Comments on: Ridgegourd Chutney (Beerakaya Pacchadi) http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/05/19/ridgegourd-chutney-beerakaya-pacchadi/ Cooking with Consciousness ~ Indi(r)a's Recipe and Photo Weblog Thu, 17 May 2012 03:52:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Raji http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/05/19/ridgegourd-chutney-beerakaya-pacchadi/#comment-1497270 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:01:14 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/05/19/ridgegourd-chutney-beerakaya-pacchadi/#comment-1497270 Hi Indira, I am an avid follower of your blog. I tried making this at home today. Somehow it was very bitter. Could it be because of the veggie itself? <i>Hi Raji, Some varieties of beerakaya get very bitter, and farmers usually throw away this crop. Very rarely they make it to market. I am sorry that you had to experience the bitter beerakaya. One way to prevent this from happening again is, before adding to chutney, curries or dal, cut beerakaya to small pieces and have a small bite to verify that it is of good quality. -Indira</i> Hi Indira,

I am an avid follower of your blog. I tried making this at home today. Somehow it was very bitter. Could it be because of the veggie itself?

Hi Raji,
Some varieties of beerakaya get very bitter, and farmers usually throw away this crop. Very rarely they make it to market. I am sorry that you had to experience the bitter beerakaya. One way to prevent this from happening again is, before adding to chutney, curries or dal, cut beerakaya to small pieces and have a small bite to verify that it is of good quality.
-Indira

]]> by: Shoba Kumari http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/05/19/ridgegourd-chutney-beerakaya-pacchadi/#comment-1455123 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:25:54 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/05/19/ridgegourd-chutney-beerakaya-pacchadi/#comment-1455123 Hi Indira, Can you post calorie information for this dish (Beerakaya Pacchadhi). Thanks for sharing the recipe i will try this dish soon and will post the results. Thanks Sobha Hi Indira,

Can you post calorie information for this dish (Beerakaya Pacchadhi). Thanks for sharing the recipe i will try this dish soon and will post the results.

Thanks
Sobha

]]> by: Ganesh http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/05/19/ridgegourd-chutney-beerakaya-pacchadi/#comment-1385058 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:49:32 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/05/19/ridgegourd-chutney-beerakaya-pacchadi/#comment-1385058 I tried this today for the first time in my life. Landed here through google.....all I can say... "I love you' it was that good Cheers Ganny I tried this today for the first time in my life. Landed here through google…..all I can say…

“I love you’

it was that good

Cheers
Ganny

]]> by: Aparna http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/05/19/ridgegourd-chutney-beerakaya-pacchadi/#comment-654519 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:14:53 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/05/19/ridgegourd-chutney-beerakaya-pacchadi/#comment-654519 Hi Indira, I loved ur recipe.. I jus shyed away with the chilli a bit, thought it ll be too spicy. Deepa even I used the concentrate, but it turned out good. Hi Indira,

I loved ur recipe.. I jus shyed away with the chilli a bit, thought it ll be too spicy. Deepa even I used the concentrate, but it turned out good.

]]> by: Deepa http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/05/19/ridgegourd-chutney-beerakaya-pacchadi/#comment-96195 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 20:17:19 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/05/19/ridgegourd-chutney-beerakaya-pacchadi/#comment-96195 Hi Indira, I tried to make this recipe but was not able to achieve the color nor was it tasty. Couldnt make out what have I done wrong. I used tamarind concentrate and rest everything was the same. Do you think this might be the reason? Any tips? Deepa. Hi Indira,

I tried to make this recipe but was not able to achieve the color nor was it tasty. Couldnt make out what have I done wrong. I used tamarind concentrate and rest everything was the same. Do you think this might be the reason?
Any tips?

Deepa.

]]> by: Pavani http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/05/19/ridgegourd-chutney-beerakaya-pacchadi/#comment-9374 Tue, 23 May 2006 19:00:54 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/05/19/ridgegourd-chutney-beerakaya-pacchadi/#comment-9374 Hi Indira, "I'ld have sprouted if I were a seed" just cracked me up :). Ridgegourd is my family's most favourite veggie. I have a different version of the chutney...Saute ridgegourd in a tsp of oil with 1tsp tamarind juice and salt. Toast popu and when cool, grind popu first, then add ridgegourd. We just love it with rice or roti. Needless to say, I am going to try your recipe just as soon as I get a ridgegourd from the Indian store. Thanks for sharing. Pavani. Hi Indira,

“I’ld have sprouted if I were a seed” just cracked me up :) .

Ridgegourd is my family’s most favourite veggie. I have a different version of the chutney…Saute ridgegourd in a tsp of oil with 1tsp tamarind juice and salt. Toast popu and when cool, grind popu first, then add ridgegourd. We just love it with rice or roti.

Needless to say, I am going to try your recipe just as soon as I get a ridgegourd from the Indian store.

Thanks for sharing.

Pavani.

]]> by: menutoday http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/05/19/ridgegourd-chutney-beerakaya-pacchadi/#comment-9044 Mon, 22 May 2006 00:20:59 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/05/19/ridgegourd-chutney-beerakaya-pacchadi/#comment-9044 Hi Indira, Great recipe. I like ridge gourd in any form. Hi Indira,
Great recipe. I like ridge gourd in any form.

]]> by: Nandita http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/05/19/ridgegourd-chutney-beerakaya-pacchadi/#comment-8894 Sun, 21 May 2006 14:17:18 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/05/19/ridgegourd-chutney-beerakaya-pacchadi/#comment-8894 There's something about ridgegourd !! Is it in season worldwide or what?? I can see a whole lot of food bloggers featuring this baby- I love to make the peerkangai thuvaiyal-have even blogged about it. This one seems one step short with the addition of onions. Will surely try it :) There’s something about ridgegourd !! Is it in season worldwide or what?? I can see a whole lot of food bloggers featuring this baby- I love to make the peerkangai thuvaiyal-have even blogged about it. This one seems one step short with the addition of onions. Will surely try it :)

]]> by: tony http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/05/19/ridgegourd-chutney-beerakaya-pacchadi/#comment-8781 Sun, 21 May 2006 04:52:25 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/05/19/ridgegourd-chutney-beerakaya-pacchadi/#comment-8781 A little smelly, well very smelly, for those who aren't used to it, but ridged gourd chutney tastes great with fermented soyabean, like tempeh, popular in Asia... Almost same way you have prepared, then add the soya at the end... A little smelly, well very smelly, for those who aren’t used to it, but ridged gourd chutney tastes great with fermented soyabean, like tempeh, popular in Asia… Almost same way you have prepared, then add the soya at the end…

]]> by: lavannya http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/05/19/ridgegourd-chutney-beerakaya-pacchadi/#comment-8568 Sat, 20 May 2006 10:46:03 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/05/19/ridgegourd-chutney-beerakaya-pacchadi/#comment-8568 WOW! that's an amazing recipe! i must try it asap... Have got Ridgegourd lying in the fridge...and i keep looking at it and wondering..."how else do i cook you fellas?" ;) You're a major inspiration to many food bloggers Indira... really... bowled over by you WOW! that’s an amazing recipe! i must try it asap…
Have got Ridgegourd lying in the fridge…and i keep looking at it and wondering…”how else do i cook you fellas?” ;)

You’re a major inspiration to many food bloggers Indira… really… bowled over by you

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