Pachadi Recipe

by Swapna

Ingredients:

• Curd- 1 to 1 1/2 Cups
• Onion -1 medium
• Green chillies-2 nos
• Ginger-1" piece
• Garlic-2clove
• Curry leaves- few
• Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
• Grated coconut-1/2 cup

Cumin seeds / Jeerakom – 1/4 tspSalt to taste.

Method:

Chop onion, green chillies, ginger, 1 clove garlic and few curry leaves.

Grind together grated coconut, cumin seeds and 1 clove garlic to a smooth paste and keep aside.

Crush 1/4 tsp mustard seeds separately.

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan and add 1/4 tsp whole mustard seeds and allow to splutter. Add grated onion, green chilly, garlic, ginger and curry leaves and sauté well till it changes its colour to pink.

Add ground coconut mixture along with 1/4 cup water, crushed mustard seeds and salt to taste. Allow the mixture to boil and cook covered for 3 minutes.

Turn off the heat and add beaten curd to this mixture and mix well.

Serve with boiled rice.

This goes to Chutney / Dip Mania at Mane Adige