KERALA STYLE CARROT PACHADI

Aug 04, 2022
By Mary Anthony
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KERALA STYLE CARROT PACCHADI

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INGREDIENTS

Carrot– 1 cup chopped
1 or 2 Green Chillies
1 cup Grated Coconut
½ tsp Mustard Seeds
1/2 tsp jeera
1/2 tsp sugar
Small piece of ginger
1 cup Plain Sour Curd
Salt to taste
1 tbsp Coconut Oil
½ tsp Mustard seeds
Few broken Red Chillies
1 sprig Curry leaves

METHOD – check this link for similar recipe – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0rdb7tMNt4

Peel and chop the carrot ,

Pressure cook it with water + salt upto 2 or 3 whistles till soft OR cook in open pan for 10 mins.

Allow to cool.

Grind it into a coarse mixture .[ don’t grind smoothly – dont add any water ]

Transfer this to the same cooker .

In the same mixie jar , grind the grated coconut + green chillies + ginger into very fine paste .

Now add the mustard seeds + jeera + sugar and blend once . [ don’t grind the mustard seeds finely ]

Just add 1 or 2 tbsp curd instead of water if needed while while grinding .

Transfer this also to the pan .

Now blend the curd also and transfer to the pan .Mix all the ingredients well.

Keep on low flame .Stir and continuously and cook till the mixture becomes hot just for 1 or 2 mins – it should not boil .

Heat oil for tempering in a small frying pan, add mustard seeds, when the mustard seeds start popping, add dried red chillies, curry leaves, give it a mix, and add it to the pachadi and cover immediately .

Serve with rice .

NOTE

Use a mixture of buttermilk and curd if you prefer the pachadi to have a thin consistency.
Some add ginger and jeera also while grinding .
We can try the same recipe with different veges like – beetroot / doodhi / red pumpkin / cucumber / pineapple / mango etc