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    Potlakaya pachadi

    Oct 8, 2022 by Sravanthi. This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    Potlakaya pachadi - yet another spicy Andhra style pachadi recipe with snake gourd aka potlakaya.

    Potlakaya pachadi

    My mother makes potlakaya perugu pachadi with this veggie, another famous Andhra recipe.

    During Navratri, we went to Durga temple and they gave us this veggie as Prasadam. For shakambari alankaram, they decorate Durga Devi with all veggies and distribute them later to the devotees.

    On the same day, on a local tv channel, I watched this snake gourd chutney recipe. I tried it immediately and it turned out delicious. From then we are eating this vegetable weekly once.

    Sometimes, mostly on busy weekday mornings, I make this potlakaya pachadi in a mixer grinder. Else will do it in a mortar pestle.

    I also do similar pachadi recipes with dosakaya and brinjal.

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    There are many other pachadi recipes on this blog, do check them out.

    Potlakaya pachadi recipe with step by step pictures:

    Soak the tamarind in little water. Just enough for soaking it.

    Dry roast the urad dal in a pan till it turns brown and smells aromatic. Once it is done, take it aside on to a plate.

    To the same pan, add a teaspoon of oil and fry red chili. Take it into mortar pestle.

    Add some more oil, chopped snake gourd, and salt to the pan. And cover the pan with a lid, let it cook in its own water.

    Switch off the flame once the vegetable is cooked completely. I cooked the veggie for approximately 10 minutes.

    In the meantime, add turmeric powder, coriander seeds powder, fried red chili, salt, garlic cloves, roasted cumin and fenugreek seeds to the mortar pestle.

    Crush the ingredients till we get the rough paste out of them.

    Now add roasted urad dal to the mortar pestle and pound them roughly. It will take a bit of time but its worthful 🙂

    Add the soaked tamarind and make a paste out of all ingredients.

    Now add cooked snake gourd and roughly mash it.

    Finally, add roughly chopped onions and pound these as well. Rough pieces of snake gourd and onions will marinate in tamarind and taste good after some time.

    Take the potlakaya pachadi into a serving bowl. Make tadka using tadka ingredients and add it to the snake gourd chutney, mix it well and it is ready to serve!

    Serve this potlakaya pachadi with hot rice and ghee like all Andhra chutneys. At home, we also eat this for roti, bhakri, and dosa.

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    Snake gourd chutney recipe:

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    Potlakaya pachadi

    Sravanthi
    Snake gourd chutney - a typical Andhra style chutney recipe made with snake gourd, urad dal, tamarind, and spices.
    4.75 from 4 votes
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    Prep Time 25 minutes mins
    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    Course Chutney
    Cuisine Indian
    Servings 4
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    Ingredients
      

    • 1 medium sized potlakaya (Snake gourd - around 250 gms)
    • small Lemon sized tamarind
    • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
    • ½ teaspoon coriander powder
    • 5 garlic cloves
    • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
    • ¼ tsp methi seeds
    • 1 tablespoon urad dal
    • oil
    • 2 red chilli
    • salt
    • 1 small onion

    tadka

    • ¼ teaspoon mustard seeds
    • ¼ teaspoon cumin seeds
    • 1 red chili
    • pinch of hing
    • 1 sprig curry leaves

    Instructions
     

    • Soak the tamarind in little water. Just enough for soaking it.
    • Dry roast the urad dal in a pan till it turns brown and smells aromatic. Once it is done, take it aside on to a plate.
    • To the same pan, add a teaspoon of oil and fry red chili. Take it into mortar pestle.
    • Add some more oil, chopped snake gourd, and salt to the pan. And cover the pan with a lid, let it cook in its own water.
    • Switch off the flame once the vegetable is cooked completely. I cooked the veggie for approximately 10 minutes.
    • In the meantime, add turmeric powder, coriander seeds powder, fried red chili, salt, garlic cloves, roasted cumin and fenugreek seeds to the mortar pestle.
    • Crush the ingredients till we get the rough paste out of them.
    • Now add roasted urad dal to the mortar pestle and pound them roughly. It will take a bit of time but its worthful 🙂
    • Add the soaked tamarind and make a paste out of all ingredients.
    • Now add cooked snake gourd and roughly mash it.
    • Finally, add roughly chopped onions and pound these as well. Rough pieces of snake gourd and onions will marinate in tamarind and taste good after some time.
    • Take the potlakaya pachadi into a serving bowl. Make tadka using tadka ingredients and add it to the snake gourd chutney, mix it well and it is ready to serve!
    • Serve this potlakaya pachadi with hot rice and ghee like all Andhra chutneys. At home, we also eat this for roti, bhakri, and dosa.
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
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    Comments

    1. Pavani

      December 15, 2019 at 9:26 pm

      5 stars
      Never tried potlakaya pachadi. It looks and sounds absolutely delicious. Will have to give your recipe a try next time I buy fresh potlakaya. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
      • Sravanthi

        December 17, 2019 at 10:19 am

        Thank you so much Pavani. It will be delicious, please try it.

        Reply
    2. Amara

      December 18, 2019 at 8:32 am

      Another delicious roti pachhadi.. yummy. Never tried making potlakaya pachhadi like this, will sure give your version a try. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    3. Harini Rupanagudi

      December 18, 2019 at 9:51 am

      Love the hand pound chutney. Very flavorful.

      Reply
    4. Saraswathi Tharagaram

      December 18, 2019 at 8:21 pm

      Suoer Delicious Pachadi! Never tried podalankai this way!

      Reply
    5. Saraswathi Tharagaram

      December 18, 2019 at 8:31 pm

      Suoer Delicious Pachadi! Never tried podalankai this way! Yummy

      Reply
    6. NARMADHA

      February 07, 2020 at 12:31 am

      5 stars
      This looks so flavorful and tempting. I like your method of hand pounding instead of grinding. that surely adds more taste to the dish.

      Reply
    7. Shriti Raj

      April 15, 2020 at 11:05 pm

      Can I try this with ivy gourd?

      Reply
      • Sravanthi

        April 16, 2020 at 8:53 am

        Hi Shriti,
        Yes, you can make this with ivy gourd. Just make sure that ivy gourd is cooked completely before pounding it and cooking time will vary.
        Thank you.

        Reply

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