Beerakaya pachadi recipe or ridge gourd chutney for idli, dosa,rice,chapathi. For those who are not familiar with this vegetable, beerakaya is called as Ridgegourd in english, heerekai in kannada, Peerkangai in tamil and Turai in hindi. This pachadi is also called as peerkangai chutney in tamil, heerekai chutney in kannada is one of the most commonly prepared side dish from South Indian cuisine. Each region has a different version of this chutney. This ridge gourd chutney is a healthy addition to the menu. I am sharing 2 methods of making.
Step-by-step photos
Method 1 – South indian style ridge gourd chutney recipe
1. Dry roast chana dal and urad dal until golden. Fry red chilies as well and then add cumin to the hot pan. You can also use 1 tsp oil to fry chilies. Set aside to cool.
2. To the same pan, add little oil and fry gourd until they are cooked little for 5 to 6 minutes. Set aside to cool.
3. Fry tomatoes until mushy and add garlic to the hot pan. Switch off.
4. Powder the dal and red chili first in a jar.
5. Slightly coarse is also ok.
6. Add gourd, tomatoes and garlic. Blend to a coarse or smooth paste to suit your liking.
7. Make the tempering in hot oil by adding red chili, cumin,garlic, mustard and dals. When they turn golden, add curry leaves, hing. Pour this to the chutney.
Method 2 – Andhra style beerakaya pachadi using sesame seeds and green chilies.
This recipe yields chutney that has a mild nutty taste that comes from the sesame seeds, one of the best healthy seeds that we need to consume regularly. They don’t give a bitter taste. If you do not like to use sesame seeds, you can replace it with fried channa dal and urad dal like i did in the first method. The taste would be different though.
Beerakaya chutney tastes hot and tangy that comes from the tomatoes and they can be replaced by adding tamarind or tamarind paste.
It can be served with rice or chapathi. We don’t mind serving this chutney with dosas too
For more beerakaya recipes, check
Beerakaya curry
Beerakaya fry
Beerakaya pappu
how to make andhra beerakaya pachadi
1. Heat a pan, dry roast sesame seeds on a medium flame till you get a nice aroma. do not burn. once they cool down make a fine powder of the seeds and set aside.
2. Add oil to the same pan, fry green chili for 2 to 3 mins or till they wilt off. set aside to cool
3. To the same pan, add ridge gourd and fry till they are soft cooked. Set aside to cool
4. Add a little more of oil to the same pan, add tomatoes,sprinkle salt and turmeric, fry till the tomatoes turn mushy.
5. Add tomato, ridgegourd, salt, cumin and green chilies to the ground sesame seeds powder and grind to smooth or coarse to suit your taste.
6. Temper with tempering ingredients.
I have not used tamarind as the sourness from tomatoes is enough. but if you need you can add little tamarind paste while grinding or you can even replace tomato with a tablespoon of Tamarind paste
Recipe
Andhra beerakaya pachadi | ridge gourd chutney recipe below
Beerakaya pachadi recipe | Ridge gourd chutney recipe
For best results follow the step-by-step photos above the recipe card
Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )
- 2 cups ridge gourd chopped , scrape off the veins and do not remove the skin
- 3 to 4 green chilies slit (adjust) or red chilies
- ¼ to ½ cup tomato chopped, ripe and red
- 2 ½ tbsp white sesame seeds or 1 tbsp each of chana dal, urad dal
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 1.5 tbsp oil for frying
thalimpu or temper
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 1 pinch mustard seeds
- 1 pinch cumin
- 1 pinch hing
- ¼ tsp channa dal
- 1 pinch sesame seeds (optional)
- 1 garlic clove crushed (optional)
- ¼ tsp urad dal
Instructions
- Dry roast sesame seeds on a medium flame till you get a nice aroma. Set aside to cool. If using dal, fry them until golden and cool.
- Heat a wide pan with oil, fry green chilli for 2 to 3 mins. set aside
- In the same pan, add ridge gourd and fry till they are almost cooked. you can fry on high for the first 3 mins and reduce the flame. set aside to cool
- Add a teaspoon of oil to the same pan and add tomatoes, salt and turmeric, fry till the tomatoes turn mushy and then dry. do not cover and cook, the taste differs.
- Powder the roasted sesame seeds to fine.
- Add tomato, gourd, salt , cumin and green chilies and grind to smooth.
- Add oil to the pan for tempering and heat.
- Add all the ingredients except curry leaves and hing. fry till golden.
- Add curry leaves and fry till crisp. add hing. mix.
- Add ridge gourd chutney to the tempered pan and mix the seasoning.
NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)
Notes
Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.
For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.
© Swasthi’s Recipes
If you are looking for more andhra pachadi or chutney recipes, check out my dondakaya pachadi, vankaya tomato pachadi, green tomato chutney, mullangi pachadi
Shruthi says
I tried Ridge gourd recipe with red chilli, it turned so awesome and very delicious. Tq for the recipe.
swasthi says
Welcome Shruthi
Prasanna says
Hi swasthi, please let me know if I can store this pachadi in fridge for 2-3 days.
swasthi says
Hi Prasanna,
Yes you can store it in the fridge for upto 4 days. Just make the pachadi without tempering and store it in a air tight box. Take small portions whenever needed & make a fresh tempering. Add it to the hot pan and fry for a while. It will smell very fresh and taste good.
Prasanna says
Thank you swasthi for your fast reply
Srikanth Dasari says
Swasthigaru Mee recipe Chala bagundhi. Menu hotel management manshi but Mee recipe help tho ee vanta chesanu. Not just my parents and wife but my 2 yr old loved it, though there was a slight variation like less spice and more Tang.
swasthi says
Hello Srikanth Dasari garu
Happy to know the pachadi turned out good. My recipes are low on green chilies and tamarind too. Thanks a lot for trying and sharing the outcome.
Happy weekend!
Ana says
good
swasthi says
Thank you
shalini says
It’s a twisting recipe, No one can make out from the taste that this chutney has been made with ridge gourd. I had this with rice & roti it tasted AWESOME with both.
This kind of veggies is been hated by many of them, even I’m 1 of them, but swsathi the yummy taste of ur recipe always forces me to eat this kind of veggies.
Thank u swasthi for posting such a healthy & tasty recipe, which is a hated veggies, but good for health & u make all of us to eat it, by not making a bad face, but to eat it lovingly.
Once again swasthi a HEARTY THANKS.
swasthi says
welcome Shalini, iam glad to know you all liked the chutney. Highly appreciate your feedback. thank you once again
sarath says
Nice recipes
swasthi says
Thank you
Rosita Vargas says
Realmente lindo y delicioso me encanta,abrazos y abrazos.
Saranya Balaji says
looks yummy and delicious…
Kaveri Venkatesh says
Very yummy chutney…Looks wonderful
Priya Suresh says
Fingerlicking chutney,tempting me a lot.
Meena Selvakumaran says
Delicious chutney shld try some time.
kitchen queen says
yummy and awesome chutney.
Kitchen Queen says
wow, delicious chutney.
Ruxana Gafoor says
looks yummy dear..
Amrita Vishal says
Loved the chutneys..you have such a vast collection
radha says
Like this with hot rice or even roti. And no two recipes seem the same!