Cucumber Chutney/ Dosakaayi Pachadi

It is a spicy Cucumber Chutney made from fresh cucumbers; This is called Dosakkayi Pachadi in Telugu. In this chutney, cucumber is sauteed with some other spices and grinds it as a paste. This goes well with idli and dosa…

Ingredients

Peeled & Finely Chopped Cucumbers – 2 (Medium)

Chopped Tomatoes – ½ cup

Salt to taste

(To Saute)

Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp

Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp

Dry Red Chilli – 5

Hing – ¼ tsp

Channa Dal (Bengal Gram) – 2 tsp

Urad Dal – 1 tsp

Garlic – 5 cloves

Tamarind Pulp – 1tsp

Curry Leaves – few

Oil – 2 tsp

(To Temper)

Mustard Seeds – ½ tsp

Red Chilli – 2

Chopped Coriander Leaves – few

Sesame Oil – 1tsp

Method

Heat oil in a non stick pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, chana dal, urad dal, garlic cloves, curry leaves, hing, and red chillies then saute till fragrant comes out.
Then add finely chopped cucumbers and saute for 3 minutes.

Add tomatoes fry well till it becomes mushy. 
Let it cool for 10 min and transfer into a mixer jar. Add tamarind pulp and grind coarsely. Transfer into a serving bowl.

In a pan, heat oil. Add all the ingredients which are under “to temper” one by one and saute for few seconds then add this into chutney bowl. Serve hot!!!