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Thursday, September 4, 2014

Cucumber (Kakkarikka) Pachadi | A Special Side Dish for Onam Sadya

  
Cucumber(Kakkarikka) Pachadi is an authentic Kerala festive recipe, made during the festive seasons of Onam,Vishu and even served for wedding sadya's in Kerala.
I love and like to make this pachadi as it has a very good flavour and very easy to make.
Hope you too try this for Onam..
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Ingredients
  1. Cucumber(Kakkarikka) - 1 Big
  2. Grated coconut - 3/4 Cup
  3. Mustard Seeds - 1/4 Tsp
  4. Ginger chopped - 1/2 Tsp
  5. Green chilli - 2
  6. Yogurt -1/2 Cup
  7. Jeera powder  / cumin powder - 1/4 Tsp
  8. Curry Leaves - 4 to 5 leaves
  9. Salt - as needed

To Temper
  1. Coconut Oil - 1 Tbsp
  2. Mustard seeds - 1 Tsp
  3. Curry Leaves - 1 Sprig
  4. Dry red chilli - 3
Preparation
  • Wash  and peel the skin of cucumber.Grate it to fine shreds as shown in figure. Add some salt and mix well. Keep for 5 minutes.

  • In a mixer grind to a smooth paste of coconut, green chilli, ginger,mustard seeds. Add in yogurt and mix well.
  • Drain the salt water from shredded cucumber and add the coconut - yogurt paste. Mix well. Sprinkle jeera powder and curry leaves , mix properly. The pachadi should be quite thick and not watery. 
  • Heat oil to temper, add in mustard seeds, let it crackle and dry red chillies, curry leaves. Pour this onto the pachadi.
  • Serve as a side dish for rice at lunch.

6 comments:

  1. looks delish..will try it soon..loved the pics..

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  2. wow it looks so healthy and nutritious dear ..

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  3. Very refreshing pachadi with refreshing clicks!!!

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  4. Looks so good...One of my most favorites...what a click...love the background...

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  5. That is so perfectly made and lovely side for sadya...happy onam :)

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