Dosakaya or yellow cucumber popularly known as can be

used for pappu or dal as well as pachchadi or chutney. This is the one vegetable which is very low in calories and rich in fibres and nutrients.

Ingredients:

Dosakaya/Yellow cucumber-2 (medium sized)

Tamarind – 2pieces

Salt-to taste

Red chillies-5 or 8

Black gram-1tbsp

Mustard seeds-1tbsp

Fenugreek seeds-1/4 tsp

Asafoetida-a pinch

Oil-3tbsp

Procedure:

Peel the skin and take out the seeds part of dosakaya. Check the taste before using it for chutney. Dosakaya some times tastes bitter. If it is not bitter in taste cut them into small pieces.

Heat oil in a kadai add black gram, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds fry them till they turn into brown colour and add asafoetida. Remove them from the heat and add red chillies.

Grind red chillies, little portion of popu(black gram, mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds) along with salt and tamarind. The grinded spices will be in powder shape.