Silk Squash / Nethi Birakaya Pachadi

Ingredients :

• 1 no Nethi Birakaya / Silk Squash
• 5 Green Chillies
• 3 Red Chillies
• 1/2 lime size Tamarind
• 1 pinch Turmeric Powder
• 1/2 sp Mustard Seeds
• 1/4 sp Menthulu / Fenugreek Seeds
• 1/2 sp Urad Dal
• 1 pinch Inguva
• Salt to taste
• 3 sp Oil

Preparation :

• Wash and soak tamarind in little water and keep it aside.
• Wash nethi birakaya and cut into small pieces & keep aside
• Heat 2 sp oil in a pan add popu and red chillies fry.
• Next add green chillies & fry for 1min on low flame & remove from pan.
• Add 1 sp oil to the same pan add chopped pieces and fry them until they become soft. 
• Grind the fried popu, green & red chillies, salt, turmeric powder & tamirnd.
• Add little water if required, lastly add silk squash pieces and grind slightly.
• Remove from the jar and transfer into a serving bowl.
• Nethi birakaya pachadi is ready to serve, serve with hot rice and ghee.