Dosakai Chutney | Dosakaya Pachadi | Dosakaya Chutney

Dosakai chutney or dosakaya pachadi is a traditional Andhra delicacy.Dosakai/dosakaya is a round shaped yellow cucumber.It is usually used in making sambar, dal (called dosakaya pappu),soup, pickle etc.check out how to make this delicious chutney below.

Ingredients

Dosakai -1 big seeded and chopped 

Onion-1 no chopped 

Tomatoes-2 nos chopped

Green chillies- 6-8 nos

Garlic -6 nos

Tamarind small gooseberry sized

Cumin seeds-2 Tsps

Red chilly powder- 1/2 Tsp

Mustard seeds-1/2 Tsp

Urad dal-1 Tsp

Curry leaves and coriander leaves few

Salt to taste

Oil-2 Tsp

Method

👉Scrape the outer skin of the dosakai,remove the seeds and dice the dosakai into random cubes.set aside.

👉Heat oil in a kadai add 1 tsp cumin seeds, green chillies, garlic, few curry leaves and saute well.

DOSAKAI

👉Next, add dosakai, tomatoes, tamarind and fry well until the dosakaya cooks.

👉Grind everything to a fine paste along with half a tsp of red chilly powder and required salt (just sprinkle water for grinding).

👉Now again heat oil in a kadai add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal, red chillies, curry leaves, onions and saute well then add the ground paste, little water and allow the chutney to thicken.

👉Serve hot with rice, idli, dosa etc.

Preparation time-15 mins
Serves-4