Gongura Pickle

Gongura(Sorrel Greens) is the most tastiest leafy vegetable. You can make Gongura Pickle/Pachadi, Gongura Pappu, Gongura Pulusukura . In whatever the way you make, it tastes delicious. Gonugura Pickle/ Pachadi is one of the tastiest recipe that goes very well with hot rice and ghee/oil.  It is very easy to make this tastiest and mouth watering Gongura Pickle/ Pachadi.

Ingredients:

Gongura Big Bunches - 3

Oil - 4 tbsp.
Salt - 2tbsp

For Powder:

Mustard Seeds (Aavaalu) - 1tbsp

Fenugreek Seeds (Menthulu) - 1/8 tsp (15seeds approximately)

Urald Dal - 2tbsp
Red Chillies - 8

Hing - 1/8 tbsp.

Method:

• Pluck the leaves first and then wash them. And then spread them on a clean cloth and let it dry for 4hrs.
• Add 1tsp of oil to the pan. Now add the ingredients under Powder except Red chillies one by one to the pan and fry for 5min till the mixture turns into light brown color.
• Add hing and fry for 1min and then take this mixture into a plate and keep aside.
•  Now add the red chillies to the same pan and fry for 2mins and keep aside.
• Now add the remaining oil to the pan and then add dried Gongura leaves.
• Keep the flame on low and let the leaves shrunk. It takes approximately 5min. And then turn off the flame.
• First, grind the fried mixture mentioned under Powder by adding salt to make a smooth powder.
• Now add the shrunken Gongura leaves to this powder and grind it coarsely.
• Take this Gongura Pickle into a bowl and serve with hot Rice.