Southekayi Hasi Gojju
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Recipe type: Side
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 1 bowl
 
Tasty and delicious side dish, southekayi hasi gojju
Ingredients
  • 1 Cup finely chopped cucumber
For Grinding (NO frying/sautéing):
  • ½ Cup grated coconut
  • 1 chopped green chilli
  • 2-3 sprigs of coriander leaves
  • ½ Tbsp jaggery/palm sugar
  • 1 pinch hing/asafoetida
  • ½ Tsp tamarind paste or 1 Tbsp thick tamarind pulp
  • ¼ Cup puthani/kadale pappu/roasted gram/daria
  • ¼ Tsp turmeric
  • Table salt/Crystal sea salt/kalluppu to taste
For Tadka:
  • ½ Tbsp oil
  • ½ Tsp mustard/saasuve/rai
  • 1 broken red chilli
  • Few curry leaves
Method
  1. In a mixer jar, add grated coconut, green chilli and chopped coriander
  2. Throw in jaggery and hing/asafoetida
  3. Next add tamarind paste and roasted gram/daria
  4. Add turmeric and salt to taste/kalluppu
  5. Grind into a smooth paste by adding some water. It must be smooth chutney consistency
  6. In a bowl, add finely chopped cucumber
  7. Pour in the ground masala
  8. Mix masala well with cucumber
  9. Make tadka with oil, mustard, curry leaves and broken red chilli
  10. Pour tadka over cucumber-masala mixture
  11. Mix well. Serve at room temperature with akki roti/chapathis
Notes
On a hot and humid day if you have leftovers make sure to refrigerate it as the uncooked coconut might turn bad

Add a little more green chilli if you want it spicy

On the other hand, if you have made it spicy and want to make it a little mellow, add 1-2 Tbsp of yogurt/curd
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/southekayi-hasi-gojju/