Masala pulusu with chama gadda and dosakaya
Today as it is rainy and very cold I thought of preparing
something hot and spicy.spices when used in right proportionate will give good
health.
My Muslim friend thought me this. This is a simple recipe
will provide altogether a different aroma,taste.
Required ingredients:
1)Dosakaya (cucumber)- 1Nos (small)(cut it in slices-when cookeo they give good texture and
tasty to eat)
2) chama gadda – 150 gms
(boil them and peel off the skin,the best way to boil them is put in
pressure cooker turn off stove after one whistle)
3) onions – 1 nos
4) green chilles – 2nos
5) besan (Bengal gram powder)(sanaga pindi) -2 tsp
6)jiggery (gud,belam) – 1 tsp
7)oil – 3 tsp
8)salt for taste
9)Red chilli powder -1/2 tsp
10)tamarind – 1 big lemon sized balls
For tampering:
1)red chillies -2 Nos
2)black gram – 1 tsp
3)Bengal gram -1 tsp
4)curry leaves – 9 -10 leaves
5)cinnamon (dalchinna chekka) - 3-4cms
6)cloves (lavanga) -2-3 nos
7) basil leaf-( biryani leaf) –one
8) mustard seeds – 1 tsp
9)asafetida –(hing,inguva) – one pinch
10)turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
Procedure:
1)
Turn on the stove and put pan.Pour oil and add
all the ingredients for tampering.
2)
Now add onions,green chilles.let them fry.
3)
Now add (cucumber) dosakaya pieces.let it
cook.mean while extract pulp from tamarind .make it juice adding some more
water.
4)
When dosakaya (cucumber) is cooked add chama
gadda pieces. Cook it slightly. Now add tamarind juice.
Let it boils. Mean
while pour water in besan to make it liquid of flowy consistency
5)
When it starts, boiling add besan liquid. Now
add salt, red chili powder, jiggery
.
6)
Let it boil for 5 -7 mins. Great aroma of basil
leaf fills the room.
7)
Turn it off and serve.
