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Nethi Beerakaya aka Silk squash ( Chinese Okra ) tastes more like Ridge gourd except for the smooth skin and the texture similar to zucchini. Nethi/Neyyi means ghee or clarified butter in telugu, this ridgegourd is called so because of its buttery texture when cooked. The flesh is so smooth and spongy, it took just a few minutes to cook completely. We actually found a small farmers market ( just a couple miles away ) with all the Indian vegetables for which i have been searching for years. Yes i do love this place, the produce was so fresh and the prices very cheap compared to an Indian grocery which was actually very far. I have bought Aribut( introduced by my hubby ), Fresh raw peanuts, baby bananas( amruthapaani ), Sorakaya, Kakarakaya, Bendakaya, Dondakaya, Nethi beerakaya, Beerakaya, Eggplants( green, red, long ) and more... Finally the hunt for good Indian groceries has been over... Thank God..
I brought these cuties( silk squash ) home thinking of making some dal and pachadi. After tasting this Silk Squash chutney i made only this chutney every time i buy them.. yep tasted that good. I am gonna make dal next time . This is a very simple chutney with some tamarind, onions and green chillies and the best part the chutney will be done in no time..
salt to taste
For tempuring or tadka:
2 tbsp oil
1 tsp minapappu/urad dal
few curry leaves
a dash of hing
In a small kadai/saute pan add oil followed by urad dal, cumin and mustard seeds
Once they start to pop, add hing and curry leaves
Add this seasoning to the ground chutney and mix well..
18 COMMENTS:
Chutney looks yum! It goes so well with steaming hot rice...
silk squash! sounds like the elegant member of the squash family :)
Yumm
wow, lovely pickle. nice pics.
How wonderful to find a market with Indian vegetables! I'd love to explore it, although I'm a complete novice at Indian cooking. I didn't know that nethi was another name for ghee, and what is hing? Great entry for WHB, and it sounds delicious to me!
I bought some squash this week at the market and now I have an idea what to make with it :)
Yes Seema tasted so good with rice and ghee.
Anna i was so lucky to find this silk squash which i havent had even when i was in India..
Thanks Happy cook and Uma,,, Yes it was really Yummy...
Thanks Kalyn, i consider myself very lucky for finding the indian veggies there... Hing is Asafoetida.. Check out more about Hing here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asafoetida
Yes Cynthia you can replace any squash to make a wonderful chutney...
never made chutney with ridgegourd ,it looks soo good ,gonna try this soon
Love the chutney , nice pic
Wow..this dish looks really delicious..Nice pics!
Pachadi looks delicious.Ghee in telugu is neyyi.
I never tried this chutney with this squash, now I will :)..Thanx for sharing.
Hi nethi beerekaya pachadi choodatani ki chala bagundi meru ongole nuchi na me mysore pak post choosanu ma ammamma valu ongole lo vuntaru nenu ongole vellina pratisari ee mysore pak techukuntanu dani taste veru kada and nenu vijayawada nuchi hummm mamudi tandra and peddarasalu he he inti ki vellali anipistundi.....
Hi Rekha,
Thanks for your reply! Avunandi ma ammamma valla ooru ongole memu nellore. Alluraiah mysore pak, dosas( bayata illallo posi ammutharu ) chala chala bavuntayi.. ma mama ongole nundi vachetappudu ammamma mysore pak, dosakayalu, dosas, inka junnu chesi pampinchedi.. ma manchi amamma..
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