Amma makes this often whenever she prepares a complete southindian meal. Pachadi is a important dish in that meal. She makes pachadi with lots of veg, i have posted most of them here. You can check out all my pachadi recipes here.. This recipe is kind of different one, it has raw sour mangoes for tartness and the touch of sugar gives a lovely sweetness to this pachadi. So try this out and let me know how it turns out..
Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 20 to 25 mins
Serves : 4
Ingredients:
Pumpkin - 2 cups finely chopped
Raw Sour Mangoes - 4 tblspn chopped finely
Salt to taste
Sugar - 1 tsp
Water - 1 cup
For Paste:
Coconut - ¾ cup
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - ½ tsp
Green Chilli - 1
Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - ½ tsp
For Tempering:
Oil - 1 tblspn
Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Method:
Take grinding ingredients in a mixer. Add some water and make into a smooth paste.
Take pumpkin and mango in a kadai. Add in water, salt and cook for 10 mins till the veggies is done.
Now add in sugar, ground masala and mix well.
Cook for 5 mins till is done. Remove it to a serving bowl.
Heat oil, add in mustard seeds and curry leaves and let it sizzle for a min.
Pour this over the pachadi and mix well.
Serve.
Pictorial:
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| Cut Pumpkin & Raw Mango like this |
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| Take coconut, chilli, mustard and cumin in a blender |
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| Make into a fine paste |
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| Take pumpkin and mango in a kadai |
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| Add some salt |
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| cover with some water |
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| cover and cook |
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| cook till it is done |
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| Add some sugar..I didn't add that much sugar, just a tsp would do |
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| Add the coconut masala |
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| sprinkle some turmeric |
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| mix well |
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| Let it simmer for few mins |
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| Remove it to a serving dish |
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| heat oil |
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| add mustard seeds |
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| add in curry leaves |
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| let it sizzle |
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| pour it over the curry |
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| mix well |
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| serve |
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Sounds good.