Bottle gourd/ Churaykka pachadi Churaykka/Lauki/bottle gourd is used in stews and curries and becomes soft and juicy when cooked. Pachadi is a simple side dish popular in Kerala made with spiced and seasoned yogurt. When cooked churaykka pachadi tastes similiar to vellarikka/cucumber pachadi. Try this cooling and refreshing pachadi,you will surely love it. Ingredients Churakka chopped -2 cups Green chilly- 2 Salt to taste To make a paste Coconut- 1/4 cup Cumin-a pinch 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 Peel churakka, remove seeds in the center and cut bottle gourd into thin small pieces. Cook this along with green chilly, salt. Cover and cook in low heat. Vegetable will start oozing water and will get cooked. Allow this to cool down a bit. Make a fine paste of coconut, cumin,mustard seeds and garlic.Mix this into yogurt and whisk . Pour thi...