Vellarikka Pachadi | Cucumber Pachadi With Video
Vellarikka Pachadi/Kichadi is a very simple dish prepared with cucumber, coconut and yogurt. It is usually served as an accompaniment with rice.
Ingredients
- 250 g Vellarikka Cucumber
- 3/4 Cup Curd
For Cooking Vellarikka:
- 2 Nos. Sliced green chilli
- Salt As reqd
For Grinding:
- 1 Cup Grated Coconut
- 1/2 Tsp Mustard seeds
For Seasoning:
- 1 Tsp Mustard seeds
- 3 Nos. Dried Red Chilly
- Curry leaves Few
- 1 Tbsp Coconut oil
Instructions
For Grinding Coconut:
- Take the grated coconut in a mixer bowl. Add 1/2 tsp mustard seeds.
- Grind the coconut to a fine paste. Keep this aside.
For Cooking Vellarikka or Cucumber:
- In a mud pot or kadai add 250g vellarikka or cucumber. Cucumber must be peeled and cut. Clean it well and remove water from it.
- Add 2 slit green chillies and required salt.
- Add enough water to cook. Mix well and close with a lid. Cook in low flame for 15 minutes.
- Once cooked, add the previously ground coconut mixture. Mix well and cook in low flame for few minutes.
- Add 3/4 cup curd.
- Mix it and heat in low flame. Switch off before it boils.
For Seasoning:
- Heat a small pan and add 1 tbsp of coconut oil. Splutter mustard seeds. Add curry leaves and few broken red chillies. Switch flame off when color changes.
- Add the tempering to Vellarikka Pachadi.
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Notes
You can visit this link Kerala Style Beetroot Pachadi. You can also visit this link Pineapple Pachadi.
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