Cucumber (Kakkarikka) Pachadi | A Special Side Dish for Onam Sadya

Name: Cucumber (Kakkarikka) Pachadi | A Special Side Dish for Onam Sadya
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 5-serving
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 Cucumber Big (Kakkarikka) -; 3/4 Cup coconut Grated -; 1/4 Tsp Mustard Seeds -; 1/2 Tsp Ginger chopped -; 2 Green chilli -; 1/2 Cup Yoghurt -; 1/4 Tsp Jeera cumin powder / powder -; 4 to 5 Curry Leaves - leaves; Salt - as needed; To Temper; 1 Tbsp Coconut Oil -; 1 Tsp Mustard seeds -; 1 Sprig Curry Leaves -; 3 red chilli Dry -

Preetha Soumyan @cook_7800219

India

Cucumber(Kakkarikka) Pachadi is an authentic Kerala festive recipe, made during the festive seasons of Onam,Vishu and even served for wedding sadya's in Kerala.

Preetha Soumyan @cook_7800219

India

Cucumber(Kakkarikka) Pachadi is an authentic Kerala festive recipe, made during the festive seasons of Onam,Vishu and even served for wedding sadya's in Kerala.

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Ingredients

10 mins

5-serving

1Cucumber Big (Kakkarikka) -
3/4 Cupcoconut Grated -
1/4 TspMustard Seeds -
1/2 TspGinger chopped -
2Green chilli -
1/2 CupYoghurt -
1/4 TspJeera cumin powder / powder -
4 to 5Curry Leaves - leaves
Salt - as needed
To Temper
1 TbspCoconut Oil -
1 TspMustard seeds -
1 SprigCurry Leaves -
3red chilli Dry -

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Steps

10 mins

1

Wash and peel the skin of cucumber.Grate it to fine shreds as shown in figure. Add some salt and mix well. Keep for 5 minutes.
2

In a mixer grind to a smooth paste of coconut, green chilli, ginger,mustard seeds. Add in yoghurt and mix well.
3

Drain the salt water from shredded cucumber and add the coconut - yoghurt paste. Mix well. Sprinkle jeera powder and curry leaves, mix properly. The pachadi should be quite thick and not watery.
4

Heat oil to temper, add in mustard seeds, let it crackle and dry red chillies, curry leaves. Pour this onto the pachadi.
5

Serve as a side dish for rice at lunch.