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Vellarikka Pachadi/Cucumber Pachadi



Vellarikka Pachadi/Cucumber Pachadi

Today's recipe is a simple and refreshing pachadi made with golden cucumber.Mixed with yogurt and seasoning,you have a delicious side dish for rice.

Ingredients
Cucumber- 1 medium sized
Green chilly- 2
Salt to taste

To make a paste
Coconut- 1/2 cup
Cumin- 1/3 tsp
Mustard seeds- 1/3 tsp
Garlic- I clove (optional)
Yogurt- 1 1/2 cup
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
Dry red chilly-2
Curry leaves- a few
Coconut oil- 2 tbs



Cut cucumber into thin small pieces. Cook this along with green chilly, salt and 1/3 cup of water.

Make a fine paste of coconut, cumin,mustard seeds and garlic.Mix this into yogurt and whisk . Pour this to the cooked cucumber and mix well and put it back to stove and simmer in low flame for one till it gets warmed up. Switch off the flame.
Note : do not put in a high heat, Do not heat it too much,otherwise the yogurt will separate.

Heat oil and add mustard seeds and when it splutters add dry red chilly and curry leaves and fry. Add this to the curry and mix well,serve with rice.


Try this,
Hope you will all enjoy!

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  1. divyagcpSeptember 25, 2012 at 7:02 AM

    Delicious and refreshing pachadi..

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  2. Sanoli GhoshSeptember 25, 2012 at 7:13 AM

    Yummy tangy pachadi....

    Today's recipe:
    http://sanolisrecipies.blogspot.com/2012/09/fish-cutlets-yummy-sri-lankan-snacks.html

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  3. FaseelaSeptember 25, 2012 at 7:30 AM

    Delicious n yummy pachadi...

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  4. UnknownSeptember 25, 2012 at 7:49 AM

    Very refreshing pachadi..

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  5. Rumana RawatSeptember 25, 2012 at 8:14 AM

    Very comforting dish...

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  6. Nash NordinSeptember 25, 2012 at 9:29 AM

    I bet this dish is really refreshing!

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  7. SwathiSeptember 25, 2012 at 11:35 AM

    Adipoli pachadi, amma used to make it.

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  8. R.PunithaSeptember 25, 2012 at 12:05 PM

    Hi Suja Dear,

    First i thank you for your continuous support to me Suja :)

    Pachadi looks AAawesome!!!

    Keep on Dear :)

    www.southindiafoodrecipes.blogspot.in

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  9. Divya ASeptember 25, 2012 at 1:03 PM

    Refreshing and delectable pachadi Suja... Curd and golden cucumber....super duper combo :)

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  10. ShriSeptember 25, 2012 at 1:24 PM

    and rice! Delicious!

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  11. JulieSeptember 25, 2012 at 1:45 PM

    Comfort dish,yummy..:)
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  12. Priya SureshSeptember 25, 2012 at 2:04 PM

    Simply love this healthy pachadi,love it.

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  13. UrmilaSeptember 25, 2012 at 2:05 PM

    yum yum

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  14. Saraswathi GaneshanSeptember 25, 2012 at 4:47 PM

    Refreshing pachadi !!

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  15. divyaSeptember 25, 2012 at 6:02 PM

    Lovely recipe...pics are making me hungry....

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  16. Reshmi MaheshSeptember 25, 2012 at 6:37 PM

    Delicious pachadi...

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  17. Vimitha DuraiSeptember 25, 2012 at 8:49 PM

    i love this pachadi... Looks so yum

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  18. Indian KhanaSeptember 25, 2012 at 9:24 PM

    The most loved pachadi ...looks nice

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  19. Indian KhanaSeptember 25, 2012 at 9:24 PM

    The most loved pachadi ...looks nice

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  20. Shabitha KarthikeyanSeptember 25, 2012 at 9:43 PM

    Refreshing pachadi. I have loads of this when I'm dieting !!

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  21. NishaSeptember 25, 2012 at 10:49 PM

    My kind of comfort food

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  22. Kaveri VenkateshSeptember 25, 2012 at 10:52 PM

    Love this one..one of my favorite thayir pachadis..looks delicious

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  23. AnuSeptember 26, 2012 at 1:33 AM

    My fav one..it tastes really yummy..

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  24. MélangeSeptember 26, 2012 at 6:59 AM

    I prefer to call it as comfort...Especially the days we don't need a heavy meal...divine !

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  25. MélangeSeptember 26, 2012 at 6:59 AM

    I prefer to call it as comfort...Especially the days we don't need a heavy meal...divine !

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  26. cookingvarietiesSeptember 26, 2012 at 8:06 AM

    Hi suja, how are you. many thanks for your concern, my parents better health now. my net connection came back fine. never tried cooking the golden cucumber before. Your recipe looks very refreshing and appetizing, suitable with rice. have a nice day dear.

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  27. IreneSeptember 26, 2012 at 8:51 AM

    Such a simple yet tasty dish :)

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  28. KajalSeptember 26, 2012 at 5:39 PM

    Yummo! Any pachadi and i'm a fan!

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  29. ജയരാà´œ്‌à´®ുà´°ുà´•്à´•ുംà´ªുà´´September 26, 2012 at 9:11 PM

    à´¹ാà´¯് à´¸ുà´œ à´œി....... നമ്à´®ുà´Ÿെ à´®ുà´°ുà´•്à´•ുംà´ªുà´´ കമല്‍ സര്‍ à´¸ംà´µിà´§ാà´¨ം à´šെà´¯്à´¯ുà´¨്à´¨ à´¸െà´²്à´²ുà´²ോà´¯ിà´Ÿ് à´Žà´¨്à´¨ാ à´¸ിà´¨ിമയുà´Ÿെ à´·ൂà´Ÿ്à´Ÿിംà´—് ഉണ്à´Ÿാà´¯ിà´°ുà´¨്à´¨ു, à´ª്à´°ിà´¤്à´µിà´°ാà´œ്, മമത, à´¶്à´°ീà´¨ിà´µാസന്‍ à´¤ുà´Ÿà´™്à´™ിയവര്‍ à´’à´•്à´•െ ആയിà´°ുà´¨്à´¨ു à´ª്à´°à´§ാà´¨ à´¤ാà´°à´™്ങള്‍ , മലയാà´³ à´¸ിà´¨ിമയുà´Ÿെ à´šà´°ിà´¤്à´°ം പറയുà´¨്à´¨ à´¸െà´²്à´²ുà´²ോà´¯ിà´Ÿിà´¨്à´±െ à´­ാà´—ം ആകാà´¨്‍ നമ്à´®ുà´Ÿെ à´®ുà´°ുà´•്à´•ുംà´ªുà´´à´•്à´•ും à´•à´´ിà´ž്à´žു...... à´ªിà´¨്à´¨െ à´¬്à´²ോà´—ിà´²്‍ à´°à´£്à´Ÿു à´ªുà´¤ിà´¯ à´ªോà´¸്à´±്à´±ുà´•à´³്‍........ à´µിലക്à´•ുà´•à´³്‍ ഇല്à´²ാà´¤്à´¤ à´²ോà´•à´¤്à´¤ിà´²േà´•്à´•്‌, തനിà´¯ാവര്‍à´¤്തനം ...... à´µാà´¯ിà´•്à´•à´£േ.............

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  30. UnknownSeptember 26, 2012 at 11:03 PM

    Refreshing pachadi recipe!

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  31. UnknownSeptember 27, 2012 at 3:28 AM

    refreshing and perfect to take during summer time..

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  32. SuhainaSeptember 28, 2012 at 12:20 AM

    This is my fav. beetroot pachadi is also my fav.. I can have rice with only pachadi as side dish.. this is yumm. i am drooling here.

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