SNAKEGOURD YOGHURT CHUTNEY / POTLAKAYA PERUGU PACCHADI

Hello all... Today i am sharing with you andhrapradesh recipe that is SNAKEGOURD YOGHURT CHUTNEY/ POTLAKAYA PERUGU PACCHADI... As i am an south indian, thought of sharing this recipe. In Andhra we call it POTLAKAYA. Most of the people don't know this recipe and how to prepare exactly. Generally this is a less preferred vegetable but actually this is a very healthy vegetable rich in dietary fibre, proteins, vitamins and minerals. Especially this vegetable is preferred during ceremonies and given to breast feeding mothers. This goes well with hot steamed rice, chapati or pulka. Very simple to prepare with easy ingredients that are available in home. So lets know how to prepare this dish.

Preparation time : 15 mins
Cooking time : 5-10 mins
Serves 2-3

INGREDIENTS

• 1 tender snakegourd, chopped into round pieces.
• 500gms curd(approx), u can increase as per your taste.
• 2 tbsp ginger-green chillies paste
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• Salt as per taste.
• 1/4 cup coriander leaves, chopped
• FOR THE TADKA/TEMPERING/POPU
• 1-2 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp urad dal/minapappu
• 1 tsp mustard seeds/rai/aavalu
• 1 tsp jeera/jeelakarra
• 2-3 dried red chillies, broken into 1 inch pieces
• 1 sprig curry leaves
• 1/4 tsp hing/asafoetida

PREPARATION

• First remove the edges of the snakegourd and chop into round pieces. Pressure cook for 1 whistle along with turmeric powder. Keep it aside and let it cool. Once it cools down strain these pieces. Let them cool.
• Take 2 inches ginger piece and 3 green chillies and grind into fine paste.
• Beat curd until smooth, keep aside.
• Chop coriander leaves, keep aside.  

METHOD OF COOKING

• Take a mixing bowl add boiled snakegourd pieces, curd, ginger-green chillies paste, salt. Mix well.
• Take a tadka pan, add oil. Once the oil is heat add the ingredients mentioned FOR THE TADKA above.
• Add this tadka to the curd mixture.
• Add coriander leaves, mix well.
• Serve with hot steamed rice, chapati or pulka.

TIPS

• U can increase curd as per your taste.
• U can increase or decrease ginger-green chillies paste as per your taste.