SOUTHEKAYI HASI GOJJU
Today's recipe is from my Home State of Karnataka. It is for a dish made with Cucumber -which is called "Southekayi" in Kannada. Cucumber is called Kakdi in Marathi and Taushe in my mother tongue, Konkani.
There are many health benefits attributed to adding cucumbers in our diets.
Elsewhere in this blog, you will recipes for dishes made with cucumber, such as:-
In Kannada, "Hasi Gojju" is a dish where the ground paste is added to the vegetable - cucumber in this case- without any cooking/boiling. This dish is a Satvik dish - so this is often made on days when you want to avoid using onion/garlic.
I have adapted this from Southekayi Hasi Gojju from the YouTube video in Kannada by Veg Recipes of Karnataka.
It was delicious and I am sure you will enjoy this too!
Ingredients:-
- Cucumber, medium-sized, 1
- Byadgi Red Chillies, 2
- Fresh Coconut Gratings, 1/2 cup
- Mustard Seeds, 1/2 tsp
- Salt, to taste
- Mustard Seeds, 1/2 tsp
- Red Chilli, 1, broken into halves
- Curry Leaves, a few
- Coconut Oil, 2 tsp
Method:-
Wash the cucumber and snip off both the ends
Peel and grate the cucumber
In a mixer jar grind together the fresh coconut gratings, red chilli and mustard seeds to a smooth paste adding water as required
Next add the grated cucumber to the ground paste and just pulse once
Transfer this to a bowl, add salt to taste and mix well
Heat oil in a small seasoning pan, add the mustard seeds, when they splutter add the red chili and curry leaves and saute for a few seconds
Switch off the gas
Pour this seasoning on to the Southekayi Hasi Gojju
Serve as an accompaniment to the main meal
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