Dosakaya Pachadi -- Andhra style

Ingredients :

Yellow Cucumber /Dosakaya -- 1 ,peel and chop into small pieces by removing the seeds inside.

Green Chillis -- 2 finely chopped

Corriander Leaves -- finely chopped

Lemon -- 1 full

Turmeric powder -- pinch

Bengal gram/chana dal/senagapappu -- 1 tsp

Black gram/minapappu -- 1 tsp

Corriander seeds -- 1/2 tsp

Mustard seeds -- 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds -- 1/2 tsp

Asafoetida -- pinch

Dry Red Chillis -- 4

Oil -- 1 tsp

Salt -- to the taste

Method :

1. Heat oil in a pan, add channa daal,urad daal,corriander seeds,mustard seeds,cumin seeds,Asafoetida,dry red chillis, and fry till they turn brown in color and let it cool.

2. Mix the chopped cucumber pieces,lemon juice,corriander leaves,chopped green chillis and keep aside.

3. Now grind the roasted seasoning with salt , into fine powder

4. Now add this powder to the cucumber mixture and mix it well and allow it to settle for 10 min

5. Serve with hot rice.

Bendakaya Pachadi

Ingredients :

Bendakayalu [Oakra] -- 250 gm
Green chillis -- 4
Dry red chillis -- 6
Tamarind -- 1/2 a lemon size
Salt -- to the taste
Oil-- 5 tsp
Black gram/Urad daal [minapappu] -- 3 tsp
Cumin seeds -- 2 tsp
Mustard seeds -- 2 tsp
Asafoetida -- 1/4 tsp
Turmeric --- pinch

Method :

1. Cut oakra into 1/2 inch pieces
2. Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan and drop oakra into it and fry till done
3. Heat 1 tsp oil and add urad daal,asafoetida,1 tsp mustard,1 tsp cumin and dry red chillis and fry till done
4. In a blender add the fried oakra, and the fried seasoning,green chillis ,salt,turmeric,tamarind and grind it into paste
5. Now heat remaining oil and fry urad daal,mustard ,cumin and add it to the ground paste.

Goes very well with hot rice/dosa

Tomato Chutney

Ingredients :

Tomatos -- 3

Oil -- 1 tsp

Asafoetida -- 1/4 tsp

Mustard seeds -- 1 tsp

Black gram/Urad daal -- 1 tsp

Bengal gram/chana dal/senagapappu -- 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds -- 1/2 tsp

Green chillis -- 5

Tamarind -- pinch

Corriander -- 1/2 bunch

Salt -- to the taste

Method :

1. Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan and fry the tomatos for 10 min,remove from flame

2. Heat the other tsp oil and add mustard,cumin,asafoetida,urad daal,channa daal

3. Let the seasoning fry and and grind tomatos,the fried seasoning,salt,tamarind,corriander,green chillis

and donot add water while grinding.

Goes well with all kind of tiffins

Vankaya (eggplant) Pachadi

Ingredients:

Large Eggplant [pachadi vankaya] -- 1

Onions -- 2, small chopped

Green chillies -- 3 , finely chopped

Dry red chillies -- 2

Curry leaves -- few nos

Mustard seeds -- 1 tsp

Channa daal -- 1 tsp

Urad daal -- 1 tsp

Asafoetida -- 1/4 tsp

Tamarind -- small lemon size ,soak in water

Sambar powder -- 2 tsp [or for sambar powder,shallow fry channa daal,urad daal,corriander seeds,fenugreek seeds,dry red chillis, sesame seeds and grind them ]

Salt -- to the taste

Oil -- 2 tsp

Method :

1. Microwave the eggplant for 15 min by applying oil allover or can cook on the stove

2. If done on the stove , remove the skin that is over cooked

3. Mash the cooked eggplant and keep aside

4. In a pan, heat oil and add all the seasoning with asafoetida and let it splutter

5. Add onions,chopped green chillis and cook till they turn light brown

6. Add the mashed eggplant and cook for 5 min

7. Finally add salt,sambar powder,tamarind juice and cook for 10 more min

Serve with hot rice

Onion Chutney

Ingredients :

Onions -- 2 , chopped into cubes

Corriander seeds -- 2 tsp

Dry red chillis -- 6

Tamarind -- a bit to the taste

Jaggery -- 2 small cubes

Salt -- to the taste

Oil -- 1 tsp

Corriander -- 1/4 bunch

Method :

1. Heat oil in a pan ad fry the onions, keep aside

2.Now fry the Corriander seeds and dry red chillis

3.Take the mixi jar,add the fried onions,corriander seeds,red chillis,salt,jaggery,tamarind,

Corriander leaves and little bit of water[only if necessary] and grind them

Goes well with all kind of tiffins and snack items like dosa,idli,punugulu
Preparation time : 10 min

Kobbarikaya Mavidikaya Pachadi

Ingredients:

Coconut -- 1 cup of cubes

Raw mango -- 1 small , cut into pieces

Channa daal -- 1 tsp

Urad daal -- 1 tsp

Mustard seeds -- 1 tsp

Cumin seeds -- 1 tsp

Green chillis -- 4

Dry red chillis -- 2

Curry leaves -- few nos

Asafoetida -- pinch

Salt -- to the taste

Oil -- 1 tsp

Turmeric -- pinch

Method :

1. Heat oil in a pan, add all the seasoning and let it splutter till golden brown and keep aside

2. Add coconut ,above seasoning,mango,salt and grind with water if required

3. Add seasoning again with mustard,cumin and curry leaves.

Goes well with hot rice

Preparation time : 10 min