Dondakaya pachadi/Kunduru ki chutney

Ingredients

• 200 gms kunduru (Chopped length wise)
• 3 to 4 green chilles
• 2 to 3 red chillies
• 2 tea spoons chana dal
• 1 tea spoon urad dal
• 1 tea spoon jeera
• 1 tea spoon rai
• 4 to 5 garlic pods
• few curry leaves
• half lemon size tamarind (soaked in warm water)
• 1 tea spoon salt (as per taste)
• 1 tea spoon sugar (optional)
• 2 table spoons oil
• finely chopped onions and coriander leaves for garnish

Method

Method:

Heat a tea spoon of oil in a pan.  Add rai, jeera, chana dal, urad dal curry leaves.  Fry until the chana dal changes to golden color.  Add green chillies and red chillies.  Saute and remove the ingredients into a bowl and allow to cool.

In the same pan add a table spoon of oil.  Add the chopped kunduru pieces and cook in a medium flame.  When the kunduru pieces are cooked well, switch off the flame and allow to cool.

Grind the dals, and chillies first.  Then add the kunduru pieces, tamarind, salt, sugar and garlic pods.  Grind coarsely and take the chutney into a bowl.

Heat a tea  spoon of oil in a pan.  To it add half tea spoon rai and curry leaves.  When rai starts spluttering, switch of the flame and add the thadka to the chutney.  

Dondakaya pachadi/Kunduru ki chutney is ready.......Garnish with finely chopped onions and coriander leaves.  Tastes good with rice or rotis......Try once........... 

By Mrs Uma ramana

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