Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Chugar Gosht


'CHUGAR' are the tender tamarind leaves which hits the market only once a year for about 2-3 months during summer, and that is the time,we make the most of this wonderful,tangy ingredient.
Tender tamarind leaves find their place in a number of recipes,including chutneys,chugar rice,chugar dal,etc. But my personal favourite is Chugar gosht.I think chugar is more popular in the state of Andhra Pradesh than anywhere else,it is also called Chinta Chiguru Pappu in telugu.

During my last visit to Hyderabad,I had chugar to my heart's content. And then my MOM made for me the chugar cakes(blanched the leaves and formed patties and sun-dried,till the moisture is evaporated)which can be eaten during the non-seasonal months.Though the dried leaves look gross,but the end result will make up for it:),so thanks to mom,I am enjoying this after months of my visit to India.

Chugar Gosht is made in a typical Hyderabadi way ,that is, most vegetables are cooked by making a basic 'Handi' which consists of meat(usually mutton),onions,g/g paste,salt,haldi,mirchi,oil. The Handi is the base preparation,the above ingredients are cooked till meat is tender and then,it is bhoonofied and the required vegetables are added along with little water and simmered on low flame till the vegetables are infused with flavours of the spices.
For the best tasting chugar gosht,use the meat from the ribs area,what we call in urdu seene ka gosh or sar seena



Ingredients:
1)onion 3 medium
2)chugar 500 gms
3)mutton with bones 250 gms
4)red chilli powder 1 tsp
5)salt
6)ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
7)turmeric 1/4 tsp
8)oil 2 tbsp
9)cilantro 1 sprig chopped




Method:
--Peel and cut the onion.
--In a pressure cooker put together sliced onion,ginger garlic paste,turmeric,red chilli powder,salt,mutton and oil(this is called handi).
--Let it cook for 3 whistles,or if not using the pressure cooker,cook till the meat is tender.
--At medium flame, bhoonofy the above ingredients till the strings of onions are no longer seen,that is the strings of onion should have turn to paste.
--Now put the chugar leaves in the above mixture along with chopped cilantro,mix well.
--Put about half cup water and again mix well,cook on low flame till all the water is evaporated.
--Enjoy this tangy dish with steamed rice and mithi dal
Steamed rice,chugar gosht and mithi dal is the classic hyderabadi combo,I bet after reading this,every Hyderabadi will crave for this dish:)

This is also an entry to“The Hyderabadi Bakr-Eid Food Festival-’09″hosted by Mona of Zaiqa.net



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17 comments:

Mona said...

Syeda, great to see a very nostalgic hyderabadi dish on your blog. Lovely writeup and mouth watering clicks. Jazakallahu khairun for your entry!

Dori said...

Nice, I wish I could taste it :P

Malar Gandhi said...

That makes me very nostalgic,right now,that too holiday season but I am aint going to India this year:(

We make whole lot of recipes using that tender tamarind leaves...but missed them each year...as I go home during wrong season.

This ghost' looks so delicious with all the right amount of tangy-ness.

Yasmeen said...

A very tangy gosht this must be,ammi wasn't very fond of chugr,hence I only remember eating at relatives :D

Unknown said...

Yummy recipes.Love to try.


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Unknown said...

yummy!!!

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lubnakarim06 said...

My all time favourite...looks yummy....really mouthwatering.....it's been quite long since i tasted it.....

Anonymous said...

wow i love chugur ghost ,may be it has been 5 years i had it.in canada no chugur darling.so sad

syeda said...

@Mona : Mona the pleasure is all mine, nostalgic indeed,missed it all these years:)

@Meeso: Ya you can try it if u visit India during summer,but beware you have to brave the heat of the summer there for it:)

@Malar Gandhi: You can ask some1 there to sun dry it and then keep it for you,whenever you go,youcan bring it back, dried leaves have long shelf life.

@Yasmeen:It sure is a yummy tangy one.
@rich: Thaqnx,do try it out.
@rose: thanx

@KF: why Lubna, you can make it, it must be available in the Russel market in Shivsjinagar during summer.
@anonymous: bring back the sun dried leaves.

Nizsha said...

Hey syeda,

Assalamalikum,

Thanks for dropping at my blog.
I had been tied up with stuff the past few weeks so hadn't been updating the blog.
Alhamdulillah back to blogging now and to my blogger buds :)

Nizsha said...

By the way, I don't know if we get chugar in NJ :~

Mona said...

Salaam Syeda,
Can you please post the recipe for Hyderabadi Chaakna?
Jazakallahu Khairun

Anjum said...

asak...syeda..my favorite dish..how are u??..missed ur recipes ..come bck soon

masood said...

It's mouth watering...wow. I love spicy food as I am from Hyderabad too :). Thanks for sharing, I will ask my wife, Nadia to visit your blog, especially this post :-p

Website Developers India said...

Nice article, my mouth is already watering. This looks really tasty. Thanks for the recipe & the details of hoe to do.

syeda said...

@strumpfhosen thanx a lot...I am flattered...welcome to my blog!

Anonymous said...

I want to make it too, kari for me is a must for daily food. first time I eat kari is in me neighbor house, it taste soo yummy. Now I addicted to karii....

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