Dondakaya Pappula Podi ~ Ivy gourd With Spiced Chickpea Powder

 

Pappula podi is a versatile spiced powder that enhances the flavor profile of vegetarian dishes lending them a unique taste. Most vegetables on the likes of okra, eggplant, ivy gourd and bitter gourd taste remarkably good when seasoned with Pappula podi. Constituents of this magic potion aka Putnala podi are roasted chick peas, dry coconut and red chili powder.

Dondakaya Pappula Podi Vepudu Recipe

Prep: 45-50 mts

Serves: 4 persons

Cuisine: Andhra

Ingredients:

250 gms /1/4 kg Dondakayalu/Tendli/Ivy Gourd/Gherkins

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

10-12 curry leaves

1 large onion, finely sliced

1/2 tsp red chilli pwd

pinch of coriander pwd

salt to taste

1 1/2 – 2 tbsps oil

Grind to a fine powder (Pappula Podi)

1 tbsp dry coconut, grated

1-2 garlic cloves (optional)

2 dry red chilies, dry roast for a mt

pinch of cumin seeds, dry roast for a mt

1 1/2 tbsps roasted chickpeas/dalia/putnala pappu

pinch of salt

1 Wash dondakayalu and nip the tip and tail ends. Slice them into thin pieces and keep aside.
2 Heat a heavy bottomed cooking vessel, add oil, once hot, reduce to medium flame. Add cumin seeds and curry leaves and fry for a few seconds till the aroma emanates the kitchen.
3 Add the dondakaya pieces and saute on medium heat for 3 mts. Add the sliced onions, reduce to low flame, place lid, let it cook, approx 15 minutes. Keep checking in between, sauteing them so that they don’t burn. The sauteed tindora will lose moisture and begin to have a wrinkled appearance. Remove lid at this stage and saute on low for 7-8 mts.
4 Add salt and turmeric pwd and mix well. Saute on medium heat for 5-6 minutes, keep sauteing so that it doesn’t burn. Add red chilli pwd and coriander pwd and mix. Cook on low-medium flame for another 12-15 mts, without lid. Add pappula podi and mix well. Turn off heat.
5 Serve hot with steamed rice.

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By Sailu • Sep 29th, 2010 • Category: All Recipes, Andhra Recipes, Spice Powders & Podi Recipes, Stir Fry Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian Recipes

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Gongura Pulihora – Spiced Red Sorrel Leaves Rice

My vegetable vendor brought home some fresh red sorrel leaves this morning. Prepared a rice dish on the lines of tamarind rice and use sorrel leaves as the main ingredient to provide the tart flavor. A unique Andhra favorite among the ‘gongura’ lovers. The factor that makes this rice special is the tart flavor of roasted gongura flavor which melds beautifully with mustard, fenugreek and red chilli spices yielding a sensational one pot rice dish. A complete vegetarian meal along side a bowl of yogurt and papad.

Gongura Pulihora Recipe

Prep & Cooking: 45-50 mts

Serves 4-5 persons

Cuisine: Andhra

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Ingredients:

Ingredients:

2 cups raw rice (cook such that each grain is separate, spread to cool)

1/2 tsp turmeric/haldi/pasupu

15-20 fresh curry leaves

salt to taste

2 cups red sorrel leaves, washed

1 tsp mustard seeds

1/2 tsp methi seeds/menthulu/fenugreek seeds

2-3 dry red chilies, tear and de-seed

For tempering/poppu/tadka:

1 tbsp channa dal (split bengal gram)

1 tbsp urad dal/minappapu/split black gram

1 tsp teaspoon mustard seeds

1/4 tsp cumin seeds

1-2 medium dry red chilli

3-4 green chillis slit length wise

1/4 tsp hing/asafoetida/inguva

2 fistfuls roasted peanuts

3 tbsps oil

1 Sprinkle turmeric pwd, salt, a tbsp of oil and few fresh curry leaves to the cooked and cooled rice and keep aside.
2 Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan, add the mustard seeds, methi seeds and dry red chillis and roast over slow flame till the methi turns red. Do not burn them nor under roast them. Remove from pan and cool.
3 In the same pan, add 3/4 tbsp of oil, add the red sorrel leaves and roast them on low flame till they wilt and lose their rawness. This should take about 7-8 mts. Remove from heat and cool.
4 Grind the roasted mustard seeds mixture to a coarse powder and then add the cooled red sorrel leaves and grind them together to a fine paste. Do not add water. Remove and keep aside.
5 Heat the remaining oil in a cooking vessel, add the mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add dry red chillis, cumin seeds, channa dal, urad dal and fry for a minute till light brown. Next add the slit green chillis, asafoetida and few curry leaves and fry for a few seconds.
6 Add this tempering along with red sorrel leaves to the cooled rice and combine well such that its spread all over the rice. Adjust salt. Finally sprinkle roasted peanuts and combine well. Let it sit for at least an hour for the flavors to set in. If you feel the rice needs more tart flavor, squeeze some lemon juice.
7 Serve with appadam/chips, majjiga mirapakaayalu (sun dried chillis) and yogurt. Makes for a complete meal.

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By Sailu • Aug 11th, 2010 • Category: All Recipes, Andhra Recipes, Greens-Leafy Vegetables, Rice recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes

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