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The name Pachadi means Mushup :D yep, i am gonna tell you how to mush up with cucumber in this recipe.
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The result is you get to taste a very authentic dish straight from Kerala, a land amidst Oceans, seas, lakes and backwaters.
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I am proud to belong here :) when it comes to food, its land of spices.. oh yeah !!
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Read on..
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wash cucumber and onion and chop them into small pieces.
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Add required salt and set it aside in a bowl.
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Not to play bowling here lol (i added 3/4 tsp salt)..
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In a blender , mix yogurt and coconut first, then add 1 tsp mustard seed (keep 1/2 tsp for later) and blend well.
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That is till its in a fine thick liquid form
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Add above Mixture to the cucumber-onion mix and stir well.
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Then add few curry leaves and again stir.
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You can also add cillantro leaves here instead of curry leaves, but we get lots of curry leaves here , so we use it in everything.. my uncle even chew some for fun.. lol, yep, better than wasting it
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In a small deep bottom frying pan, heat oil and pop mustard seed.
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Then add red chillies, after slicing them to 2 pieces each.
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Then add 3-4 curry leaves in it.
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Do not peep into it, it might just pop up on ur face.
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A permenant pimple mark is no fun.. haha
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when its fried, add it to the cucumber and mix well.
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Our Cucumber pachadi is ready for serving..
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Lets eat.. my favourite part of cooking ;)
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Goes well with any type of Rice and it taste super yummy.
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This dish is prepared on all sundays at my place with our lunch.
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This is a popular dish around Kerala, a south Indian State which is famous for its unique taste.
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Hope you all try this and let me know, if you like it :)
