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Gongura Chutney

October 22, 2009 by PadhuSankar 15 Comments

Gongura Chutney or sorrel leaves chutney is a very popular dish of Andhra Pradesh. In Tamil, Gongura is called Pulicha keerai because of its sour taste. Since this keerai is sour, there is no need to use tamarind for this recipe.This delicious chutney can be stored in the refrigerator for a week. Homemade gongura chutney is very flavorful and delicious. Today we will learn how to make gongura chutney/gongura pachadi (Andhra Style) or  at home.

Gongura Chutney-Gongura Pachadi (Andhra style)
Gongura chutney with rice and potatoes

Gongura Pachadi-Chutney-Andhra Style


Gongura Pachadi-Andhra Style

 Prep Time : 15 mins

 Cook Time : 30 mins 
 Yields: 2 cups
 Recipe Category: 
 Recipe Cuisine: Andhra Cuisine-Indian
 Author:Padhu Sankar

   Ingredients needed

   Gongura – 2 big bunches or 6 cups tightly packed
   Red chillies – 4-5
   Green chillies – 5-6
   Fenugreek powder -1/2 tsp
   Asafoetida – a pinch
   Turmeric Powder –a pinch
   Sesame seed oil -3-4 tbsp
   Salt as required

   For the seasoning

   Oil – 1 tbsp
   Mustard seeds– 1 tsp

Preparation

Separate gongura leaves from the stem, wash it, drain the water and pat it dry with a kitchen towel.

Dry roast fenugreek seeds (vendhayam) and powder it.

Heat a tsp of oil and fry red chillies and green chillies separately. Keep it aside.

Heat 3 tbsp of oil, add asafoetida, turmeric powder and gongura leaves. Cook the leaves well. Leave it to cool.

frying sorrel leaves

Then grind it along with red chillies, green chillies and salt (I used rock salt) to a fine paste. Picture below shows cooked gongura leaves.

Andhra gongura chutney

Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a kadai/pan, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add the ground gongura paste and fry on medium flame for another 10 minutes or until it leaves the sides of the pan. Add fenugreek powder, mix well and remove from flame.

how to make gongura chutney

Delicious gongura chutney/pachadi is ready. This chutney goes well with rice. I love it even with dosas. Check out more Chutney Recipes 

Note -I have prepared half of the recipe given above i.e- with 1 bunch – you will get 1 cup of chutney as shown in the main picture above.

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Comments

  1. Priya

    October 22, 2009 at 5:53 pm

    Wow tangy gongura chutney looks yumm!

    Reply
  2. Sangeetha Subhash

    October 22, 2009 at 6:10 pm

    Looks delicious..Never tasted it..will try soon.

    Reply
  3. Sangeetha Subhash

    October 23, 2009 at 7:43 pm

    I'm stopping by again to inform that you have been bestowed a "kreativ Blogger" on my page. Do come by to collect them when you have the time, dearest:)

    Reply
    • sripriya sridhar

      September 16, 2017 at 11:36 am

      Totally agree

      Reply
  4. PadhuSankar

    October 25, 2009 at 11:56 am

    Thank you,Sangeetha for your award.

    Reply
  5. my kitchen

    October 26, 2009 at 7:18 am

    I love this chutney,Mouthwatering one.Do visit my blog when u find time

    Reply
  6. Ramya aravind

    November 4, 2011 at 7:54 am

    gongura chutney has a different taste

    Reply
  7. DRY GROUNDNUT CHUTNEY

    March 2, 2012 at 12:29 pm

    Hi Padma,

    I am prathiba from "Ths indian food court". You have a wonderful blog with wow recipes. Do visit my blog when you are free!!!!

    Reply
  8. Anitha Venkat

    November 16, 2012 at 8:12 am

    Dear Padhu,

    Your recipes are awesome. Especially lunch box menus. Your recipes are really easy to learn and simple to cook as your logo says. Thanks for posting lovely ones and keep posting many many recipes.

    Luving ur recipes and menus,
    Anitha V

    Reply
  9. bhuvana chandran

    September 11, 2014 at 6:25 pm

    U r outstanding mam.am spending my entire day in ur blog only.u made my cooking easy and interestin
    Lov u mam. . .

    Reply
  10. Jyothsna Rengarajan

    May 30, 2018 at 5:41 am

    Hi padhu, any time I want to cook something new, I come here to your blog. One stop for everything. Well u had a quick question about tongues, why are we using both red and green chilli? And how would it be if I add few garlic pods too ??

    Reply
  11. lulu2

    May 23, 2019 at 11:15 pm

    Made this chutney today. It is delicious! Thank you Padhu for sharing

    Reply
  12. Sangeetha

    May 19, 2020 at 4:55 pm

    This recipe is rocking. My first time cooking Sorrel leaves and turned out Yum!!

    Reply
  13. Mani

    June 11, 2020 at 6:40 am

    Tried your recipe. Always perfect. Thank you.

    Reply
  14. Madhu

    December 8, 2020 at 3:20 pm

    Your website is like one stop solution for most of my cooking. Thank you for keeping it simple.

    Reply

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