Onam 2023- Celebrate The Day With Authentic Vellarikka Pachadi
By Bornika Das
August 29, 2023
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Be it curd, curries, salad or raita, cucumber plays the role of a significant ingredient. In the festival of Onam, one of the most popular dishes made of cucumber is Vellarikka Pachadi. This dish is very common among the Malayalis to have with their feast. Know how to make this recipe:
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Ingredients
1 and 1/2 cups cucumber chopped roughly 1 cup thick curd salt to taste 1/4 cup grated coconut 1/4 teaspoon jeera 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds 1 green chilli 2 teaspoon coconut oil 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds 1 red chilli a small sprig curry leaves
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Step 1
Wash cucumber, peel off the skin. Chop them into bite sized cubes.
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Step 2
Whisk curd to make it smooth and creamy, set aside
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Step 3
Grind together the ingredients namely gated coconut, jeera, mustard seeds and green chilli
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Step 4
The mixture should be thick and slightly coarse. Add chopped cucumber to kadai along with salt and water.
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Step 5
Cook for 5 mins until water is absorbed. Now add this coconut mixture
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Step 6
Mix well and cook until raw smell leaves may be for 3-5 mins. Switch off and remove from flame and set aside
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Step 7
To prepare tadka heat coconut oil. Add mustard seeds, red chilli and curry leaves. Now add this tadka along with curd to cucumber and mix well.
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Step 8
Serve Vellarikka Pachadi!
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