Kerala Vellarikya Pachadi (Yellow oval shaped cucumber)

Pachadi is one such recipe which in between curry and salad. My grandma recipe used to prepare pachadis on fire in her traditional cookwares . It would taste awesome . This used to be side dish for feast during festivals.  Its consistency is quite thick. This  comes under satvik food as it doesn’t contain turmeric and red chilly powders.As Beetroot this is also frequently prepared recipe. 

Ingredients

Vellarikya (yellow oval shaped cucumber) chopped finely into cubes

For grinding

Coconut 1cup

Rai 1/4tsp

Jeera a pinch

Green chilly 2no
salt to taste

Tadka

Coconut oil 1tbsp

Curry leafs

Rai 1 tsp.

Dry red chilly 2no

Method

Boil cucumber in a kadai with little water and keep aside. Grind coconut with other ingredients grind to smooth paste. Add the grinded mixture to boiled cucumber add salt. Once boiled Switch off the flame then add the beated curd in it. In small kadai add the tadka items and once rai splutters switch off and add to the curry. It’s served with steamed rice