| Velakkaya Perugu Pachadi | Wood Apple Yogurt |
Other Names : Wood Apple Chutney, Wood Apple raita, Velakkaya Pachadi
Wood Apple Chutney step by step cooking method:
Ingredients for Wood Apple Chutney:
- Wood Apple / Velakkaya - 3 spoons pulp
- Green chilli - 3
- Salt - according to taste
- Turmeric - a pinch
- Tempering/tadka -Any cooking oil, red chili, urad dal, hing/Asafoetida, curry leaves, jeera, mustard seeds
- Curd - according to taste
- Coriander leaves
Preparation of Wood Apple Chutney:
1. Choose ripe velakkaya / Wood Apple for this chutney. Break it, open and scoop out the inside pulp. Keep aside in a bowl.
2. In a tadka pan heat a spoon of oil, add red chili, urad dal, hing, curry leaves, jeera, mustard seeds and chopped green chillies and fry till rawness of green chilli goes i.e. for a minute.
Switch the flame off.
| tadka & green chillies,Wood Apple pulp,spices paste |
3. Grind fried green chillies, velakkaya gujju, salt and turmeric.
4. Transfer it into a bowl,to that add the prepared tadka and 2 or 3 tablespoons of curd and mix well.
5. For seasoning, to enhance the tastes add some fresh coriander leaves.
| Velakkaya Perugu Pachadi | Wood Apple Yogurt |
Serving Ideas of Wood Apple Chutney:
Wood apple chutney goes well with steamed rice, chapati, roti, phulka or as side dish for any flavoured rice.
You may also like these quick healthy Chutney recipes:
Yellow Cucumber Chutney
Tender Tamarind Leaves Pickle
Check out the other Raita dips as well.
Do try this Velakkaya Pachadi / Wood Apple Chutney Recipe and let me know how did you liked it in the comments below.
