Gongura/Red Sorrel leaves in English,Ambadi in Gujrati,Marathi,Pitwa in Hindi,Pundi in Kannada & Pulichai Keerai in Tamil,Mestapat in bengali and Nalita in other languages is a very famous green variety in Andhra.Most of you would have heard about gongura pickle.But i tried thogayal with it years ago.Yes,this was the first & foremost recipe i tried after marriage from
this website via
google search.Recently a reader asked me to post gongura recipes and especially thogayal recipes.So after a long time,i referred that blog again and made this thogayal yesterday for rice.It was spicy,tangy n yummy when we had with hot rice and ghee.In the original recipe,it was titled as gongura pachadi/gongura chutney but i named it as thogayal because of its thick texture.Its very simple to make and you can store this thogayal for more than a week too.Even bachelor’s can try this and use it for 2-3 days without refrigeration.Soon i will share more gongura recipes like gongura sambar,gongura pappu in my blog and now lets see how to make this yummy Andhra style gongura thogayal for rice.
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Gongura thogayal recipe
Andhra style gongura thogayal recipe- Tastes yum with hot rice n ghee !
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Thogayal
Serves: Serves 3
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 10 Minutes
Total time: 20 Minutes
INGREDIENTS
To pressure cook
- Gongura leaves - Half bunch ( say 3 handful)
- Green chillies - 5 nos ( big finger size)
To temper & saute
- Sesame oil/Gingely oil OR cooking oil - 2 tbsp
- Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Urad dal - 1 tsp
- Red chillies - 1 no
- Green chillies - 1 no ( slitted)
- Curry leaves - few
- Hing/Asafetida - A big pinch
- Small onions – 5 nos ( whole)
- Big onion – 1 no ( small,finely chopped)
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METHOD
- Wash the gongura leaves,drain the water and take in a pressure cooker base.Add green chillies,salt to it along with little water(Leaves will leave some water.So add little water) Pressure cook in high flame for 2 whistles.Open the lid and let it cool.
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- Take out 2 green chillies & reserve.Grind the cooked mixture to a smooth paste.Check for taste and add the reserved chillies,grind again. In a kadai,heat oil and splutter mustard seeds,uradl dal,hing,curry leaves,red chillies & green chillies.Add finely chopped big onions and whole,peeled small onions and saute till transparent.
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- Then add the ground paste and mix will till the mixture thickens and oil leaves from it.If needed add a tbsp of oil in the middle.Remove and let it cool.Store in a box and refrigerate.
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- Mix with hot rice adding few drops of ghee. Enjoy !
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Note
- Adjust the quantity of green chillies as per your spice level.
- Add a small piece of jaggery while grinding the leaves.
- You should saute till oil leaves from the paste and becomes thick.Else this thogayal will spoil soon.
- This thogayal stays good for more than a week if stored properly in refrigerator.Use a clean spoon while you handle.
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Enjoy mixing this yummy thogayal with plain hot rice adding few drops of ghee !
11 comments :
Wow Chitra gr888 recipe I love a lot,from where did u get the gongura leaves?
my fav.. I hv posted similar one too.. My great grand ma always keep this version in stock.. So yummy!
Swathi,I bought from a vendor in my street :)
love to have gongura. it tastes good in any dish esp this tangy spicy thokku..looks so Yummy! :)
i just love gongura chutney...
looks great Chitra. Will try it out some time..
I love this chutney a lot.But never made it,soon going to try it .
Gongura thogayal looks very nice..
Once I had these in my garden at that time I made these,but now I have to plant it again,nice clicks
Gongura thogayal looks very nice Chitra... Am from Andhra, we can prepare this in another method also.. i will post soon in my blog..visit my blog www.sreshtaskitchens.blogspot.in ur free time n drop ur valuable comments :)
Thank u Sreshta.I will check your version too n try it out :)
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