Pachadi Restaurant Style
A traditional Kerala Sadya dish that carries the flavours of coconut, yogurt, and carefully balanced spices. Each component of the feast has its role, and this one brings a quiet, essential balance to the banana leaf.
Ingredientsfor 4 servings
- Coconut for the coconut milk — grated
- Coconut for the paste — grated
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 10 g Green chilies
- 15 g Ripe pumpkin
- 25 g Pineapple
- 1 Ethappazham ripe banana
- 20 g Tomato
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Chilli powder
- Salt, to taste
- Curry leaves a, a few
- 25 g Jaggery
- ¼ litre Curd
- 10 g Raisins
- For the Seasoning
- 2 tsp Coconut oil
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 Or Dry red chillies whole
- 2 sprig Curry leaves
Preparation
Step 1
1) Add to 250 ml of water, one quarter of a coconut grated. Mash it well together and then squeeze out the coconut milk. 2)Next, mix the grated coconut (from one half of a coconut), mustard seeds and green chillies together and grind it well into a paste. 3)Chop the ripe pumpkin into very small pieces, wash and set aside. 4)Chop the tomatoes, pineapple and eythappazham into small pieces. 5)To these pieces, add one litre of water, turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt and curry leaves. 6) Cook the above and when done, add the jaggery and cook till the whole mixture becomes dry. 7) Add the coconut milk and Stir everything together thoroughly. 8) Add the coconut paste and Stir everything together thoroughly again. Cook till the coconut is cooked. 9) Add the curd and allow it to boil. 10) Finally, add in the raisins.
Tip
Fresh curry leaves make a genuine difference. Dried curry leaves are a poor substitute — if you cannot get fresh ones, increase the quantity and fry them longer.
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