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Dosakaya Vankaaya Pacchadi




Ingredients

Quantity
Eggplant
1 small
Dosakaaya (cucumber)
1 medium
Green chillies
3
Tamarind paste
1 tsp
Coriander seeds
¾ tsp
Cumin seeds
½ tsp
Garlic cloves
3
Curry leaves
few
Oil
1 ½ tbsp
Salt
to taste 


Cut eggplant into bite sized pieces, soak in water and keep aside.

Remove seeds from dosakaaya, cut into bite sized pieces and keep aside.

Heat oil in a small skillet and add coriander seeds and green chillies. Fry until the chillies burst and change color. Remove from heat and transfer the contents to another dish to cool.

In the same skillet, in the remaining oil, add eggplant, salt and fry on medium heat. When eggplant is soft remove from heat (about 10 minutes). Let cool.

In a processor add all the remaining ingredients, eggplant, green chillies and coriander seeds and blend until semi-soft. Now add pieces of dosakaaya and blend for a few seconds.

(The pieces of dosakaaya should not be made into a paste).

Stays up to a week if stored in the refrigerator.

Note: Actually, in the villages the seeds of the cucumber are not discarded as they are supposed to enhance the taste and hence are added to the chutney.