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Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Over the last few decades I've spent a number of hours cooking for my family of 5. My husband is a retired bank Manager and my 3 boys are IIT graduates. Now I'm sharing my knowledge and thoughts to the world through this site. Whether you are a busy mom or a student learning to cook, you will find this blog helpful for cooking simple and easy to make food for yourself and the whole family. Hope you enjoy my recipe blog! I also love listening to devotional songs. Please browse through my devotional blogs to know more about them. I am always looking for ways to improve my blogs. Please leave your comments. If you like to see recipe of any particular dish or lyrics of a devotional song, please also let me know. Thanks for reading my blog.

Wednesday, 6 April 2011

BEERAKAYA PACHCHADI (Ridge Gourd chutney)


Ingredients:

  • Beerakaya        1 (medium size)
  • Red Chilli          1
  • Til seeds(Noolupappu) 3spoons
  • Turmeric          little pinch
  • Tamarind         small piece (Soaked in water)
  • Salt to Taste
  • Sugar (opttion)  1/2 table spoon

Procedure
  •  Beerakaya - wash, Peel and cut into in small pieces
  •  Take a pan and fry red chillies for2 minutes and add til seeds . Fry til till its colour become litlle brown.
  •  Now add chopped beerakaya pieces and cover with a lid and cook it until the beerakaya pieces become soft.
  •  Remove the lid and fry for 2 minutes.
  •  Add salt,tamarind,sugar, to it and turn off the stove. Wait until it cools down.
  • Grind it till it becomes fine paste, by adding little quantity of water and take it in to  a vessel. Serve with hot rice

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