 tbs oil in a pan , add coriander seeds , cumin seeds ,methi seeds and dry red chillis fry on a low flame until golden ,remove in to a plate and keep aside ,
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Again heat 1 more tsp of oil in a same pan ,add gongura leaves and fry on medium flame for 5min
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Add all the above ingredients in to a food processer and grind to a smooth paste (tamarind paste , fried gongura leaves ,roasted coriander , cumin and methi seeds ,red chillis and salt )
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Now for tadka , heat 3 tbs of oil , add cumin seeds , musturd seeds , chanadal ,urad dal , dry red chilli , garlic cloves and curry leaves , roast everything on low flame then add ground gongura paste in to tadka and cook on medium flame for 5 min , remove in to bowl ,add chopped onions and mix well
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Done , serve with rice and ghee

32 comments:

  1. Wow super delicious. My tounge is having this tinckling thinking how it would feel if i could eat this.
    So so delcioius looking.

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  2. hmmm yummy yum! can you send me some:)

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  3. I have never tried gongura pacchadi, sounds like a healthy and yum dish :-)

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  4. Your pics are gorgeous...so bright and colorful!

    my email add is kumar.ranjani@gmail.com

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  5. haaa very tasty and one of my fav....i miss this

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  6. Yummy, yum, yum :-)

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  7. Amazing! I love gonkura with hot rice and ghee, just heavenly!

    I have never seen gonkura leaves in any market here, is it easily avialble in the US?

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  8. Happy cook -- Thank u so much indeed its deleciouss ,

    Sharmi --U are alwaya welcome

    Usha-- do try this pacchadhi, u will love it

    Varsha--thank u

    Ranjani-- thank u

    raaji--thank u

    Mona-- thanks

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  9. supriya raman--

    Now a days it is easily available in any indian store , U can buy 4 or 5 packets at once , shallow fry them in oil , and store in a individual feerzer bags

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  10. looks delicious .. would be great with hot rice

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  11. Looks yummy! I wish i could identify gongura greens at the market!! Nevertheless bookmarking the recipe!

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  12. smitha - U can find them with name
    red sorrel leaves

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  13. Love gongura for the tangy taste, drooling over ur picture

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  14. sagari.....i was trying to prepare something with gongura........asking for recipes from my neighbours.....i think i got it.....urs looking lovely...will try this soon...

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  15. Mahima and cham -- Thank u

    Shama nagarajan -- Try this and let me know how it turned out , hope U will like it

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  16. This is different from my way of doing,good one sagari!

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  17. Wow am drooling over the pacchadi Sagari..looks spicy n delicious..

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  18. I have never tried gongura pacchadi.It is new to me..whether it available in mumbai? how to identify?What is the tamil name of it?Your pics are gorgeous.. wish to taste it..

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  19. That looks absolutely yummy Sagari... i love this pachadi.

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  20. Raks, niya , lavanya , priya == Thankyou

    Jashree == Gogura in tamil as Pulichcha keerai (or)PuLichak-keerai , I dont know the exact name

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  21. hmmm mouth watering tangy tangy gongura pacchadi Sagari.. never tried pacchadi.. only tried gongura dal..

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  22. i have never tried gongura before, but your dish looks so yummy!!

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  23. Looks spicy and yummy. Adding tamarind is new to me.

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  24. Super delicious, Sagari. I love the look of this pacchadi, and it sounds like quite a treat. I can't wait to get gongura leaves next time I'm at the Indian store!

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  25. This recipe is awesome...I bookmarked this..this is my hubby's fav one....

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  26. great pics...hey Sagari wht is Gongura?? never heard of this name.

    also one teeny lil thing..my name is spelt as Navita :P
    when i lived in b;lore all my friends called me navitha...lol.

    thanks for stopping by

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  27. navita== gongura means red sorrel leaves

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