Carrot pachadi

Pachadi is usually made for Sadhya (feast).There are  variety pachadi's such as vellarikka(cucumber)pachadi, beetroot pachadi , pineapple pachadi....Here i thought of trying with carrots....nothing special just changing the vegetable...

Carrot pachadi

Ingredients

Carrot – 1 big

Green chilli– 1

Thick curd – 1 cup

Salt – as required

For grinding

Grated Coconut - 1/4cup

Cumin seeds - 1/4tspn

Small onion – 2

Red dry chilli – 1

For tempering

Oil – 1-2tbspn

Mustard seeds – 1/2tspn

Red dry  chilli – 2

Small onion – 2

Curry leaves – 1 spring

Preparation:

1.Grate the carrot and keep it a side.

2.Grind  coconut , cumin seeds , small onion and red chilly to a fine paste.

3.Now cook the grated carrot and chopped green chilli with less water adding salt.

4.When the carrot is fully cooked , add the paste and cook for few more minutes in low flame till the raw taste of the coconut goes.

5. When the mixture  become slightly cool, add the thick curd and stir it.Add salt if required.

6. Heat  oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add red chillies, sliced onions  and curry leaves and pour it over the pachadi.

 Enjoy delicious carrot pachadi as a side dish for rice.