Gongura Pachadi (Red Sorrel Leaves)

Gongura pachadi is quintessentially Telugu cuisine. While it has many culinary uses, the most popular is the pickled version. Although Gongura is widely consumed all over Andhra Pradesh, Guntur Gongura is more popular. Gongura is a very rich source of Iron, vitamins, folic acid and anti-oxidants essential for human nutrition. Gongura comes in two varieties, green stemmed leaf and red stemmed. The red stemmed variety is more sour than the green stemmed variety. I made this Pachadi with red stemmed variety. We can store this for 2-3 weeks in refrigerator.

Lets see the preparation of this mouth tingling recipe.

Ingredients

Gongura Leaves - 4 bunches (red sorrel)

Red Chilli - 8

Methi Seeds - 1tsp

Green Chilli - 7-8 (less spice)

Urad Dal - 1 tsp

Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp

Channa Dal - 1/2 tsp

Hing - a big pinch

Oil - 5 tsp

Garlic Cloves - 12 -15 

Salt as required

Procedure

Separate the gongura leaves from the stalks and leave them in an open cool and dry place for 2 days so that the leaves wither.After 2 days wash the leaves.Spread over kitchen towel.

Heat 2-3 tsp of oil in a heavy bottomed vessel. Add the leaves, slit green chillies and fry them till rawness disappears and they must be soft. Switch off flame and cool the entire content. It should be look as shown in below picture.

Now heat  2 tsp of oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and let them pop. After that add methi seeds, urad dal, chana dal, hing, red chilli pieces and fry stirring constantly till light brown. Remove from flame and cool it.

Grind these above ingredients with salt. After that add fried leaves and crushed garlic and grind very coarsely (we can also make it into smooth that's Ur choice :-))

Yummy Gongura Pachadi is ready to eat. Serve with hot rice.

Note:
I have used the red stemmed variety of leaves which is more sour than the green stemmed.If you are using the leaves of the green stemmed variety, you can add approx 1-2 tbsp tamarind extract while grinding the ingredients.

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