Pachadi is a delicious vegetable dish prepared using curd/yogurt with raw mango or cucumber or pineapple. This is a side dish served with cooked rice and a must have in Kerala traditional Sadya (Feast). Here we are going to learn how to prepare Pachadi with raw mango.
Ingredients for Mango Pachadi
- Raw mango (cut into small pieces) – 1 – 2 cups
- Curd/Yoghurt – 1 cup
- Grated coconut – 3 tbsp
- Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
- Cumin seeds(Jeerakam) – 1/2 tsp
- Green chillies – 1 – 2 nos
- Salt – for taste
- Sugar – As required
- Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
- Dry red chillies – 2 – 3 nos
- Curry leaves – A few
Preparation of Mango Pachadi Recipe
1)Cook the raw mango in water with turmeric powder and salt.
2)Grind together the grated coconut, green chillies and cumin seeds and add this mixture to the cooked vegetable and cook again.
3)Add sugar for sweetness which is optional.
4)Heat a pan. Add oil and splutter mustard seeds, curry leaves and red chilly and pour it to the mixture.
5)Allow this mixture to cool.
6)Finally, add the required yogurt/curd into this mixture and mix well.
7) Serve it with meals.