Gongura Pachadi

Gongura is very famous in all parts of AP.No Telugu traditional meal is complete without gongura Pachadi.I love gongura in any form like pappu,gongura mutton or pickle.When I was in Chennai I very much missed this and when ever visited home used to take this greeny first.

Ingredients:

• 3 medium sized bunches of gongura/red sorrel leaves
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 medium sized onion cut into small pieces
• 6-8 red chillies
• 8 garlic pods
• fisttful of cilantro leaves
• 2 garlic pods cut into pieces and roasted in oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp corainder powder
•  2 tsp oil for frying

Procedure:
1. Separate the leaves from stalks and clean.
2 .Now in a pan roast red chillies and cumin seeds separately.Keep aside.
3. In the same pan add oil,deep fry onions,garlic.
4. Now add cleaned red sorrel leaves and cilantro.Cook for 3-4 minutes.Let it cool.
5. Grind all the above ingredients with salt.(the cooked mixture of gongura and roasted red chillies,cumin seeds,coriander powder)
6. Remove the paste from the mixie jar and add garlic pods roasted in oil.Serve hot with a dallop of ghee.


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