Yellow cucumber with mustard paste/dosakaya aava pettina kura

Ingredients

Main Ingredients :

• Dosakaya(Yellow Cucumber)2 (medium. size)
• Green Chilly 2(slit)

For Mustard Paste :

• Mustard Seeds 2 teaspoons
• Green Chilly 1
• Raw Rice 1/2 teaspoon
• Tamarind Juice 1 tablspoon (or as needed)

Seasoning Ingredients :

• Canola Oil 2 teaspoons
• Cumin Seeds 1 teaspoon
• Mustard Seeds 1/2 teaspoon
• Red Chilly 1
• Curry Leaves 1 sprig
• Asafoetida/Hing pinch
• Turmeric pinch
• Salt to taste

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Preparation

• Rinse the dosakaya or yellow cucumber under cold water and remove the peel.
• Cut the cucumber ,remove the seeds and dice it into cubes . Sometimes the cucumber might be bitter, taste it before you cook.
• Place a pan on the stove on medium high heat and add oil to the pan. Once the oil heats up add mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
• Once they splutter add chana daal , urad daal,red chilly ,hing , slit chilly's and curry leaves.
• Once the seasoning is ready add the cubed dosakaya/yellow cucumber pieces ,turmeric and stir well. Cook covered.
• While it is cooking blend all the ingredients under mustard paste and get the smooth mustard paste ready
• Now add the mustard paste and salt to the cooked dosakaya/yellow cucumber pieces and cook covered for 2 more minutes and switch off the stove.