Nethi Beerakaya - Silk Squash Chutney

Ingredients:
1 medium size cup silk squash/nethi beerakaya pieces
cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
15 green chillies or as per your taste
small lemon sized tamarind, soak in little water to make it soft
1/4bunch coriander
salt as per taste
garlic pods - 4
2 tbsp oil

For Garnishing:
2 tbsp finely chopped onions

Method:
In a pan, add 1 tbsp oil and when it is hot, add silk squash or nethi beerakaya pieces and fry for 2min

 

Now add green chillies to the pan and fry them till both green chillies and silk squash pieces are soft

 Now add chopped coriander to the pan and fry till coriander gets cooked

 Now add soaked tamarind to the pan

Mix well and fry for 5 more min. Switch off the heat and set it aside to cool

In a Mixie jar, add garlic pods, salt and cumin seeds

Grind it coarsely (it takes 2 pulses)

Now add squash mixture to the mixie jar

Grind coarsely. It takes 3 rounds in a mixie/blender. Transfer the chutney into a bowl

Garnish with finely chopped onion. No need to add seasoning to this chutney

Goes very well with hot rice and ghee combo, as dip for chips, vada, gaarelu, bajji, dosa and Idli. The taste is simply out of this world!