Dudde Ani Chavali Bhaji

Dudde Ani Chavali Bhaji /Chavali Bhaji is a delicious curry made with yellow pumpkin and red cowpeas goes well as a side dish with rice. Dudde ani chawli bhaji recipe is explained with step by step method and photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Dudde Ani Chawli Bhaji / Chavali Bhaji.

Ingredients:-

Yellow Pumpkin (Dudde). -250 gm
Red Cowpeas (Chavali).  -1/2 cup
Grated Coconut.               -1/4 cup
Onion.                               - 2 medium size
Green chillies.                   -2
Tomato.                             -1 big

For Seasoning:-

Coconut oil.         -1tbsp
Mustard seeds.    -1tsp
Red chilly powder.-1tsp
Turmeric powder.  -1/4 tsp
Hing powder.         -1/4 tsp

Grated Coconut.    -1tsp (for garnishing)

Instructions:-

1). Peel the outer skin and chop the yellow pumpkin (Dudde) into medium cubes and wash well. Keep aside.

2). Wash and soak red cowpeas (chawli) in water overnight and pressure cook for 2 whistles adding sufficient water and keep aside.

3).Wash and chop green chillies into small round pieces and keep aside.

4). Peel, wash and finely chop onion and keep aside.

5). Wash and chop tomato into small pieces and keep aside.

6). Freshly grate coconut and keep aside.

Method:-

1). Heat coconut oil in a cooking pan and splutter mustard seeds and saute well.

2). Add finely chopped onion and saute well till the Onion pieces become translucent.

3). Add required salt, chopped green chilly round pieces and chopped tomato pieces into the cooking pan and saute well.

4). Add turmeric powder, red chilly powder and hing powder into the pan. Saute well till the tomato pieces become soft.

5). Add chopped yellow pumpkin cubes into the pan.

6). Add little water and mix well. Cover and cook the yellow pumpkin cubes till tender. Saute well in between.

7). Add the cooked red cow peas into the pan and mix with the cooked pumpkin cubes.

8). Add little water to the pumpkin cow peas mixture and saute well.Check for salt and add little salt if needed and mix well.Cook for 5 minutes on low flame and saute well in between. Add 1/4 cup of grated coconut into the pan and mix with the pumpkin cowpea mixture.

9). Cook on low flame till the curry becomes semi thick and switch off the flame.

10).Transfer the yellow pumpkin and red cow peas bhaji to a serving bowl and garnish 1tsp freshly grated coconut over the curry.

A delicious Dudde Ani Chavali Bhaji / Chavali Bhaji is ready to serve as a side dish with rice.

Note:-

You can use black eyed peas in this recipe instead of red cowpeas.