Gongura Pachadi Recipe Andhra Style, Gongura Pickle
Traditional andhra style gongura pickle or gongura pachadi made with gongura leaves with an aromatic tempering...
Ingredients
- 6-7 small bunches sorrel leaves/gongura leaves
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 15 dried red chillies
- 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 3-4 fenugreek seeds
- salt - to taste
- 6-7 garlic cloves
- 1 large size onion (diced into thick medium size pieces)
For tempering:
- 2 tablespoon oil
- ½ teaspoon chana dal
- ½ teaspoon urad dal
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
- 4-5 dried red chillies
- 6-7 curry leaves
Instructions
Note:
- Firstly, pluck all the gongura leaves, wash them and set them aside freely so that they are free from moist and any water content on the leaves.
Step 1(Cook the gongura):
- In a wok, add about 1 tablespoon oil, add the gongura leaves and cook them for about ten minutes until they turn soft and mushy.
Step 2(Cook the Spices):
- In a separate pan, add a tablespoon of oil, add cumin seeds, coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds, add dried red chillies and saute them for about a minute(not for a long time).
- Take them out and set aside to cool down.
Step 3(Blending all together):
- In a blender, add the cooked spices of step 2, add some salt and blend into a fine powder.
- Into it garlic cloves and blend well.
- Into it add gongura leaves and blend roughly.
- Take the pickle out into a bowl and mix thickly sliced onions into it and give tempering as mentioned below.
Step 4(Give the tempering):
- In a tadka pan, add oil and heat it.
- Into it, add chana dal, urad dal and stir well.
- Into it add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and let them pop up.
- Add dried red chillies, stir for few seconds.
- Add curry leaves and let them crackle.
- Add the tempering to the pickle.
- Serve hot with ghee and rice!!!
Notes
- Mix thickly chopped onions only while eating this pickle instantly. Do not add onions if planning to store.
- Onions release water and may spoil the pickle.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Gongura Pachadi Recipe Andhra Style, Gongura Pickle
Amount Per Serving
Calories 191
Calories from Fat 171
% Daily Value*
Fat 19g29%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Trans Fat 1g
Sodium 4mg0%
Potassium 61mg2%
Carbohydrates 5g2%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 90IU2%
Vitamin C 42mg51%
Calcium 38mg4%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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