Pachadi Easy
Part of the grand Kerala banana-leaf feast, this dish brings together simple ingredients with precision. The flavours are clean and distinct — nothing fights for attention, everything has its place.
Ingredientsfor 4 servings
- 1 To Raw mango/Cucumber/Chayote/Pineapple/Carrot/Squash — cut into small pieces
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- 3 tbsp Coconut — grated
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam)
- 1 To Green chillies
- Salt, to taste
- Sugar — optional
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- Curry leaves A, a few
- 2 To Dry red chillies
- 1 cup Curd/Yoghurt
Preparation
Step 1
Cook the vegetable in water by adding turmeric powder and salt.
Step 2
Grind together the grated coconut, green chillies and jeera seeds and add this mixture to the cooked vegetable and cook again.
Step 3
Add sugar if the sweetness is not enough.
Step 4
Heat a pan. Add oil and let the mustard seeds crackle, curry leaves and red chilly and pour it to the mixture.
Step 5
Allow this mixture to cool.
Step 6
Finally, add the required yoghurt into this mixture and Stir everything together thoroughly.
Tip
Good shallots are the backbone of Kerala cooking. They should be small, pink-purple, and strong-smelling. Large onions can substitute, but the flavour will be different.
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