Monday, October 18, 2010

GONGURA PICKLE

Hey all. Hope everyone had shuub navarathri. Mee too. Now skipping to the recipe. Gongura pickle is one of the famous pickle in Andra side. I can have it any time. When therez gongura pickle, believe me guys, I don't prefer any gravy with hot steamed rice. What I need is just a spoon of this pickle. Awesome meal I would say. This is one of my fav pickle, prepared by my mom when I visited my place during vocation. And the taste was just unbelievable and obviously it will be na when our mom cooks something special for us adding extra ingredients of love and care. Isn't? So here's the recipe.



INGREDIENTS.


1 Bunch Gongura leaves.


1 tsp Mustard seeds.


1 tbsp Urad dal.


5 Red Chillies.


3 Green Chillies.


1/2 tbsp Methi seeds.


1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder.


1 tbsp Gingelly Oil.


Hing as per taste.


Salt to taste.




METHOD.


Heat oil in a kadai. Add mustard seeds. Wait till it splutters. Then add urad dal and methi seeds and fry them till the colour changes slight brown. Add red and green chilli and finally the leaves. Saute it well till the leaves looses its raw taste. Remove from flame and allow them to cool for a while. Blend them with salt and turmeric powder for about 2 min without adding water.

Serve with rice or chappati etc.



Enjoy!!

9 comments:

Raks said...

I love this with rice,we call it thogalyal,loved your version!

Finla said...

I love this pickle and this looks so so droolie delicious.

Nitha said...

This is my hubby's fav one..

Divya Kudua said...

Yum..looks so good Suma..I once had this with rice and loved it immensely!!

Hamaree Rasoi said...

New kind of pickle to me...Looks very tasty....

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

Unknown said...

Hi Suma,

Love this pickle...My friends used to share this with me in the hostel back in college...

Dr.Sameena@

www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com

Shama Nagarajan said...

so tempting dear

Sum Raj said...

thanks all :)

♥Sugar♥Plum♥Fairy♥ said...

What an intriguing pickle, have never had this or heard about it either!!
i love all the delish chutneys around here too, love chutneys so muc, specially the coconutty ones!!