Saturday, March 08, 2014

Vankaya Dosakaya Pachadi (Eggplant Cucumber Chutney)

This chutney is a staple at my husbands side. It seems that no wedding is complete without this chutney.
It is a healthy alternate to the nut chutneys and refreshingly tasty. It goes well with idli, dosas and even with rice. I prepare good quantity as it can stay in fridge for 3-4 days.

Ingredients:
5-6 Eggplant small sized
1 tomato

few curry leaves
few coriander leaves
5-6 green chilies
1 Cucumber (Dosakaya)  peeled and chopped
A little oil
Salt

Method:
  1. Heat oil in a pan and add tadka (mustard seeds, chana dal, jeera)
  2. Add eggplant, tomato any veggies, along with chillies, curry leaves and fry
  3. After they are done cooking, grind them to paste along with tamarind, garlic, jeera and coriander leaves
  4. Add dosakaya pieces and grind so that there are not totally ground
  5. Add salt according to taste
You can also add any leftover veggies to fry with the eggplant

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