Dosa Avakaya
Dosa Avakaya is a delicious Andhra pickle made of yellow cucumbers & spice mixture. It is a year round pickle & can be made in small batches for much fresher pickle & also for temporary use.
Mustard Powder is what makes it a avakaya. The flavor is strong & powerful because of mustard powder. At home it is one of those pickles that will be made regularly. I got this recipe from my mom. she generally leaves few seeds with the cucumber pieces & she says they give a nice bite & also infuse some tangy taste to the pickle.
Prep Time-24hrs {Prepping + Sitting} | Serves-2people
Ingredients
1Cup bite size chopped cucumber pieces {Dosakaya}
1&1/2Tsp salt
1&1/2Tsp chili powder
1Tbs mustard powder
2Tbs oil
1Tsp mustard seeds
Few red chili’s
1/4Tsp hing {Asafetida}
Directions
– In a bowl add cucumber pieces, salt, chili & mustard powder.
– Mix them well & keep aside.
– Heat a pan with oil. To that add mustard seeds & red chili’s.
– Once the mustard starts jumping add hing & switch off heat.
– Allow the the oil to cool completely & then add it to the cucumber mixture.
– Allow pickle to sit in a air tight container for one day.
– You will see some water oozed out by the cucumbers & the pickle is ready to eat.
– Adjust salt & chili powder if needed.
– Serve with rice & a dollop of ghee.
Note
– Always store in a airtight container.
– Don’t scrape the skin of cucumber.
– Refrigerate it for increased store life.
– You can avoid mustard & heating the oil totally.
– Just mix hing & oil to mixture & rest remains the same.
– For little tangier taste add 1/2Tsp tamarind to the mixture.
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